Inside the Team
By Inside the Team
Categories: Business, Management, Careers
Workplace training people will remember and use. In each short episode, Jordan Avery and Priya Nair unpack one practical method for onboarding, compliance, enablement, or leadership development, then apply it to a real workplace challenge. Built for L&D leaders, managers, and teams who want learning that fits into the workday. Brought to you by Jellypod.
14 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Why Training Fails at the Desk
This episode breaks down why post-training ambition so often fades at the desk and how if-then prompts can boost real-world transfer. The hosts share practical ways to turn vague intentions into precise, low-friction triggers that fit manager workflows.
- Cut the Course Bloat with the Five Moments of Need
Explore how the Five Moments of Need framework helps instructional designers stop cramming edge cases into bloated training and instead match content to the right kind of support. The episode also breaks down a practical three-column content audit and shows why ownership matters for keeping job…
- The 2-Minute Retrieval Warmup for Better Team Recall
This episode explores why passive re-reading fails to stick and how retrieval practice can improve long-term memory in the workplace. The hosts break down a simple, two-minute retrieval warmup for team meetings, with practical rules to keep it low-pressure and psychologically safe. Show Notes The…
- Fixing the Win-Share Graveyard with EAST
This episode breaks down why bulky CRM win-share forms fail and how the EAST framework can make knowledge sharing easier, more attractive, more social, and better timed. The hosts walk through a practical redesign using Slack, visual recognition, peer nominations, and CRM-triggered prompts to…
- When Training Isn’t the Answer: Diagnosing Performance Problems
Explore how to tell a true training gap from a performance problem using the Mager and Pipe diagnostic flow. The hosts apply it to a CRM notes complaint, uncovering how punishment, hidden rewards, and workplace obstacles can make training the wrong fix. Show Notes In Memoriam: Robert F. Mager…
- The 70% Expert Blind Spot
Experts often leave out the hidden judgments that drive their decisions, and this episode shows why that makes standard training so ineffective. The hosts break down a three-prompt cognitive elicitation method for uncovering the crucial cues, decisions, and guardrails behind real-world expertise.
- Why High Performers Still Need Support
This episode explores Andy Grove’s concept of Task-Relevant Maturity (TRM) and why even top performers can struggle when handed unfamiliar responsibilities. The hosts break down how to avoid delegation abdication with the right mix of instruction, coaching, and monitoring, plus a simple TRM…
- 1-2-4-All: The Fix for Facilitation Crickets
Learn how to turn awkward post-presentation silence into full participation with the 1-2-4-All Liberating Structures method. The hosts break down the psychology behind facilitation crickets, plus practical tweaks for breakout rooms and virtual chat waterfalls. Show Notes 9 Active Learning…
- Why 4.8 Survey Scores Don’t Mean Learning
Traditional smile-sheet surveys may look impressive, but they often tell you almost nothing about real learning or performance. This episode breaks down why the old 1-to-5 rating model fails and how a performance-focused approach can reveal whether people can actually apply what they learned on…
- Ask-Tell-Ask: Turn Feedback Into a Real Conversation
This episode explores how managers can avoid the feedback monologue trap by using Ask-Tell-Ask to turn tense conversations into two-way dialogue. It also shows how to keep feedback factual, respond to pushback without losing the thread, and guide employees toward their own solutions. Show Notes…
- Micro-Plays Replace the Sales Content Graveyard
Explore why most sales enablement content goes unused and how Micro-Plays fix the problem with a simple Know, Say, Show, Do framework. The episode also breaks down how embedding the right guidance inside CRM and conversation tools can improve execution and drive far better quota performance.
- Why Compliance Training Fails and What to Do Instead
This episode digs into why mandatory compliance training often produces polished dashboards but poor real-world behavior, using a data privacy slip-up to show the limits of checkbox learning. The hosts then break down Cathy Moore’s Action Mapping and a budget-friendly scenario approach that helps…
- The 8 Minutes That Matter: Monday's Leadership Shift
Priya and Jordan break down the real takeaways from a long leadership offsite: fewer initiatives, faster feedback loops, and a sharper focus on customer retention. They explain what needs to change on Monday morning, including how teams should narrow their active work and shorten the distance…
- Week One Survival: Slack, Docs, and the Hidden Rules
Learn how to decode workplace culture in your first week by watching how decisions really get made, from Slack etiquette to the unspoken rules around docs and meetings. The hosts also break down practical day-one setup tips for notifications, file naming, and project trackers so new hires can make…
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