THE PRACTICE
learning, brand & culture.
Learning shapes how we grow. Brand shapes how we show up. Culture and collaboration shape how we work together. These are the threads that run through everything we do, and everything we write about here.
hr world summit: a recap
🇵🇹 Just wrapped HR World Summit.
The mood was… honest. 🥴😅 There’s mild trauma-bonding even among seasoned People leaders: anxiety around AI, as everyone works out how to match the speed of the technology, + the push from higher up, with the slower realities of how orgs adopt it.
Trust is a legit barrier and this challenge goes beyond our respective company walls: when politics + permission structures “reward” big-name companies for making sudden, drastic cuts, it ripples through our collective consciousness, and our People teams are left to rewrite these narratives from the inside.
My thoughts + favorite takeaways for impact right now:
Scaling Organizational Culture (2 min)
Cultural ambition has to be explicitly expressed + given guardrails, especially when scaling. Otherwise the strongest or loudest voices will create it.🎙️ I've seen this firsthand (with varying degrees of success, candidly) at renowned brands like lululemon, Zalando, Adidas, Apple and On and talked through a couple of ways I've worked to impact it w/ Adam Lacey & The Assemble You team.
L&D Open Forum with Mentimeter (60 min)
From Menti, “Hosted by Lisa Wetter (with Brownie in frame, obviously), we were joined by Lori Niles-Hofmann, Dwayne Britton, and Saga Forsmark for a session shaped entirely by the audience.
Here’s what you wanted to talk about:
🧠 How to build a real learning culture
🤖 Making AI actually useful for learning
🫠 And what to do if your LMS disappeared tomorrow”
Full Interview: “Can Culture Save L&D?” (35 min)
Really enjoyed this conversation w/ Adam Lacey on "The Assembly" by Assemble You.
We dug into some of my favorite topics + a few of my foundational POVs on L&D:
(1) Learning Culture as an extension of Brand Culture
(2) Why every company needs a Learning Philosophy
(3) How L&D can evolve from a traditional support function into Culture Amplifiers 🚀
New Strategic Advisor Role At Manageable
Happy to share my new role as an L&D Strategic Advisor with Manageable.
As they believe (and I wholeheartedly agree): workplaces should be a source of inspiration, growth, and joy — and everyone deserves a great manager.
Shaping The Future Of Work: Top Employee Engagement Leaders
Creating people-focused, culture-steeped learning experiences where connection, creativity + a sense of belonging drive the impact is my passion.
Big thanks to the teams I’ve led who have built this kind of work alongside me + the brands that have trusted me to shape & amplify their cultures.
From Culture to Competitive Advantage: The Case for a Learning Philosophy.
“When L&D teams can show how their approach shapes business culture — by defining how learning becomes a strategic edge — then suddenly, you're not just running programs. You're shaping the future.”
A one-pager for your team.
A one-page overview of how we work, ready to forward.