Voices of the Learning Network

About Voices of the Learning Network

Get ready for "Voices of the Learning Network", from The Learning Network! Tune in to hear straight from our members, and industry partners, and keep up with what happening in the Network and the wider Learning and Development industry! Voices of the Learning Network is the official podcast of The Learning Network. We are a Community Interest Company (CIC) and exist solely to support you as a learning professional – so whether you are a seasoned professional or have just entered the field, the Learning Network exists to help you no matter what stage of your career you’re in. We like to think we have something for everyone – our community includes instructional designers, trainers, developers, technologists, consultants, strategists, freelancers and industry leaders.

Publisher

The Learning Network

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jun 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Lessons in Practical L&D and Performance Consulting

   In this episode of The Voices of The Learning Network, Bill Banham speaks with Anna Poluektov, Finance Learning & Development Manager at Reckitt, about performance consulting, stakeholder management, working effectively with subject matter experts and designing learning that delivers results when time, budget and attention are limited. Anna brings a pragmatic approach to L&D. Rather than automatically treating every stakeholder request as a training requirement, she looks at the probl...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   HR, L&D and Business Impact: Is Training Really the Answer?

   When a business asks for training, is training actually what it needs? In this episode of The Voices of The Learning Network, Bill Banham speaks with Trish Hewitt, HR leader and speaker, about the relationship between HR and Learning & Development, connecting learning to business outcomes, developing better managers, and the opportunities and limitations of AI in HR and L&D. A Fellow of the CIPD with almost two decades of experience across multiple sectors, Trish founded Halo HR to gi...

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Why Leadership Starts With Self-Awareness

   Are organisations teaching people how to lead before helping them understand why and how they want to lead? In this episode of The Voices of The Learning Network, Bill Banham speaks with Dr. Russell Robinson, Program Director and Professorial Lecturer at the School of Public Affairs at American University, about leadership development, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, employee voice and the role Learning and Development can play in creating better leaders. Before moving into acad...

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