#T4S3 Karen's takeaway
Passion, belief and energy. Take this with you when having conversations. Upskill in commercial and business acumen, it will serve you. Lean into the power of the collective #LT25uk
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#T4S3 what's one crucial takeaway?
Simon: Tackle big problems. If it was your money, would you do it? And be curious. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 How do we chose which skill to keep track of?
Don't do it on your own, partner with the business and prioritise information. Consider what challenges arise. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 our panelists discussing how to be future ready- context is key. What is the appetite, the speed of the business? #LT25uk
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#T4S3 Also find a business sponsor outside of the people team that can champion the work you're doing. Not everything has to come from you - Karen #LT25uk
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#T4S3 How to shift from order taker to strategic partner?
Be prepared to say no to projects or people that don't serve business needs. Be bold and firm.
Focus on your bottom up people and the relationships you're building. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 the business knows which issue to solve, ask them the metrics, do not shoulder that burden alone - Karen #LT25uk
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#T4S3: capability is skills, knowledge and behaviours. What do we need to shift? What does success look like for your stakeholders? Don't lead with a solution and you will be successful- Karen #LT25uk
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#T4S3: audience Q: how do you navigate being new to the organisation and adding value quickly?
Simon: don't underestimate the power of curiosity and questions
Karen: fresh pairs of eyes is a superpower, use it. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 how to do stakeholder mapping: what interest do people have, how can you influence them. What is your relationship from 1 to 10? Is this person/team useful? How are you perceived by them? Take your top 5 and it will open doors - Karen #LT25uk
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#T4S3 : to get a seat at the table, partner with teams on critical business projects, do it well and quickly and you'll be invited back. Think tactically on how you can partner- Karen #LT25uk
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#T4S3 : stakeholder mapping is also important. Think about teams nearest to you and how you can collaborate together - Karen #LT25uk
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#T4S3 : How do we find strategic gaps and work? Be curious,find people, ask how things work. What is the product? What is the service? By understanding the workings I can make impact where it matters. Be bold and flag when things are wrong - Simon. #LT25uk
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#T4S3: our role is to look at where gaps are and how do we fill them and make sure we serve employees. How do we manage these resources and try to find the happy medium of profit and positiveemployee engagement? - Karen #LTUK25
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#T4S3: Simon: we knew since the 2008 crisis and Skills & Capability report that we need to change and yet we make little to no impact.
One piece of advice: learn and understand how your org make money and their pain point. #LT25uk
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#T4S3: The pace of change is really ramping up and businesses demand more of us in L&D. People want time efficient upskilling AND personalisation right off the bat. And for most cases, we're not time nor cost effective- Karen. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 what are our panelists thinking?
Simon: We need to reframe our thinking about how to add value.
Karen: if we're not relevant, we're redundant. We need to focus our offering, not dilute it. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 Great answers from the audience: Changing mindsets, preparing for changes in skills to support changes in tech and behaviour and thinking about the learning function are key themes. The shadow of AI is looming still. #LT25uk
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#T4S3 1st question is: what one thing you will do differently when back at work post conference? Audience on fire!
(My thing is bringing more consistency in our projects) #LT25uk
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#T4S3 Simon Gibson is Head of Talent at Center Parcs UK&I; Karen Wilson is Global Director of Learning and Talent Development at Booking dot com. A combined good 40 years of Learning and Talent experience between them! #LT25uk
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#T4S3 the panel starts by stating the focus of the talk, which is on operational excellence and looking at new ways of working in teams. Also, hoorays. #LT25uk
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Image showing date, time and speakers for Creating Change in Learning: a Dialogue on Transformation at Learning Tech 2025.
Next on #LT25uk : Creating Change in Learning with Simon Gibson and Karen Wilson, chaired by @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social
#T4S3 to follow the session from 3.50pm BST :)
@learningtechuk.bsky.social
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