Laura Overton Explains Why L&D Needs to Stop Thinking Like L&D

Laura joined Tom Bailey on the Rogue L&D podcast to talk about what actually creates business impact through learning. Twenty years of research into high-performing teams. AI. Curiosity. What L&D can learn from strategic marketing.

A few highlights from the conversation:

High-performing L&D teams start with the business problem, not the learning solution. They understand what the business and its people need first. The product comes after.

AI won’t change anything on its own. The real question is simpler: can you do something today that you couldn’t do yesterday? If not, the tool hasn’t changed the thinking.

And impact isn’t something you measure at the end. It’s something you get curious about from the start. You don’t need to be a data analyst. You need to keep asking questions.

Laura also talks about her career, Towards Maturity, and her new book, The L&D Leader.

To watch the episode, click the button below which will take you to YouTube. Find out more about Tom Bailey and his work here.