This week on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Ross Garner and Ross Dickie are joined by Kathryn Hume, strategic workforce planning and L&D consultant, and author of the book Learn, Solve, Thrive.

In the book, Kath argues that learners have a responsibility for managing their own learning and outlines strategies that anyone can adopt to make that process easier.

We discuss:

· why we can’t ‘wait around for someone to teach us’

· some of the difficulties we experience when we try to learn

· the relationship between workforce planning and training.

For more from Kath, visit her website: workforcetransformations.com.au

The book, Learn, Solve, Thrive, is available now.

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· Ross Garner

· Ross Dickie

· Kathryn Hume