{"podcast":{"title":"Capability Edge","slug":"capability-edge-7085966","podcast_index_feed_id":7085966,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/capability-edge/","website_url":"https://talentcollective.org/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6cb74acc-5a26-4ae5-ba6c-8604846fd302/Capability-Edge-POD-cover-1.png","author":"Candice Mitchell","episode_count":122,"summary":"What it really takes to build a career and life you're proud of, told by the people who've actually done it. The Capability Edge is real career stories from leaders across every industry. The pivots nobody posts about. The failures that turned out to be the whole point. The fetal position moments that are way more common than anyone admits. And the decisions that actually built the career they have now — not the cleaned-up version, the real one. Hosted by Candice Mitchell, founder and CEO of Talent Collective, USA Today bestselling author of Choose You: For the People Who Refuse to Disappear, and a practitioner with nearly 20 years inside People functions. Solo episodes cover talent strategy, people capability, and meeting this moment, because AI is rewriting the rules and the organizations that bring their people along are the ones that will still be standing. This is not a highlight reel. This is the hallway conversation, out loud, on purpose. New episodes every Friday. Previously published as Development Nerds. Subscribe: talentcollective.org | Follow Candice on LinkedIn","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T02:18:14.503786+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/capability-edge-7085966"},"episode":{"title":"The brutal truth about AI in L&D with Markus Bernhardt","slug":"the-brutal-truth-about-ai-in-l-d-with-markus-bernhardt","published_at":"2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/capability-edge-7085966/the-brutal-truth-about-ai-in-l-d-with-markus-bernhardt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/capability-edge-7085966","url":"https://talentcollective.org/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5404b4fb-d9be-4106-ab3e-5ae111373ef0.mp3","summary":"Is your AI implementation just busy work? Learn to spot the difference between genuine AI transformation and buying empty tools. Many businesses mistake purchasing software for actual progress. This video breaks down why most AI adoption efforts fail to produce measurable results. If you are a leader or manager looking to improve your team's output, you need to understand why spending money on licenses is not the same as changing how your company operates. We examine the primary indicator of failure: when work processes remain identical six months after new software is introduced. If your decisions and daily tasks have not shifted, you are likely stuck in a cycle of activity rather than true AI transformation. Use these insights to audit your current AI strategy and pivot toward meaningful operational changes instead of just checking boxes. Subscribe for weekly business strategy breakdowns, and comment below if you have seen your own workflows change after adopting new tech. Connect with Markus: Markus on LinkedIn Complete the diagnostic Click here. You will be happy you did Meet your host, Candice Mitchell Candice Mitchell is a Talent Development Strategist, CEO of Talent Collective, and USA Today bestselling author of Choose You: For the People Who Refuse to Disappear. With nearly two decades of experience building and leading capability functions inside global and Fortune 500 organizations, she founded Talent Collective, a premium capability-building firm for L&D, HR, Change, and People leaders in high-growth companies. Your host, Candice Mitchell, can be found online at: Website: https://talentcollective.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicemitchelltc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candice_mitchell_msc/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cand…","meta_description":"Is your AI implementation just busy work? Learn to spot the difference between genuine AI transformation and buying empty tools. Many businesses mistake p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3697,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/capability-edge-7085966/episodes/the-brutal-truth-about-ai-in-l-d-with-markus-bernhardt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/capability-edge-7085966/the-brutal-truth-about-ai-in-l-d-with-markus-bernhardt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}