L&D Go Beyond
L&D Go Beyond Podcast
A deep dive into learning, capability, and performance by Upside Learning
The L&D Go Beyond Podcast brings together leaders who are shaping the future of workplace learning. Each episode moves past traditional training conversations to examine how learning drives capability, performance, and real organizational outcomes.
The series explores the forces redefining the learning landscape, including AI, skilling demands, capability building, learning design, business alignment, and the growing pressure to demonstrate impact. Conversations are grounded in practice and informed by the experiences of CLOs, strategists, researchers, authors, and practitioners from across industries.
Guests share clear, practical insights into how learning can be designed, supported, and measured with intention. The discussions highlight what becomes possible when L&D operates with clarity, purpose, and a focus on meaningful results.
Upside Learning, a Mitr company, brings 20+ years of experience in delivering award-winning custom eLearning, learning consulting, and staff augmentation services.
If you are committed to creating learning that works and contributes to performance in the new world of work, this podcast is your space.
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L&D Go Beyond
Bridging the Gap between Learning and Performance, with Charles Jennings
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In this episode of the L&D Go Beyond podcast, Amit Garg – Founder and CEO of Upside Learning Solutions speaks with Charles Jennings – a leading thinker, practitioner, and consultant in the field of organizational learning on ‘Bridging the Gap between Learning and Performance.’
Often, there is a vast gap between learning and performance in many organizations. Given Charles’ experience in the field, here are the key takeaways from this episode:
- Identifying the difference between schooling and learning and the business paradigm and the learning paradigm
- Learning through experience, practice, conversation, and reflection
- Looking at ‘learning for performance’ in a holistic way
- Recognizing the purpose of learning
- Understanding the relevance and application of training
- Uncovering the aspects of 70:20:10 or the performance-based learning methodology
- Determining learning through observation
- Moving from a learning-based culture to a performance-based culture
- Working with stakeholders to define performance metrics
- Conducting a performance analysis before every L&D project
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About The Guest
Charles Jennings is recognized as one of the world's leading experts on building and implementing learning and organizational performance strategies. He has more than 40 years of experience working with native approaches to improve talent, learning, and business performance and is particularly known for his work with a 70:20:10 performance improvement model.
Charles has been a keynote and invited speaker at many international events around the world, including three Gulf Economic Forum conferences attended by high-level government and business officials, many Heads of State, Presidents, and Prime Ministers.
Specialties: Workplace Learning, Human Performance and Productivity, Learning and Talent Development Strategy and Operations, 70:20:10 Methodology, Value-based L&D Methodology, 'Working Smarter', 70:20:10 Strategies and Implementation, 'Informal' Learning, Performance Support and Business Process Guidance, Learning Technologies, Social Learning.
Email ID: charles@duntroon.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesjennings
About The Host
Amit Garg has been involved in the workplace learning domain for over 19 years. He is passionate about improving organizational performance through better learning solutions. He consults organizations around the world on resolving business and training challenges through uniquely crafted learning solutions by combining his vast experience and quick adoption of evolving trends on learning and technology fronts.
You can follow and connect with Amit via:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gargamit100/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GargAmit100
Email: amitgarg@upsidelearning.com