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
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.
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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
The Secret Sauce Behind Successful Sales Training
Sticky Learning: Creating Sustainable Learning After the Fact
Learning Rebels in 15: Exercises for Boosting Creativity
Providing Business Value, the Key to L&D Success
The Good, the Bad and the Potential of a Career in L&D
Learning from Failure
Evaluating Impact
Learning Rebels in 15: Creating Leadership Programs with Impact
Exercises for Boosting Creativity
Buried Alive? Building a Productivity Ecosystem.
Skills Gap Analysis for the Future of Work
Creating Leadership Programs with Impact
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Creating Learning Games, the How’s and Why’s Behind Gamification
Working Together, While Apart. Supporting a Hybrid Culture.
How the Adult Brain Works. Neuroscience and Adult Learning
Secrets to Creating a Workplace Mentoring Program
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