Ep 24: The Power of L&D Brand: Co-create for a purpose by Vishal Kale from Capgemini

Vishal Kale – Director, heading Talent Management, OD and L&D needs for one of the business units in Capgemini. He has also worked with few giant companies like Sabre Corporation, Sapient, Dell and his full spectrum of Talent Management and Learning and Development initiatives with close to 17 years of experience in environments encompassing organizational effectiveness, organizational development, and leadership development. A keen and trained an eye in recognizing Organizational Development pain points and Leadership Development gaps. Designing and developing customized and implementable solutions to cater to these needs in a timely manner.

Few questions I ask Vishal Kale on branding L&D function is as follows: Time Stamps: 6:45m to 49:46m

1. A little background about Vishal Kale? 6:45m
2. What constitutes an L&D brand? How do we manage it? 9:43m
3. How does one go about building a sticky L&D brand? 11:45m
4. Can you give some example of how L&D need to engage? 21:22
5. Do we also need to create Brand ambassadors for L&D? 23:18
6. How do we build a brand identity? Do we need to perform stakeholder research to understand how our L&D organization is perceived by our various audiences? 26:09m
7. Can you highlight the best practices or the benefits of building an L&D brand? 32:25m
8. Are there any special skills learning officers need to hone to enhance our work profile? 34:39m
9. What are the challenges one can face in this journey? 37:36m
10. How do we measure success in branding? 42:40m
11. Is there anything we’re leaving out here that needs to be addressed to my listeners? 43:50m

"Powerful question" to my guest to unveil for my listeners.  to engage, enlighten and empower (& that’s the mission of my podcast too) Timestamp at 49:46m to 1:06 hr.

• According to you, what is the “STAR” moment?
• What “inspires you” to do everything that you do?
• If you owned the company, what’s one thing you would do differently in learning?
• What are the three most important things you would like to accomplish right now?
• What are your strengths?
• What’s the best book you’ve read this year? or anytime you recommend for my listeners?
• What are the characteristics of the best boss role models or mentors/coach you ever had? What made that person great?
• Are there any tools that you use on a daily basis to be a better you?
• Is there any habit you are practicing which has made you successful in whatever you do?
• Your advice to people who are new and want to accelerate their career?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• First things First by Stephen R Covey
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey
• The road less traveled by M Scott Peck
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

Connect with Vishal Kale @

• LinkedIn – Vishal Kale
• Email – vishal081275@gmail.com

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