Lessons from Learning Leaders

About Lessons from Learning Leaders

Continuing the legacy of his partner, Bob Pike, Duane Lester talks with leaders in the performance improvement industry about lessons they learned in decades of training. lessonsfromlearningleaders.substack.com (https://lessonsfromlearningleaders.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Duane Lester

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Oct 2021

Latest episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Episode 45: Learning That Lasts: Reflection, Retrieval, and Training That Transfers with Katrina Kennedy

   Host Duane Lester interviews learning expert Katrina Kennedy about designing training that fosters lasting learning through reflection, retrieval, and connection.

2. 

   14 Aug 2026

   Episode 44: Stop Smothering Your Learners: Creating Training That Sparks Participation with Rusty Shields

   Host Duane Lester interviews Rusty Shields, CPTD, about creating participatory training by shifting from content delivery to fostering learner engagement and contribution.

3. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Episode 43: Designing Learning Games That Improve Performance with Moe Ash

   Host [Host Name] interviews instructional designer Moe Ash about designing effective learning games grounded in instructional design and behavioral science to improve real-world performance.

Who has been a guest on Lessons from Learning Leaders

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Katrina Kennedy
• Rusty Shields
• Moe Ash
• Kristal Markle-Temons
• Stephanie Hubka

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

445

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

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