Designing Learning That Actually Changes Behavior with Dr. Steven Linley

About this episode

Jackie Pelegrin discusses with Dr. Steven Linley how to design training that effectively changes behavior and improves business metrics.

Training that doesn’t change behavior is just content, and content alone won’t move a business metric. Jackie sat down with Dr. Steven Linley, a learning strategist and adult learning expert, to unpack how to turn “we need training” into performance that lasts. From the first stakeholder request to the final coaching touchpoint, Steven shows how to investigate like a detective, separate red herrings from root causes, and design solutions that fit the real constraints of work. If you’re ready...

People in this episode

Host: Jackie Pelegrin

Guest: Dr. Steven Linley

Topics covered

• behavior change
• learning strategy
• adult learning
• performance improvement
• stakeholder engagement

Keywords

• training
• behavior change
• learning design
• performance
• stakeholder request

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