{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689df5d6290bdec8f923f30f/6a7b48cb600375257323a617?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"HR People Pod – Ep 55: L&D – From order-taker to strategic partner - with David James","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689df5d6290bdec8f923f30f/1786463630451-3463573c-9643-44d6-b782-445b807dcb7c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How can L&amp;D build the infrastructure, capabilities and credibility needed to become a true growth engine within organisations? What role should L&amp;D play as businesses adopt a more skills-based approach? And when it comes to habitual learning, is the responsibility with the organisation, the individual, or both?</p><p><br></p><p>Jo Squires, CIPD Learning Designer is joined by David James, Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning and host of The Learning and Development Podcast, where in part one of a two-part special, they explore how L&amp;D can position itself as an engine for growth and the importance for individuals to make learning a habit.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded: 7 August 2026</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Additional resources:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/tools/l-and-d-tools-performance-led-skills-planning/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">L&amp;D tools: A performance-led approach to skills and capability planning</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cipd.org/en/views-and-insights/thought-leadership/insight/learning-value-skills-development/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Analysis | How L&amp;D can create value: Focussing on skills development</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/tools/l-and-d-tools-building-your-business-case\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">L&amp;D tools: Building your business case – a practical pathway</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Your next listen:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/skills-based-organisation-role-of-ld/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CIPD Podcast 232: The journey to a skills-based organisation: The role of L&amp;D</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/podcasts/hr-people-pod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HR People Pod 54: Future planning as a discipline – with Tom Cheesewright</a></p><p><a href=\"https://360learning.com/solution/learning-and-development-podcast-by-david-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Learning and Development Podcast with David James</a></p>","author_name":"CIPD"}