The Essential Transition of L&D into Business Partners

It all started with a question: How can L&D become better business partners?

 

Let’s address the elephant in the room – in the business world today, Learning and Development (L&D) teams can’t just focus on creating cool learning programs. Our role within the workplace today goes way beyond that. Our role requires a skill that may not be familiar to many L&D professionals and could be a bit uncomfortable, being business partners.

 

Building business partnerships isn’t just a nice-to-have skill – it’s a must-have skill.

 

The conversation focused on these five points

1. Act like a business partner
2. Understand the connection between support and goals
3. Speak business, not learning
4. Practice the language of data
5. Create ambassadors

 

By becoming better business partners, we can ensure efforts are aligned with business goals, address real organizational challenges, and ultimately, significantly impact the company’s bottom line.

And who doesn’t want that?

This Coffee Chat will help you to set yourself up for success, and here are the resources to support you.

 

 

View the recorded Coffee Chat Video:

Review the transcript:

 

 

Articles:

 

The Essential Transformation of L&D into Business Partners by Shannon Tipton

 

Manage Uncertainty with Commander’s Intent by Chad Storlie

The Power of Introverts

Book Recommendations

 

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

 

Business Partnership Essentials: A Step-by-Step Action Plan for Succeeding in Business With a Partner by Dorene Lehavi

 

Learning and Development: From Cost Center to Business Partner by Zubin Rashid

 

Creating a Learning and Development Strategy: The HR Business Partner's Guide to Developing People by Andrew Mayo