Return on Learning
Return on Learning
Podcast Description
The Return on Learning explores how Learning and Development is evolving to meet the changing needs of organizations. Our guests share insights from their experience leading L&D, Talent Development, and Organizational Development functions, showing how these teams can work hand in hand with the business to address real performance challenges.We dive into how L&D assesses business needs, the expectations placed on learning teams, and how success is measured, far beyond just completion rates. The conversation also unpacks a key tension in the field: Should L&D focus on upskilling based on established competencies or shift toward solving targeted, high-priority business problems?
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes around Learning and Development strategies, talent development, and organizational effectiveness, featuring episodes such as assessing business needs for training, the importance of aligning L&D with corporate objectives, and evaluating success beyond completion rates. Additionally, discussions explore the tension between traditional competency-based upskilling and addressing urgent business challenges.
The Return on Learning explores how Learning and Development is evolving to meet the changing needs of organizations. Our guests share insights from their experience leading L&D, Talent Development, and Organizational Development functions, showing how these teams can work hand in hand with the business to address real performance challenges.
We dive into how L&D assesses business needs, the expectations placed on learning teams, and how success is measured, far beyond just completion rates. The conversation also unpacks a key tension in the field: Should L&D focus on upskilling based on established competencies or shift toward solving targeted, high-priority business problems?
”The ideal situation involves a very concrete need.” – Chris Dragos
In this conversation, Tevon Pierre and Chris Dragos explore the intersection of Learning and Development (L&D) and business needs. Chris shares insights from his experience in corporate training, emphasizing the importance of aligning training with specific business challenges and measuring the effectiveness of training programs. They discuss the need for L&D to be proactive, assess learning needs accurately, and demonstrate the value of training through concrete outcomes. The conversation also touches on the role of technology, particularly AI, in enhancing training effectiveness and reinforcing learning in the workplace.
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