The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results, 3rd Edition

INTRODUCTION: THE SIX Ds

“Managed well, the learning function can become an indispensable, strategic partner with a significant impact on an organization's goals.”

—DAVID VANCE

TWO FACTS OF MODERN BUSINESS are irrefutable: (1) the pace of change is accelerating and (2) competition is ever more global and intense. In today's environment, “the organization's ability to learn faster (and possibly better) than the competition becomes its most sustainable competitive advantage” (de Geus, 2002, p. 157).

This book is dedicated to our conviction that corporate learning initiatives are vital, add real value, and help create competitive advantage. At the same time, we are convinced that such initiatives can and should add much greater value than they ...