Induction programmes play a crucial role in shaping the way a new starter thinks and feels about an organization.

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D, Cammy and Claire discuss:

• what makes induction programmes different from other L&D initiatives;
• how an 'accomplishment framework' can help new starters (and learning designers!) break induction down into manageable chunks;
• how to measure the impact of induction programmes.

Click here to download a free accomplishment framework template.

In 'What I Learned This Week', Claire mentioned the Culross Moat Pit.

Cammy referenced the Greenwich foot tunnel.

And Ross D talked about the rise of video-based podcasting.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

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• Ross Dickie
• Claire Gibson
• Cammy Bean

Learning design work is often accompanied by various forms of uncertainty — ambiguous performance needs, vaguely defined scope, shifting stakeholder expectations...

In his book The Instructional Designer's Guide to Project Management, Dr Guieswende Rouamba describes this condition as 'the fog of instructional design'. And he believes project management is the key to navigating it.

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Dr Rouamba joins Ross D and Adria Maston, Head of PMO at Mindtools Kineo, to discuss:

• why he wrote the book, and why project management is a critical skill for learning designers;
• what learning designers most often underestimate about the human side of project management;
• what he means when he says 'the best way to resolve conflict is to prevent it'.

You can find The Instructional Designer's Guide to Project Management here.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

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• Ross Dickie
• Adria Maston
• Dr Guieswende Rouamba

Since its first release in 1978, A Manager's Guide to Self-Development has been one of the go-to texts for new and aspiring managers. Now in its seventh edition, authors Mike Pedler and Joan Keevil join Gemma and Ross G to discuss:

• why self-development is so key to a manager's capabilities
• what has changed since the first edition of the book as published (hat tip to Michelle Ockers for this question)
• some of our favorite exercises from the book, to help us develop as managers.

A Manager's Guide to Self-Development by Mike Pedler, John Burgoyne, Tom Boydell, Joan Keevill, Kevin Roe, Jean-Anne Stewart is available from Routledge.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our own manager development offerings, including face-to-face and virtual workshops, our Manager Skills Assessment, and off-the-shelf courses.

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• Ross Garner
• Gemma Towersey
• Joan Keevil