Assessing needs and influencing stakeholders with Tom Bowen

Andy’s guest is Tom Bowen. Tom leads Learning and Development at Gem, a talent engagement platform. Tom has 15 years of experience in L&D and spent more than a decade abroad, mostly in Seoul, South Korea with shorter stints in India and Europe. As the first L&D hire at his past five companies, Tom Bowen thrives on the zero-to-one phase of building an L&D strategy and its platforms. When he isn’t building programs, Tom can be found spending his time exploring California with his partner, three young kids, and a sheepadoodle.

Highlights from this conversation include how to assess what’s important for the needs of the business and how to convince people within an organization to take time for learning and development.