Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (31)
Since Dec 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
Consistency
62%
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rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

ATD Accidental Trainer is an ATD podcast featuring bimonthly interviews with industry experts who share stories and tips about how to grow your training career. Hosted by Alexandria Clapp, ATD Accidental Trainer covers trends, strategies, and actionable information for talent development professionals.

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S8E9 Designing for Impact Using Culture, Data, and Relationships with Tonya Tucker Collins

Jun 03, 2026 43m Transcript

Tonya Tucker Collins, Head of Talent and Growth at Intersect, joins the podcast live from ATD26 in Los Angeles. Tonya shares what it truly means to think and design like a strategist, tackling one…

S8E8 The Five Facilitation Personas Every L&D Pro Needs with Moe Poirier

May 19, 2026 38m Transcript

In this episode of ATD Accidental Trainer, learning expert, facilitator, and coach Moe Poirier explores the power of bringing your authentic facilitation strengths into the training room. Moe shares…

S8E7 Passion is Overrated. Build Purpose Into Everyday Work with Tom Rath

Apr 23, 2026 42m

Bestselling author and researcher Tom Rath explores a deceptively simple question: What's the point? Drawing from his latest book, What's the Point? Turning Purpose Into Your Daily Superpower, Tom…

S8E6 Design Experiences People Love: Why Work Fails Without Them with Marcus Buckingham

Apr 08, 2026 43m Transcript

Marcus Buckingham, New York Times bestselling author, joins the podcast to make a bold case from his new book, Design Love In. Love is the most powerful driver of business outcomes, and modern…

S8E5 Intentional Leadership Development That Goes Beyond Training Requests with Tina Robinson

Mar 25, 2026 38m Transcript

Tina Robinson is the CEO of WorkJoy, a firm dedicated to helping leaders at all levels unleash their potential, and author of the newly released book, Developing Your Business Leaders A Guide to…

S8E4 What Every Company Gets Wrong About Frontline with JD Dillon and Shannon Davis

Mar 04, 2026 36m Transcript

Register for ATD Intensive: https://atdintensive.td.org/ Frontline employees represent 70–80% of the global workforce, yet they're often the least supported. In this episode of ATD's Accidental…

S8E3 Trends That Will Reshape Learning in 2026 with Lori Niles-Hofmann

Feb 25, 2026 37m Transcript

Lori Niles-Hoffmann, senior learning strategist, co-founder of 8Levers, and longtime voice in the L&D space, explores the trends shaping talent development this year. Her 2026 predictions focus…

S8E2 Fix Your Broken Meetings with Rebecca Hinds

Jan 21, 2026 43m

Rebecca Hinds holds a PhD from Stanford University and is the author of Your Best Meeting Ever. She is a leading expert on organizational behavior and joins the podcast to explore why meetings are…

S8E1 Why Learning Is Hard—and Why That's a Good Thing with Julia Phelan

Jan 07, 2026 56m

Learning is hard – but that's a good thing. In this episode of the ATD's Accidental Trainer podcast, learning scientist and co-founder of To Eleven, Julia Phelan, dives into why effective learning…

S7E17 The Power of Employee Wellbeing with Mark C. Crowley

Sep 24, 2025 46m Transcript

The key to higher performance isn't perks or programs, but genuine care for employees' well-being. Mark C. Crowley joins the podcast to share insights from his book The Power of Employee Wellbeing.…

S7E16 Tweak Your Blindspots & Discover Breakthroughs with Marty Dubin

Sep 10, 2025 40m

Marty Dubin, a clinical psychologist and author of Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader, joins us to explore six leadership blind spots that may be affecting your work:…

S7E15 Age Bias is a Crisis. Let's Solve It with Tonya Wilson

Aug 27, 2025 43m

When it comes to tackling the bias around age, is the juice worth the squeeze? Our guest, Tonya Wilson, says absolutely. Tonya, organizational strategist and founder of AFC Consulting Group, joins…

S7E14 Can AI Help L&D Bridge the Skills Gap? with Ryan Lufkin

Aug 13, 2025 38m

Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy at Instructure, joins the podcast to cut through the noise around AI-enabled skill building and explore how this technology can truly support a…

S7E13 Power, Pressure, Performance: A Manager's Balancing Act with Sabina Nawaz

Jul 31, 2025 35m

Sabina Nawaz is a global CEO coach, leadership keynote speaker, author, and advisor to C-level executives in Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and academic institutions. She…

S7E12 How to Get Noticed Without Self-Promotion with Connie Malamed

Jul 16, 2025 28m

Many talented learning professionals feel invisible—despite doing incredible work. In this episode, Connie Malamed joins us to explore how to gain visibility by contributing meaningfully to the…

S7E11 The Problem with Bloom's Taxonomy, and What To Use Instead with Jonathan Halls

Jun 25, 2025 40m

Jonathan Halls is an author and consultant who uses learning science to streamline talent development to be digital and focused on business results. In today's episode, Jonathan takes on L&D's…

S7E10 Beyond Stereotypes: Gen Z in the Workforce with Chelsea C. Williams

Jun 11, 2025 40m

Chelsea C. Williams, Founder & CEO of Reimagine Talent, is an expert on intergenerational talent strategies and the Gen Z workforce. In this episode, Chelsea debunks myths about Gen Z and shares…

S7E9 Borrow from Marketing to Boost Learning Impact with Bianca Baumann and Mike Taylor

May 28, 2025 36m

To elevate your training, it's time to take a page from the marketing playbook. In this episode, we're joined by Bianca Baumann and Mike Taylor—co-authors of Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an…

S7E8 Fair by Design: From Good Intentions to Behavior Change with Siri Chilazi

May 01, 2025 41m

Siri Chilazi, senior researcher at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School and co-author of Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results, joins the podcast to explore how…

S7E7 Talking Tech Without Losing Your Audience with Neil Thompson

Apr 09, 2025 27m

Neil Thompson is the founder of Teach the Geek, a company dedicated to helping technical professionals effectively communicate the value of their work to non-technical stakeholders. He joins the…

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