Your training calendar is full. Your learners are completing courses. And most of it isn't sticking.

You don’t content problem. You now need to build more capacity.

Most L&D teams are running on the assumption that better content produces better performance. But we all know doesn't. What determines whether people learn, adapt, and apply new skills is something that rarely appears on any training catalog: their underlying capacity to think through hard problems, stay open when the answer isn't clear, and test their way forward when they don't have a step-by-step playbook.

The half-life of a job skill is now 18 to 24 months. The half-life of knowing how to learn a new one? A career.

In this session, Kolby Goodman makes the case for building problem solving, growth mindset, and experimentation as the foundation underneath every other program your team runs. And shows what that actually looks like in practice, drawing on his work with leaders at organizations including Apple, Netflix, and Deloitte.

Join this session to learn:

• Why high-content, low-transfer programs fail at the design level, and the one question you should be asking it before you build anything
• How these capacities function as the connective tissue between your current programs and the results you're trying to showcase to company leadership
• Where your existing programs are likely underbuilding them, and how to quickly close the gap without starting over
• How to make the case for this  investment to a CFO or CHRO in terms of retention, AI readiness, and performance under pressure

Kolby Goodman is a keynote speaker and career expert who has delivered programs for Marriott, Hyatt, Panasonic, TacoBell, the University of Southern California, and the University of Notre Dame. He has coached more than 4,000 professionals

to increase their impact inside organizations including Apple, Netflix, Deloitte, Sony, and the NFL.
His work challenges high-performers at every level to stop operating like task doers and start thinking like impactful problem solvers. A shift that leads to stronger influence, higher engagement, and measurable outcomes for the organizations they

serve.
A former IT operations leader turned career strategist, Kolby brings executive-level business credibility to the stage. With a background in improv comedy layered onto deep corporate experience, his sessions are sharp, interactive, and high-energy. While ensuring actionable takeaways for all attendees.