Nov 16, 2020
John talks to Andrea Miles, CEO of BestAtDigital, about her plans
for the new company she is helming, spun out of Cornerstone, and
her journey to get to this point. Andrea’s career spans over 20
years in learning, mostly in leadership roles. Since 2004 she has
formed and managed to keep together a core team that has seen nine
M&A transactions. What it it like to lead through such a time
of upheaval, weathering the market consolidations of the last few
years? And yet, during this time, Andrea has not only survived, but
has consistently innovated. The discussion covers the agile working
style she has championed, and her espousal of Design Thinking, as
well as what it is like to be a woman in top teams that are mostly
male.
03:44 What sort of company is B.A.D.?
06:34 How did she get into the learning industry?
08:10 Account management at Epic
10:11 Transitioning into a leadership role
13:54 Leading a team through multiple acquisitions
20:08 Advice for aspiring female (and male!) leaders
24:24 Innovating through agile teamwork
28:34 Design Thinking
32:25 Which comes first, product or brand?
46:00 Will B.A.D. create products?
Mentioned in the discussion:
'T'aint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It' was written
not by George Gershwin but by Sy Oliver & James (Trummy)
Young.
The Spotify model:
BestAtDigital Website: https://bestatdigital.com/
Contact Andrea
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andreamilesdigitaltransformer
Twitter: @AndreaMiles1
Contact John Helmer
Twitter: @johnhelmer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/
Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/
Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by
John Helmer – 'Experience: theory, design and supporting
technologies for an experience-based learning culture'
https://learningpool.com/theory-design-and-supporting-technologies-for-an-experience-based-learning-culture/