Sep 21, 20267 minS5
What happens when seven episodes on training evaluation come together into one system? In the finale of our seven-part series on the Kirkpatrick Model, we bring problems, behavior, transfer, validity, and culture...
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The Kirkpatrick Podcast
Hosted by Kirkpatrick Partners · business · EN
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Welcome to the Kirkpatrick podcast, where we bridge traditions and trends in learning and performance evaluation. Whether you're a seasoned learning professional or just starting out, join us as we dive into the Kirkpatrick Model like never before. Through stories and insights, we're fusing time-honored methods with cutting-edge innovations to help you navigate the ever-evolving world of learning and performance evaluation. Subscribe now to stay up-to-date with our weekly episodes and gain practical strategies to enhance your training programs. Don't miss out—be part of the learning revolution!
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What is The Kirkpatrick Podcast about?
Welcome to the Kirkpatrick podcast, where we bridge traditions and trends in learning and performance evaluation. Whether you're a seasoned learning professional or just starting out, join us as we dive into the Kirkpatrick Model like never before.
Who hosts The Kirkpatrick Podcast?
The Kirkpatrick Podcast is hosted by Kirkpatrick Partners. The show has published 116 episodes to date.
What has The Kirkpatrick Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The System Kirkpatrick Was Always Building Toward" (21 September 2026, 7 minutes), "The Fear Behind Every Evaluation Gap" (14 September 2026, 7 minutes), and "Building an Evidence Case for Your Training Program" (8 September 2026, 7 minutes).
How often does The Kirkpatrick Podcast publish?
The Kirkpatrick Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 116 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Kirkpatrick Podcast?
Booking probability for The Kirkpatrick Podcast is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Kirkpatrick Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Kirkpatrick Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for The Kirkpatrick Podcast are Business & Professional Training. The Kirkpatrick Podcast has a business audience.
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Kirkpatrick Partners hosts The Kirkpatrick Podcast, a business podcast with 116 episodes published.
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Episode #32
The Fear Behind Every Evaluation Gap
Sep 14, 20267 minS5Most organizations don't avoid evaluation because they don't understand it. They avoid it because they're afraid of what it might reveal. In the sixth episode of our seven-part series on the Kirkpatrick Model, we make...
Sep 8, 20267 minS5Would you trust a verdict built on a single witness? In the fifth episode of her series on the Kirkpatrick Model, Vanessa Milara Alzate tackles validity — whether an evaluation actually measures what it claims to — and...
Aug 31, 20266 minS5Why do people leave training energized to change, and then slide right back into old habits within weeks? In the fourth episode of her seven-part series on the Kirkpatrick Model, Vanessa Milara Alzate tackles transfer —...
Aug 24, 20269 minS5Why does training so often produce people who understood the material but still didn't change what they do? In the third episode of her seven-part series on the Kirkpatrick Model, Vanessa Milara Alzate turns to the...
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Episode #23
The Training Trap
Aug 17, 20267 minS5Why does "we need training" show up as the answer to almost every organizational problem — even when the real issue is a broken process, an unclear policy, or a leadership decision nobody wants to name? In the second...
Aug 10, 202613 minS5How much does an organization spend on training every year — and how much of that spend actually changes performance? In the first episode of a new series walking through the full Kirkpatrick Model, Vanessa Milara...
Episode #26
Stop Funding Coaching You Can't Prove Works
Aug 4, 202642 minS5Coaching is having a moment — the market has grown more than 60% since 2019, and a third of Fortune 500 companies are now paying for executive coaching. But when most leaders are asked whether their coaching program is...
Jul 27, 202633 minS5Few people have watched the Kirkpatrick Model travel across as many organizations as Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick. Founder of Kirkpatrick Partners, steward of the model for 16 years, and the author of the foreword to...
Jul 13, 202619 minS5Vanessa Milara Alzate is watching the World Cup a little differently this year — and she wants you to, too. In this solo episode of The Kirkpatrick Podcast, Vanessa uses three very different national teams to make a...
Jul 6, 202658 minS5In this episode of The Kirkpatrick Podcast, Vanessa sits down in person with Jawad Ahmed, a longtime Kirkpatrick Partners affiliate and director at C2C in India, for a candid conversation about how the Kirkpatrick Model...
Jun 29, 202659 minS5Most organizations are confident they have data. Loads of it. But in this episode of the Kirkpatrick Podcast, Vanessa sits down with psychometrician and data-analytics professor Dr. Anna Lissitz to ask the uncomfortable...
Jun 22, 202655 minS5Everyone says they're behind on AI. According to Myra Roldan, Chief AI Officer of UnDesto AI, if everyone's behind, then no one really is — and that hype is costing organizations real money. In this episode, Vanessa...
Jun 15, 202645 minS5Ask executives whether they act on the feedback they get from employees, and 85 to 95% will say absolutely. Ask the frontline the same question, and the score drops by 30 to 50 points. That gap is the heart of this...
Jun 8, 202650 minS5In this episode of The Kirkpatrick Podcast, Vanessa sits down with Ted Kniker — co-founder of IMPACT Paradigm Associates, former Chief of Evaluation at the U.S. Department of State, and contributing author to Raising...
Jun 2, 202616 minS5In this episode of the Kirkpatrick Podcast, Vanessa Milara Alzate makes a bold claim: your evaluation efforts aren't failing because of your model, your data, or your people. They're failing because of your system...
May 11, 202621 minS5AI is forcing a difficult but necessary question for learning and development leaders: if knowledge is now instant, searchable, and increasingly automated, where does L&D create value? For years, many organizations...
May 4, 202614 minS5Most organizations say they want better measurement. They invest in tools, dashboards, and surveys. They ask their L&D teams to prove impact. And yet, nothing really changes. Programs still get evaluated based on...
Apr 20, 202610 minS5Most organizations do not have an evaluation problem. They have an ownership problem. Evaluation often begins with one committed L&D leader, analyst, or internal champion who asks better questions, pushes for stronger...
Apr 13, 202617 minS5Many organizations say they value evaluation. What they often mean is that they send surveys, track completion, and produce dashboards. That may create visibility, but it rarely creates better decisions. And when data...
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Dr. Benjamin Granger
organizational psychologist and author of A Leader Worth Following, Qualtrics Experience Management Institute
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Nigel Paine
former CLO, organizational learning researcher, author of five books, unknown
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Dr. Keith Keating
chief learning officer, author of “The Trusted Learning Advisor”, University of Pennsylvania
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Dr. Alaina Szlachta
author of Measurement and Evaluation on a Shoestring, By Design Development Solutions
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