HCMx Radio 66: Declaration of the Modern Learner

Guest: Manjit Sekhon, Director of Learning Experience Design, Intrepid Learning
Host: Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer, Brandon Hall Group

In this edition of HCMx Radio, we talk with Manjit Sekhon, director of Learning Experience Design at Intrepid Learning. She is responsible for creating Corporate MOOC solutions for clients, which incorporate short-form content with social and collaborative learning features.

In our interview, Manjit shares the drivers behind Intrepid’s development of the Declaration of Modern Learner Rights. The declaration was created to address the rights of the learner and how learning can be more impactful to drive greater performance for the business.

The three themes of modern learner rights are:

  1. Treat learners with respect – don’t patronize them. They don’t need to read everything you create, only what is important to them.
  2. Ruthless relevance – give the learner the opportunity to share their insights and when they do, the learning becomes more relevant.
  3. Communication – not just around the expectations of the program, but allow the learners to communicate their insights and make it easy for them to share.

“When you respect the learner rights – then you get more engagement and results!” Manjit said.

To listen to the Manjit Sekhon interview, you can download the podcast anytime at the HCMx Radio site.

Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer, Brandon Hall Group @RachelCCooke

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.