Interviews
TJ interviews: L&D specialist Al Dea
Speaker, facilitator and podcast presenter Al Dea talks to Conor Gilligan of Degreed about the changing role of the manager
TJ interviews Whistl’s CEO, Alistair Cochrane
Logistics and fulfillment specialists Whistl are committed to developing skills. TJ talks to CEO, Alistair Cochrane about their apprenticeship fund and why supporting skills is so vital.
TJ interviews Questionmark’s Joe Udwin
TJ caught up with Joe Udwin, chief technology officer at Questionmark to check out how UK CTOs can help to close the IT skills gap?
TJ interviews Kerry Jary from the Co-op
Kerry Jary is the learning and development campaigns manager at the Co-op, here she talks to Conor Gilligan about this newly created role in the L&D department, her belief in communication as the key to engaging people in learning and how she is raising the bar on diversity and inclusion across the organisation.
TJ interviews abrdn’s Peter Yarrow
Degreed’s Conor Gilligan talks to abrdn’s global head of learning, Peter Yarrow. They discuss Yarrow’s belief in his colleagues and his careful approach to the latest trends in technology. Yarrow also explores capability academies and how they have proved successful for abrdn.
TJ Newsflash: 24 August
The latest news for HR, talent, and learning and organisational development leaders selected by the TJ editorial team
TJ interviews Co-op Insurance’s Patrick Alcantara
Degreed’s Conor Gilligan talks to head of customer insight at Co-op Insurance Patrick Alcantara about his career so far; his struggle for acceptance in the UK as an immigrant and the importance of lifelong learning in his development.
TJ interviews: Kirstie Donnelly MBE, CEO of City & Guilds
TJ’s editor, Debbie Carter talks to Kirstie Donnelly MBE of City & Guilds about their recent research and the imperative to engage with all generations to ensure skills for the future.
Loneliness at work
For Loneliness Awareness Week TJ interviews wellbeing experts on how loneliness affects our workforces
TJ interviews: City & Guilds Foundation’s Lauren Roberts
As Mental Health Awareness Week comes to a close in the UK, we talk to Lauren Roberts, Advocacy Lead at City & Guilds Foundation about mental health problems in young learners
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