If you're looking to change up your approach to learning and development, or just seeking quick tips to focus on performance, this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast is for you.

Author Michelle Parry-Slater joins Ross G and Owen to share insights from The Learning and Development Handbook, her new book out this February.

We discuss:

• problems with treating face-to-face training as the 'default'
• advice for being a 'critical friend' to your organisation
• string theory (as a metaphor for considering organisational relationships).

Show notes

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Michelle's book is available from Kogan Page at: koganpage.com/product/the-learning-and-development-handbook-9781789663327 

In What I Learned This Week, Ross G spoke about an ongoing eLN study to shape the future of L&D. If you'd like to take part, you can do so here: elearningnetwork.org/shaping-the-future-of-ld-the-eln-launches-exploratory-research-study 

And, from our listeners, Jo Cook recommended this article on how trade shaped the modern human: fee.org/articles/trade-is-what-makes-us-human/ 

Connect with our speakers

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:

• Ross Garner @RossGarnerEW
• Owen Ferguson @OwenFerguson
• Michelle Parry-Slater @MiPS1608