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The Learning + Performance Podcast
Conversations with leaders, coaches, researchers, and practitioners about leading people, performing sustainably, and learning with purpose. Hosted by Patrick J. Healy.
Recent episodes
All episodes- 25Nov 13, 2025·1h 24m
John Sigmon on Nature for Learning, Intuition, and Leadership
A Master Certified Coach and author of Wild Leadership on what nature can teach us about learning, decision-making, and finding alignment between how we live, lead, and learn.
- 24Oct 9, 2025·1h 20m
Jim Young on Beating Burnout and Achieving Sustainable Performance
The author of Expansive Intimacy on what burnout really is, why it happens, and how to recover, reconnect, and pursue sustainable performance — work you love, that you're good at, that serves something larger.
- 23Aug 21, 2025·1h 24m
Tom Brush on Needs Assessment for Learning and Performance Improvement
An IU professor on why needs assessment is the overlooked key to real performance improvement — and why training isn't always the answer.
- 22Jul 24, 2025·1h 31m
Charles "Evan" Smith on Self-Awareness for Learning, Performance, and Change
A coach and change architect on the surprising gap between perceived and actual self-awareness — and what leaders can do to foster real change from the inside out.
- 21Jun 26, 2025·1h 14m
Jon Walker on Self-Compassion for Learning, Performance, and Joy
A retired physician and mindful self-compassion teacher on why being kinder to yourself is one of the most underrated tools for learning and performing at your best.
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