The Evolution of Corporate Learning at Vodafone

There's a lot of hype around the personalisation of learning, but really the level of personalisation right now - it's pretty superficial

The top trend in the Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report for 2019 is the need for organisations to change the way people learn. The report highlights three broad trends in how learning is evolving. It is becoming more integrated with work. It is becoming more personal, and it is shifting slowly towards lifelong models.

Vodafone is one of the companies leading the way in this shift, so I was delighted to be joined by Catalina Schveninger, Global Head of Learning at Vodafone, for EP9 of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast where we take an in-depth to look at this new world of learning.

You can listen by clicking the image below or by visiting the podcast website here.

In our podcast, Catalina and I discuss:

• The evolution of corporate learning at Vodafone
• The role of personalisation in learning, and the challenges that need to be overcome in this area
• The links between learning and organisational effectiveness as well as how learning can support strategies around skills of the future
• We also look into the crystal ball to ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025

This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in learning - either working in corporate learning, or actually interested in learning themselves - the personalisation of HR and the shift towards continuous and lifelong learning.

Support for this podcast is brought to you by ClickIQ - find out more at www.clickiq.co.uk.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

To listen to the Podcast and read the transcript of my interview with Catalina, head over to myHRfuture by clicking on this link: What is the Future of Learning?

WATCH THE VIDEOS

As well as the podcast, there are a couple of videos available on the myHRfuture YouTube channel highlighting two of the topics Catalina and I covered in our conversation.

Firstly, Catalina describes How Vodafone is innovating in Learning & Development.

Then Catalina tackles the question I ask all my guests on the show: What will the role of HR be in 2025?

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THANK YOU

A huge thank you to Catalina for sharing her time and expertise. You can connect with Catalina on LinkedIn and follow Catalina on Twitter. I also recommend checking out Catalina's recent article The Hype Around The Hyper Personalisation of Learning - it's a good read and covers some of the themes in our podcast discussion.

Thanks also to Ian Bailie, Manpreet Randhawa and the myHRfuture team, and last but not least to ClickIQ for sponsoring Series 2 of the Digital HR Leaders podcast and video series.

Next week my guest on the podcast - our last before the summer break - will be Jordan Pettman, Global Head, People Data, Analytics and Planning at Nestlé on the People Analytics journey at Nestlé. Make sure you tune in for that one.

CATCH UP WITH ALL THE FIRST 25 EPISODES OF THE DIGITAL HR LEADERS PODCAST

If you haven't listened to some of the other episodes of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, you can catch up now by clicking on the links below:

• EP 25: Julie Digby - How HR Drives Transformation and Org Design at Mars
• EP 24: RJ Milnor - How McKesson uses ONA to identify what drives high performance in sales
• EP 23: Rupert Morrison - Rethinking Workforce Planning & Organisation Design
• EP 22: Dawn Klinghoffer - The Evolution of People Analytics at Microsoft
• EP 21: John Boudreau - Reinventing Jobs: The Future of Work and it's impact on HR
• EP 20: Tanuj Kapilashrami - How Standard Chartered designed an exceptional Employee Experience
• EP 19: Anna Tavis: What is Agile HR and how are companies adopting it?
• EP 18: Sarah Johnson: How to use employee surveys to create strategic value
• EP 17: Leena Nair - How HR drives business value at Unilever
• EP 16: Keith McNulty - HR 3.0: more data driven, more agile and more business focused
• EP 15: Jason Corsello - The Shift From HR Tech to Work Tech
• EP 14: Jill Larsen - How does the CHRO successfully partner with the CEO
• EP 13: Frida Polli - How AI and Behavioural Science can reduce bias in recruiting
• EP 12: Ian O'Keefe - The Workforce Analytics journey at JP Morgan Chase
• EP 11: Dave Ulrich - The role of HR in the Digital Age
• EP 10: Jordan Pettman - How Nestlé uses People Analytics to measure Gender Pay Gap and Equity
• EP 9: Catalina Schveninger - The Evolution of Corporate Learning at Vodafone
• EP 8: Richard Collins - How is Automation, AI and Analytics changing recruiting?
• EP 7: Katarina Berg - Spotify's CHRO on Leading HR in a digital world
• EP 6: Nick Holley - How HR can become more business relevant 
• EP 5: Eden Britt - How to build a People Analytics team in a global organisation | The People Analytics journey at HSBC 
• EP 4: Yvette Cameron - How Blockchain will disrupt the Future of Work and HR Technology 
• EP 3: Didier Elzinga - How to Create a Culture First Company 
• EP 2: Edward Houghton - The Head of Research at the CIPD on Driving Business Performance with People Data 
• EP 1: Sharon Doherty - How to transform HR to be more digital and building a culture of diversity

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David is a globally respected writer, speaker, conference chair, and executive consultant on people analytics, data-driven HR and the future of work. As an Executive Director at Insight222, he helps global organisations create more cultural and economic value through the wise and ethical use of people data and analytics. Prior to joining Insight222 and taking up a board advisor role at TrustSphere, David was the Global Director of People Analytics Solutions at IBM Watson Talent. As such, David has extensive experience in helping organisations embark upon and accelerate their people analytics journeys. 

SEE ME SPEAK AT THESE EVENTS IN 2019

I’ll be chairing and/or speaking about people analytics, data-driven HR and the Nine Dimensions for Excellence in People Analytics model at the following events until the end of November 2019. 

• 1-2 Aug - People Matters Tech HR, Gurugram, India
• 3 Sept - New York Strategic HR Analytics MeetUp - Careers in People Analytics: fireside chat with experts, New York
• 5-6 Sept - People Analytics & Future of Work, Philadelphia
• 9 Sept - Leading HR in the New World of Work, Data Driven HR Panel (11.00 EST) - Online Conference, Hacking HR
• 24-26 Sept - Global Executive Retreat, near London, UK (for Insight222 clients only)
• 22-23 Oct - UNLEASH World, Paris
• 4-6 Nov - HR Summit & Expo, Dubai