The Learning Advantage: Blending Technology, Strategy, and Learning to Create Lasting Results

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The Real Value of Learning

Making the Link to the Bottom Line

Karen Mantyla

Executive Summary

Training budgets get cut for many reasons, and senior-level decision makers are the ones who decide where to cut. How can training professionals develop a plan to change that decision? It all starts with a mindset about training or learning as a whole, especially the mindset of those who make the money decisions—those C-suite decision makers who need to “see” the value of learning and how it links to their success and the bottom line of the organization. After reading this chapter, you will understand

• why learning is undervalued
• how to begin ...