If you've ever been asked to fix company culture in a two-hour workshop… or deliver “quick training” with zero context, you're not alone.

This episode dives deep into one of the biggest challenges facing Learning & Development professionals today: managing expectations.

We explore:

🎯 Why L&D expectations are so confusing (and where that history comes from)

📍 What you are actually responsible for (hint: it's not being the company therapist)

🚫 What you aren’t responsible for (say goodbye to being the catch-all solution)

🧠 How to reframe conversations and position yourself as a strategic leader, not an order-taker

This episode is practical, real, and a little bit freeing. Because the second you start defining your role with clarity, the easier it is to lead with confidence.

✨ Featuring frameworks from the L&D Impact Toolkit, including:

• The Infinity Loop
• The 5-Spoke Impact Model
• The L&D Impact Checklist

Whether you're an L&D practitioner, HR pro, or just trying to make learning actually work in your org, this one’s for you.

🔗 Grab the free L&D Impact Toolkit

💛 Explore the Talent Development Academy

Your host, Candice Mitchell, can be found online at:

Website: https://talentdevelopmentnerds.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicemitchelltdnerd/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talent_development_nerd/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@candicemitchell.TDNerd

Talent Development Academy: https://talentdevelopmentnerds.com/tda

Original music composed by: Paul DeHaven

pauldehavenmusic.com