Leading the Learning Function: Tools and Techniques for Organizational Impact

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Syncing Up for Synergy

Lisa Gary

Open your email, access social media groups, read professional journals, or attend a course or conference. What is a consistent theme learning and development (L&D) professionals hear? For learning to be effective in delivering the performance needed for business results, your learning assets must be strategic and aligned with the organization’s needs and goals both now and for the future.

But how does this really happen? In basic terms, it means that the learning leader is future focused and has the experience and skills to align their functional work of developing people with the organization’s future needs. Another way to put it is strategically developing organizational capability.

Future focus and alignment ...