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The power of cohort-based learning: Why it works and how to get it right

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the need for continuous learning has never been more important. Yet traditional corporate training models — isolated, self-paced e-learning courses, generic workshops, and compliance-heavy seminars that take people out of the flow of their work—are struggling to keep up with the pace of change and the complexity of skills required in modern work environments.

The power of cohort-based learning: Why it works and how to get it right

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the need for continuous learning has never been more important. Yet traditional corporate training models — isolated, self-paced e-learning courses, generic workshops, and compliance-heavy seminars that take people out of the flow of their work—are struggling to keep up with the pace of change and the complexity of skills required in modern work environments.

Why Talking to AI Feels So Damn Good (And How to Avoid Getting Hooked)

You open an AI chat for a quick answer and 20 minutes later, you’re riffing on strategy, rewriting your email pitch, and reflecting on your dog’s emotional life. You leave thinking, that was weirdly satisfying.

Organization and People: The Backbone of a successful shared services operating model

In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations increasingly rely on shared services models to drive efficiencies by combining process standardization with technology innovation. While technology and processes often take center stage, the organization and its people is the true engine that powers sustainable success.

When "do more with less" meets AI: a reality check

What’s in your feed? Mine seems to be optimized for news about AI, everywhere, all the time. Prevalently promising a productivity revolution, but the reality I see in organizations tells a different story: fewer people, same workload, and a sprinkle of AI expected to make it all work somehow.

What Great Looks Like: Gavriella Schuster on Leadership, Allyship, and Lifting Women in Tech

When Gavriella Schuster joined Microsoft in the mid-90s, she didn’t arrive with a grand plan. She arrived with curiosity, confidence, and a willingness to try.

People, Productivity, and Performance: AI Insights from Daniel Bertrand

Generative AI is reshaping the way we work, but despite the hype, most organizations are still in the early stages of figuring out how to adopt it meaningfully.

The Future of Shared Services: Building a modern operating model for HR, Marketing, IT, and Operations leaders

My work over the latter half of my career has focused exclusively on helping shared service leaders across the corporate landscape and the public sector scale value. The list of business functions is long: IT, Accounting, Finance, Sales & Marketing, HR, Learning & Development, and PMOs.

Navigating the AI Landscape in 2025: The Human Factors

There's no doubt that the presence of AI will transform how work gets done—but how much does "transformation" matter if the output lacks useful insight, authenticity, or quality?

What Puppies Can Teach Us About AI

Picture this: You've just brought home a new puppy. It's brilliant, energetic, and full of potential. But left to its own devices, it might chew up your favorite shoes or dig holes in the backyard. Your new AI tools aren't so different.

Welcome to 2025: Decoding AI Trends

AI isn’t just buzzing, it’s rewiring how we think, act, and build. Inspired by the latest insights from some of our favorite AI nerds like Amy Webb, The Neuron, and Allie K. Miller, we’re diving headfirst into the AI trends shaping our future. We’ll break it down. No jargon, no fluff, just the real insights on what this means for your business.

How do you drive change when everyone’s at the wheel?

Implementing meaningful change is a matter of winning hearts and minds. Yet it can feel like a losing battle when a group of people come together to build alignment around a single goal or strategy.

The Underappreciated Importance of Architecture

I'm a bit of a nerd, which I totally embrace, and one of the things I really nerd out on is architecture. Architecture is so vital to how things work in the world, yet it's often underappreciated for the purpose it serves.

The Growing Addiction to Social Media - what we can learn from Tobacco

Social Media shares more than a few unfortunate commonalities with the Tobacco Industry of the past, including the link to serious health conditions.

From exodus to exploration: reframing the perception of resigning

The discussion of why people leave their job should be less about quitting and more about the courage required to seek meaning and purpose in one’s worklife.

Creating learning that is accessible takes more than checking the box at the end of a project

Intentional planning in the initial phases of a project and throughout can make learning engaging and accessible to everyone.

Why Sellers Need Sales Enablement More Than Ever

At a time when businesses need more revenue drivers why would you show the sellers less support?

The 7 Key Elements of an effective GTM Strategy

A Successful Go-to-Market Meets Your Audience Where They Are with a Human-Centered Approach

Are Sabbaticals Realistic?

Brené Brown announced a 3 month sabbatical. Companies are adding them to attract and retain talent. As many struggle with burnout, how do we realistically balance profitability and people’s needs?

International Women’s Day

It’s clear to me now that both my mother and my grandmother were strong, smart, badass women that bucked convention in a male-dominated world.

Black History Month: A Moment to Pause and Recognize Black Excellence

 Black History Month gives me a moment to pause and appreciate the ongoing achievements and recognition of Black excellence as I reflect on accomplishments in my own professional life.

The Great Gen Z Recruitment Reset: Why the Old Hiring Rules are Dead

Companies must think of new ways to recruit and retain specific buckets of employees.

Three Steps For Developing a Modern, Engaging, Holistic Learning Experience

Superior Learning experiences are no longer a nice-to-have, they’re a gotta-have.

The privilege of being Native American

During this Native Heritage month, I’ve been reflecting on visibility—specifically, the visibility of my Native American identity.

Oxygen honored as MSP diverse-owned supplier of the year finalist

Learn about the MSP Prestige Awards and the 2021 winner and finalists of the Diverse-Owned Supplier of the Year category.

Correlating business impact to proficiency

Leaders are under more pressure than ever to modernize their learning measurement strategy.

Rethinking learning design? Let go of modality, and focus on business outcomes

In a post-pandemic world of work, learning design is forever changed. Outcomes, not modalities, can drive your learning design toward greater impact.

Modernize learning with strong architecture

How do you create effective learning and training experiences that will engage your employees? The answer may surprise you: create a learning architecture.

From random acts to results - a way to think about workplace education

The world of work is changing. Are you changing with it?

Improvise your way to more effective sales conversations

Katherine Shao turns her musician’s lens on business conversations – and shares what jazz musicians teach us about effective sales conversations.

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress

Iterating and collaborating on your work, relying on feedback from peers, and showing stakeholders incremental progress removes the pressure of perfectionism and helps you achieve outcomes faster.

Bringing your company’s big vision to life through your people

Oxygen CEO Juliana Stancampiano describes through her own lens as a business leader how executives need to develop their people and work through the details.

How to let go of control and embrace creative collaboration

Experience designer Simon Pollock recalls the first time a client took apart one of his storyboards and what he learned about the power of collaboration.

Great learning experiences are based on outcomes, not outputs

Knowing the difference between an outcome and an output is a crucial aspect of designing effective learning experiences.

Unlocking expert knowledge to create scalable learning

Unlocking the knowledge of experts is key to creating scalable learning experiences. But it can sometimes feel like releasing ideas from an “idea jail.”

What jazz musicians know about business that you don’t

Why is it so hard to think and act in new ways in business? When we tackle change and adaption at Oxygen, we take our cues from jazz.

Driving outcomes with a team of teams

Retired Army General Stan McChrystal’s Team of Teams provides a real-world model for the adaptive organization.

Change Doesn't Care

Organizations are under enormous pressure to keep up. They want to be profitable, be great places to work, and be loved by their audiences. Staying relevant requires constant change. But change isn’t always easy.

POV-Be Brave

We are in decidedly unpredictable times, but, really, when haven’t we been? What we really fear is the unknown.

POV-creativity

The AI conversation is saturating the field of creativity, where ubiquitous prompts have it cranking out everything from briefs to scripts to fine art to logo design.

POV-the New Era of Change

We are living and working in A NEW ERA OF CHANGE, resulting in seismic, systemic shifts in how businesses are adapting, and preparing for the future.

POV-ux

When enablement solutions are modern, intuitive, and relevant, your team's engagement improves. Custom UI/UX solutions that take the tools you have and make them better.

POV-Microsoft

See how we helped 4,500 global marketers at Microsoft with a learning program that broke through the digital noise.

POV-Leader Onboarding

See how we turned the onboarding experience for new field leaders into a series of missions.

POV-Fishwise

See how we’re using the magic of storytelling to help organizations like Fishwise connect emotionally with the people that matter.

Gavriella Schuster

In this episode of Radical Outcomes, host Juliana Stancampiano sits down with Gavriella Schuster—former Corporate VP at Microsoft, board member, and tireless advocate for women in tech. Gavriella shares candid stories from her 25+ year career, including the unlikely path that led her to tech, the power of real allyship, and the importance of learning to lead through change. She also introduces EmpowerHer50, a campaign spotlighting women who shaped Microsoft’s history—and funding AI certifications for 10,000 more. This is a conversation packed with leadership insights, career guidance, and a blueprint for building a more inclusive tech industry.

Daniel Bertrand

Generative AI is revolutionizing the workplace, but successful adoption isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. In this episode of Radical Outcomes, Juliana Stancampiano speaks with Daniel Bertrand, Digital Enablement Leader at Microsoft’s AI Transformation Office, about the realities of AI integration in organizations. They explore the implementation challenges, the mindset shifts required for real impact, and how businesses can move beyond the hype to drive real ROI. With insights from Microsoft’s adoption journey and lessons learned from industry leaders, this conversation is essential for anyone looking to navigate AI’s rapid evolution in the workplace.

Paul Norford

Paul Norford's title is merely a clue to all the amazing left and right brain skills he has cultivated since childhood. As VP, Global Enablement and Chief Solutions Evangelist for Ivanti, Norf literally is a bundle of content-producing, technical know- how, storytelling prowess and "phygital" genius. (He'll explain). This podcast offers extraordinary inspiration for any creative heading into the new year.

David Canada

From his roots in the inner city of Baltimore to an executive leadership position at Boeing, David Canada created the unique pathway that has enabled his positive influence on so many lives. In this podcast, David eloquently shares the story of his remarkable journey, from discovering his love of science and engineering at an early age, to leveraging the connections and learnings he gained in his community to forge his career, and ultimately illustrating the supreme accomplishment of aligning passion with purpose. We promise, you’ll be intrigued from the very beginning.

Ellen Daley

Most of life is simply trying to tune expectations...." This is just one of many insightful comments that Ellen Daley shared with Juliana during a rich conversation filled with valuable learnings, and delivered with refreshing humility, honesty and intelligence. Learn how Ellen followed a less conventional path to business leadership, from studying physics, to management consulting, to CEO of a fast-growing tech start-up, to sitting on several boards.

Dorri McWhorter

Listen to a fascinating dialogue with the first Black American and first Woman CEO of the YMCA on navigating the for-profit and non-profit worlds; solving challenges for humanity; and leadership in the post-Covid workplace

Travis Pruitt

Two smart, articulate people have a very human, comprehensible discussion about the subject of the times, AI. Today, the promise of and concerns about AI are infinite. But now that we have opened Pandora's Box, what do we need to know right now? And how can AI benefit those of us in the business of corporate Learning?

Ryan Rackley

Who are the brilliant deal makers behind large, complex sales? We all know that large deals happen out there, but how they actually get done, from start to finish, is a mystery to many. In this episode, Ryan Rackley from the London Stock Exchange joins Katherine Shao to delve into the details behind the complex sale. As someone who has optimized the sales value chain for some very large enterprise deals and its many players, Ryan helps us unpack it all with her incredible insight.

Heather Cole

Heather Cole, VP of Market Insights at Seismic, is on the podcast this month with so much rich advice on navigating the corporate world as a woman. She shares everything from how she overcame a huge fear of public speaking to navigating compensation - even dealing with situations where men on her team were making more than her. And her advice for what women should look for in a mentor. For any woman in a corporate environment this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Lindsay Corby

Exploring the teammate mentality for success, Juliana talks with her best friend from college and Byline Bank CFO, Lindsay Corby. Lindsay switched from competitive swimming to starting a Division One rowing team when Title 9 provided the opportunity, and the lessons learned stick with her today in the male-dominated field of finance. They discuss paying it forward to other women, the benefits of sitting on boards, and how to make cold-connections on LinkedIn.

Avantika Waring

How do working moms juggle careers, parenting, mentorship and more? This month, Juliana and Dr. Avantika Waring speak candidly about loving work and realizing the double standards for women in medicine and being the only woman and minority in the room. Dr. Avantika Waring has been climbing the ladder as a medical director as well as holding a clinical position working across many hospitals to improve the lives of people with diabetes. She is the Chief Medical Officer at 9am.health

Amy King

Many successful entrepreneurs cross between industries. Our guest this month, Amy King, not only crossed between industries to start her own company and a non-profit, she is living out her values of helping others where she sees a need. The conversation is rich and takes twists and turns. From using our privileges to help others to how mentors can help us navigate male-dominated workplaces. Amy King is the CEO of Pallet and Owner of Square Peg Construction, both based in Seattle.

Towanda Vaughns

Growing up in the Bronx, Towanda Vaughns’ dreams of becoming an international fashion designer were unlikely. Passion drove her success. She shares how her tenacity and mindset have grown her career in a male-dominated industry as a minority woman. After 20+ years crisscrossing the globe for various name brands, she now lives in Barcelona and is the Global Denim Director and Creative Consultant and Owner of Towy Vaughns Consultancy.

Michael Stancampiano

Michael Stancampiano was in law school when he was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. And suddenly he wasn’t sure if he’d ever graduate. But eventually he did just that. He became a lawyer, then a judge, moving from Oklahoma, to Alaska, to Colorado, and briefly to California. Michael worked with native tribes across multiple states, settling land disputes and diving deeply into the Federal laws that impacted their lives – all while raising 4 children. In this very special episode, Juliana interviews her father, sharing insights about her upbringing and her Native American roots.

Colleen Echohawk

The path to success is seldom a straight line. In this inspiring episode, Colleen Echohawk talks about the experiences that shaped her life, beginning with her upbringing amongst her supportive tribal family in Alaska (which coincidentally was very close to Juliana’s), how the decision to attend a community college was so vital to her learning journey, and the invaluable guidance she received from her mentors. Colleen talks about how the power of community, of belonging, and following her personal motto to "drive for impact and let the rest follow," shaped a successful career that took her from public health research, to leading a non-profit, to running for mayor of Seattle, and to her current role as CEO of Eighth Generation.

Sarita Mohanty

The journey to find your life’s purpose can be intimidating, particularly when faced with discrimination. But for Sarita Mohanty, who also witnessed income and racial inequities early in her medical career, these obstacles led her to her purpose: improving the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. And ultimately to her position as President &CEO of The SCAN Foundation. Sarita’s story is inspiring, illuminating and motivating.

Cheryl Hill

This month I sat down with Cheryl Hill, the trailblazer behind Harlem Film Company. From her early days as a political activist student to her journey through Hollywood where she became the first Black female creative executive at Disney, Cheryl shares the lessons she's learned along the way. Hear how she navigated working at companies that didn't always align with her values, and how she ultimately founded Harlem Film Company, which hilariously came to be in a white Fiat car. Cheryl's resilience and determination in an industry that is not easy to survive in is an inspiration.

Tyler Coventry

When change happens, how do businesses with large populations of workers in the field shepherd that change and what role does HR play? Join Tyler Coventry, EVP of Food at KAG, one of the country’s leading logistics and transportation companies, andOxygen’s Katherine Shao as they discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of a supply chain business in attracting talent and orchestrating cultural shifts

Tamara Horn

Employees are daily consumers of sophisticated, inspiring digital content, which demands that in order for Learning to engage them, its design must adhere to higher standards of modern User Experience design. Join Microsoft’s Senior L&D Manager Tamara Horn and Oxygen’s VP of Sales Enablement Practice Katherine Shao as they explore how designing Learning with empathy and creativity is generating measurable impact.

For Leaders, It’s a Long and Winding Road to Value

How inadequate support squanders new leaders' potential and delays their impact.

Finally, The Answer to Knowing if Your Online Learning is Working — Or Not

Oxygen created the Online Learning Rubric, a new industry standard for measuring the success of your online learning programs.

Working in a new way

Modeling the human side of organizational success

A view of sales enablement from industry leaders

Sales enablement leaders share insights about building an effective sales enablement function – and why your company needs one.

Content as an experience - a modern approach for enabling customer-facing roles

Outdated learning formats fuel content waste and prevent learning investments from providing value. Oxygen’s Content as an Experience™ approach is the answer.

Learning experience in the age of the customer

Access to unlimited information has transformed the customer experience from transactional to multi-faceted. Are your customer facing employees prepared?

Oxygen Brand Experience

Change is inevitable. We prepare people for what happens next.

Escalating Expectations

Expectations for more engaging, relevant corporate learning are escalating

Accelerated Learning

Accelerated Learning based on neuro-science creates a measurable impact

Modern Learning

Oxygen helps create modern learning that is unforgettable

Change Happens. We prepare people for what happens next.

Change Happens. We prepare people for what happens next.

GEFRN and what good looks like

Learn about Oxygen’s favorite homegrown acronym, GEFRN, and how it can help you move faster and do better for your stakeholders.

Company Overview: How Oxygen Can Help

Oxygen partners with clients to drive meaningful ROI through role development programs while helping people be successful in the workplace

Book Overview: Radical Outcomes

Juliana Stancampiano provides an overview of her book Radical Outcomes: how to create extraordinary teams that get tangible results

Transforming Operating Models: Collaborating with Leaders

Rob O'Such, Principal at Oxygen describes how Oxygen partners with clients on strategic programs that modernize and transform operating models.

Meet Juliana Stancampiano, Author & CEO at Oxygen

Juliana shares insights around creating exceptional teams that help transform sales enablement and workplace education

Testimonial: Insights into The Oxygen Experience

Jenn Wiles, Sr. Account Executive at Calabrio, offers insights into her background as a sales leader and her experience working with Oxygen

Testimonial: Working with Oxygen

Sergio Larrain, Managing Director at SHIFT, shares his account on Oxygen's modern, architectural approach to improving employee experiences.

Laying the Groundwork for Training Excellence at King County

King County’s P&P department faced a multifaceted challenge affecting operational efficiency and compliance.

From Good to Grape: How Gallo tightened up its Six Sigma Green Belt training

E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest winemaker, is dedicated to efficiency and quality. Their support of Six Sigma Green Belt certification helps produce high-quality products at lower costs.

Learning to Build a Sweeter Workplace

A major US candy manufacturing company with sales in more than 40 countries was on a mission to be a leader in the world of candy confections.

Customer Operations Merger Integration: How Three Became One

Following the acquisition of two major cable providers, this cable and telecom provider engaged Oxygen to integrate and modernize three disparate and underperforming customer operations organizations.

Beyond barista: A robust learning map for Seattle Coffee Works

Oxygen created a learning architecture to support the innovative professional development vision of a fast-growing business in a traditionally high-turnover industry.

Creating a measurement strategy to obtain future funding

Oxygen helped Grand Rounds GTM Enablement team define a reporting and metrics strategy that improved decision-making on new technology investments and enablement efforts.

How Microsoft made a massive shift to virtual industry education

Microsoft’s industry marketing team needed to shift their global industry education plans from in-person to virtual in the wake of COVID. Oxygen helped them do it, fast.

How DXC created a business case for modern sales enablement

DXC wanted a modern sales enablement function to consistently deliver the right kind of support tied to measurable results, but were concerned about the time and investment required.

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