Is Training the Right Solution with Anne-Marie Burbidge

When performance dips, the instinct is almost always the same: get some training in. Joining Anwen on the podcast for this episode is Anne-Marie Burbidge, who has spent over 20 years watching that instinct lead organisations in exactly the wrong direction.

Anne-Marie is the founder of The Spark, a learning and development consultancy working with businesses on the people performance challenges that growth demands. With a background spanning the Royal Household, FTSE 250 companies and tech scale-ups, she brings a sharp and systems-focused lens to why organisations keep trying to train their way out of problems that training simply cannot solve.

If you've ever commissioned a training programme that didn't shift anything, or found yourself on the receiving end of one that made you quietly furious, this episode will give you the language and the framework to do something different.

You'll discover:

• Why training is one tool in the kit. not the whole kit bag
• How to diagnose whether you're dealing with a capability gap or a system problem before you commission anything
• The concept of growth friction and why rapid growth exposes people performance gaps faster than most organisations can respond
• Why adaptability is the meta skill that sits behind everything, for individuals, teams and organisations
• How to build the trust and relationships with business leaders that make it possible to push back on a training request without losing the room
• The importance of brand HR: what you're known for in the organisation shapes every conversation you'll ever have about performance

Start with curiosity, not prescription. The problem showing up in front of you is rarely the problem you actually need to solve.

Resources & Links:

• The Spark Consultancy: https://www.thesparkconsultancy.uk/
• Connect with Anne-Marie Burbage on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marieburbidge/

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