Today's L&D professionals need to deliver value to the business and equip employees with the skills they need to succeed in a constantly changing world of work. But how can they do this? This book has the answer. Written by two leading voices in the industry The L&D Leader combines more than 20 years' research with over 10,000 L&D professionals and interviews with more than 230 learning leaders. It is a practical, evidence-based guide for all L&D practitioners seeking to improve business value. It allows these professionals to assess where to focus efforts to best support the workforce, align priorities with the overall business strategy and adapt L&D activities for optimum results. This essential guide covers the key principles that all L&D professionals need and the practices they should adopt in order to deliver the best results for the business. It discusses why new technologies, models and processes won't offer the solutions that the organization needs for its employees' learning and explains why a new approach is necessary. It outlines the key principles needed to navigate a continually changing world of work in order to create better business value, helping the profession to become more outcomes-led, innovative, be data-driven, flexible. Most importantly, it shows how to build these principles into everyday practice to lead others as they improve their productivity and impact. Full of practical advice and real-world examples from diverse organizations including Mckinsey & Company, Barnardos, AstraZeneca and Multiplex this is ideal reading for all L&D professionals needing to take a strategic approach to learning that benefits both employees and the business as a whole.
Today's L&D professionals need to deliver value to the business and equip employees with the skills they need to succeed in a constantly changing world of work. But how can they do this? This book has the answer. Written by two leading voices in the industry The L&D Leader combines more than 20 years' research with over 10,000 L&D professionals and interviews with more than 230 learning leaders. It is a practical, evidence-based guide for all L&D practitioners seeking to improve business value. It allows these professionals to assess where to focus efforts to best support the workforce, align priorities with the overall business strategy and adapt L&D activities for optimum results. This essential guide covers the key principles that all L&D professionals need and the practices they should adopt in order to deliver the best results for the business. It discusses why new technologies, models and processes won't offer the solutions that the organization needs for its employees' learning and explains why a new approach is necessary. It outlines the key principles needed to navigate a continually changing world of work in order to create better business value, helping the profession to become more outcomes-led, innovative, be data-driven, flexible. Most importantly, it shows how to build these principles into everyday practice to lead others as they improve their productivity and impact. Full of practical advice and real-world examples from diverse organizations including Mckinsey & Company, Barnardos, AstraZeneca and Multiplex this is ideal reading for all L&D professionals needing to take a strategic approach to learning that benefits both employees and the business as a whole.
Über den Autor
Laura Overton is an award-winning learning expert with over 35 years' experience in the industry. She is the founder of Towards Maturity, an academic fellow of the CIPD and the Royal Society of Arts. Based in London, UK, she is consistently recognized as a significant global influencer of workplace learning trends.
Michelle Ockers is the Founder and Director of Learning Uncut where she helps organizations to develop a high-impact L&D strategy. Based in New South Wales, Australia, she is a popular keynote speaker and the host of the podcast series, Learning Uncut.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter - 00: Introduction - a navigator's tale; Section - ONE: What got us here won't get us there . or will it?; Chapter - 01: Calling all L&D leaders; Chapter - 02: Looking back to look forward; Section - TWO: Equipped - navigation principles; Chapter - 03: Tuning in; Chapter - 04: Responding; Chapter - 05: Improving; Chapter - 06: Integrating TRI - astraZeneca's learning transformation; Section - THREE: Charting your course; Chapter - 07: Navigating safe waters - equipped for today; Chapter - 08: Beyond the horizon - ready for tomorrow; Chapter - 09: Journeying together; Section - FOUR: Ready - the BOLD navigator; Chapter - 10: Mindset matters; Chapter - 11: Calibrating our BOLD compass; Section - FIVE: Shaping the future; Chapter - 12: L&D - equipped and ready; Chapter - 13: Shaping our future; Section - 14: Appendix 1 - learning performance benchmark; Section - 15: Appendix 2 - tool to build your matrix of models; Section - 16: Appendix 3 - learning science checklist; Section - 17: Appendix 4 - L&D thinking habits continuum; Section - 18: Appendix 5 - L&D sail plan;
