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Welcome to The Learning Effect - Learning Reinvented Podcast brought to you by the team at The Learning Effect. This podcast is based around all things learning, but with a difference. We've designed the podcast to provoke conversation and help drive change in the world of learning. We won't be speaking with the usual suspects, instead will be speaking with innovative players in the learning space, as well as those who are new to it. In addition to this podcast, we also have a Community aimed at learning professionals to collaborate and share best practice. You can join the Community by registering here: www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/communityregistration You can understand a bit more about The Learning Effect here: www.thelearningeffect.co.uk Roll The Intro by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Episodes

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 60 - Learning Is Not The Goal
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode, hosts James Poletyllo and Katie Godden ask talk about whether learning is the goal for learning teams in organisations. With learning having to have a purpose, other outcomes tend to be the final goal, with learning help individuals along the way!
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: james.poletyllo@thelearningeffect.co.uk
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: katie.godden@thelearningeffect.co.uk

Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode host James Poletyllo is joined by Graeme Heyes who shares her deep expertise in the world of recruitment. This includes sharing her journey to move away from delivering training to help recruiters upskill themselves to facilitating design thinking workshops and why this approach delivers far better results. The episode covers a wide range of topics across the world of recruitment and learning and is one not to miss.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Guest – Graeme Heyes
Graeme has over 15 years expertise in helping organisations understand their environmental risks and to think creatively about how they can become thriving enterprises in a net-zero society. He does this through applied research and practitioner-led support through the use of a range of novel frameworks and methodologies, which include sustainable design sprints, sustainable product design, and net-zero action planning workshops.
He has worked with over 200 organisations to help them think differently about their place in the world and how they can become thriving enterprises contributing to a flourishing society. He has a PhD in sustainable business model innovation, which supplements over 15 years of experience working with organisations to understand complex questions like:
- What they do;
- What are the associated impacts of what we do and the climate risks posed to incumbent business models;
- How businesses can move towards co-created long-term visions of sustainability via innovations at the strategic, business model, product, service and process levels, in so doing enhancing their resilience to the climate threat.
His entire academic background has been applied work with organisations that range from the European Commission, to global industries such as the aviation sector, multi-national corporations, local authorities, SMEs, and local community groups. I have also covered themes as diverse as climate change, waste management, environmental noise management, communication and engagement between stakeholders and many, many more.
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LinkedIn: Graeme Heyes Ph.D. 🌍 | LinkedIn
Website: Dr Graeme Heyes | Manchester Metropolitan University (mmu.ac.uk)
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/

Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 58 - Tools and Tech
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In the last episode in 2022, hosts James Poletyllo and Katie Godden have a discussion about tools and technology and how it can help the learning industry if it’s embraced. One specific tool, ChatGPT, is the focus of their conversation.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: james.poletyllo@thelearningeffect.co.uk
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode host James Poletyllo is joined by Katrina Collier who shares her deep expertise in the world of recruitment. This includes sharing her journey to move away from delivering training to help recruiters upskill themselves to facilitating design thinking workshops and why this approach delivers far better results. The episode covers a wide range of topics across the world of recruitment and learning and is one not to miss.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Guest – Katrina Collier
Katrina helps recruiters and talent acquisition become valued and respected partners. By the business and by hiring managers. This is achieved by removing the blocks to successful talent acquisition and reducing frustration This allows recruiters to focus on recruiting the people who help your company thrive.
Katrina is also an internationally renowned h=sharing her expertise and the cultural differences that impact recruiting learned from her work in clients in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
Katrina has a number of Side hustles including:
★ Co-Host of Hear The T̶a̶l̶e̶n̶t̶ People with Glenn Martin
★ Ambassador for Hope for Justice - part of #ConnectingHRforJustice
CONTACT METHOD
LinkedIn: Katrina Collier | LinkedIn
Website: https://katrinacollier.com/
Instagram: @katrinamcollier
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatrinaMCollier
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/

Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 56 - Learning Tips for 2023
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode hosts James Poletyllo and Katie Godden have a discussion together to talk about what 2023 will bring the learning industry. With a recession looming in the UK, there’s more disruption on the way for businesses and learning teams alike. James and Katie give some tips to help learning teams with team dynamics, budgets and more.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: james.poletyllo@thelearningeffect.co.uk
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: katie.godden@thelearningeffect.co.uk

Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 55 - The World of eLearning - Emma Scott
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode host Katie Godden talks with Emma Scott, the Learning and Development Media Manager from Quantum Rise. They discuss topics around eLearning; from what traditional learning looks like, to what the next generations will expect from eLearning when they enter the workplace, as well as what eLearning could look like!
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Guest – Emma Scott
Emma has 6 years experience working within Learning & Development across a variety of sectors, such as automotive, healthcare and leadership.
Coming from a design background Emma is a highly creative individual, with a great eye for colour, layout and typography. Having recently completed a Higher National Diploma in digital learning design, Emma now specialises in digital learning creation, including but not limited to, e-Learning creation.
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LinkedIn: Emma Scott
Website: Homepage - Quantum Rise
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: katie.godden@thelearningeffect.co.uk

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 54 - Learning Communities - Varun Balsara
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode host Katie Godden talks with Varun Balsara about helping coaches to create great cohort-based learning communities. By using Let’s Level Up, coaches are able to create engaging learning moments for their cohorts. Find out more about this and how learning communities help create engagement.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Guest – Varun Balsara
Varun recently graduated from Warwick Business School and currently building his life's work at Let's Level Up.
Let’s Level Up enable knowledge creators to build their own branded and profitable learning academies.
Their vision is to democratise quality education and enable experts, who have the knowledge to teach, create an impact and making a living doing so.
If you are a coach, consultant or expert wanting to create an impact and monetise your expertise check out the link in the bio or head over to:
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LinkedIn: Varun Balsara
Website: www.letslevelup.io
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: katie.godden@thelearningeffect.co.uk

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 53 - What Learners Want - Keith Waitt
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode hosts James Poletyllo and Katie Godden talk with Keith Waitt to explore what learners really want form learning at work. Keith shares his expertise and insight from working across the globe helping organisations change the way they provide learning to their teams.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Guest – Keith Waitt
Keith is a highly respected senior leader with a wealth of business and finance knowledge. Having started his career with Citigroup in London and then New York he went on to found Consultancy Matters LLC in 2007, as a financial training consultancy for corporate and investment bankers, regulators and academics. He advised them also on management practices and training curricula on a global basis. He subsequently for the CFA institute overseeing their Continuing Professional Development efforts and was the architect of their Professional Learning Strategy.
Keith is also an Executive Coach and now spends his time between a number of exec and non-exec roles. He is currently the EVP for The DCRO Institute which influences and teaches Boards in positive risk governance and he has recently become NED on the Board of Schoolgrid in Scotland.
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LinkedIn: Keith Waitt | LinkedIn
Email: keith.waitt@gmail.com
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/
Email: katie.godden@thelearningeffect.co.uk
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With over 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: James Poletyllo - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/

Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode host James Poletyllo speaks to Andreas Loizou. Andreas combines his knowledge of the business world with a love of writing. He brings his wealth of experience in Finance, Writing and Learning to discuss the role of storytelling in business. and give lots of practical tips to help listeners understand how best to get their message across of start writing a book.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-learning-effect
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk
Instagram: @thelearningeffect_uk
About the Guest – Andreas Loizou
Andreas qualified as an ACA with PWC, worked as an equity analyst and was a director of training at FT Knowledge for eleven years. He has a First in English Literature and Linguistics from Leeds and a M.Phil in Modernist Literature from Cambridge. He’s a graduate of the Faber & Faber Novel Writing Academy.
Andreas won the IE Business School prize for business writing in 2021. He was voted Best Speaker at the internationally-renowned Financial Times Intro to the City Programme for six years running. His clients include Paribas, the European Investment Fund and the How To Academy.
The Financial Times published Andreas’ novel, The Devil’s Deal. It featured in the WHSmith’s Top 20 Business Books and translation rights were sold in nine territories, including China, Korea and Japan. His second book, The Story is Everything, a very practical guide to business storytelling, has just been published by Hachette. Sequels on writing and communication are in the pipeline.
A quick story about Andreas. He set up the Margate Bookie literary festival in a single room in a disused warehouse in 2015. The charity now runs a four-day festival every year at five venues in Margate, including the iconic Turner Contemporary gallery. The Margate Bookie also hosts creative writing workshops, literary walks, poetry slams and books groups.
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To connect with Andreas
LinkedIn: Andreas Loizou | LinkedIn
About the Host - James Poletyllo
James is one of the founding director's of The Learning Effect.
With 20 years experience of leading learning functions in a variety of industries he is now focused on helping organisations create consumer grade learning experiences which deliver results and performance.
He is passionate about making a difference and is on a mission to change the future of learning at work for the good of every employee.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with James via:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespoletyllo/
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk

Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
The Learning Reinvented Podcast - Episode 51 - Audio in Learning - Adam Lacey
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Welcome to another edition of the Learning Reinvented podcast, brought to you by The Learning Effect Team.
In this episode host Katie Godden talk with Adam Lacey about moving from working within a learning organisation to setting up a learning business with his co-founder. Their company Assemble You provides audio content for L&D teams, which is a different take on the more traditional methods of content seen in the learning space.
The Learning Reinvented Podcast aims to bring a variety of new and different voices to talk about the current and future state of learning at work. We want our conversations to be though provoking, useful and real world. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback to help achieve this.
About The Learning Effect
The Learning Effect’s vision is to help companies create purposeful, consumer grade learning experiences which help you deliver your business goals and your team realise their potential. If you are looking to change your companies learning or for new learning technologies we should be your first call.
About the Guest – Adam Lacey
Adam Lacey is the Co-founder of Assemble You, a podcast-style audio learning business that provides audio-first, structured learning in leadership, communication, wellbeing, productivity, personal development and change management.
Adam has worked in online learning for over ten years and has created hundreds and sold thousands of online courses. In 2022 he started Assemble You with his cousin Rich when he realised the only learning he was doing was audio-based and there was a lack of structured education available in this format.
Adam also offers consulting services in digital marketing and online learning, and when he’s not working you’ll find him trying to entertain his kids or playing tennis.
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LinkedIn: Adam Lacey
Website: https://www.assembleyou.com/
Assemble You LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/assemble-you/
About the Host - Katie Godden
Katie is one of the founding directors of The Learning Effect.
With over 10 years experience in the learning industry within a number of different sectors, Katie is now focused on helping organisations transform their learning offering.
She is passionate about creating learning journeys in the workplace which replicate how we learn in our lives outside of work.
CONTACT METHOD
You can follow and connect with Katie via:
LinkedIn: Katie Godden - LinkedIn
Website: https://www.thelearningeffect.co.uk/