Jun 21, 2021
This special edition of the podcast features interviews with two
people who have each in their different ways played important roles
in the effort to vaccinate the world and free us all from the
menace of Covid-19.
Marc Howells is VP & Head of Global Talent & Learning at
AstraZeneca, developers of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
AZD1222, one of the leading weapons in the fightback against global
pandemic.
Reda Sadki, President of The Geneva Learning Foundation, is an old
friend of the podcast. He leads a Swiss non-profit that connects
learning leaders to research, invent, and trial breakthrough
approaches for new learning, talent and leadership, with a focus on
immunization and other critical issues in global
health.
03:43 - Marc’s role & priorities at AstraZeneca
04:34 - What has the last year been like for the team in
AtraZeneca?
07:52 - What skills issues has this rapid rate of change given
rise to?
14:02 - What’s driving your increase in learning during the
pandemic?
17:10 - How much of the shift to digital in AstraZeneca will
be long-lasting?
22:10 Hopes (& fears) for the future?
26:26 Reda Sadki interview starts
34:52 ACT-A and COVAX 39:21 Leadership and immunization
42:52 Are we learning fast enough to beat the virus?
Watch the unedited livestream of John's conversation with Reda
Sadki here: https://youtu.be/s8fH9gyFMms
Follow Marc Howells
Follow Reda
Twitter: @redasadki
Geneva Learning Foundation website: https://www.learning.foundation/
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 & Ben Betts – 'Data & learning: A new common-sense
approach'
https://learningpool.com/data-learning-a-new-common-sense-approach/