Spending on corporate learning, particularly leadership development, continues to increase at a staggering pace. According to one piece of research, spending on frontline leadership development alone increased by over 310% in a three-year period. Despite the amount they invest in corporate learning, organizations continue to struggle to connect these programs with the day-to-day work of strategy execution.
Corporate Learning Programs Need to Consider Context, Not Just Skills
Learning should be guided by a company’s strategy and execution.
November 10, 2017
Summary.
All too often, corporate learning programs are developed without much connection to the execution of strategic goals. To combat this, learning departments must stop focusing on individual, content-driven activities, and instead offer educational opportunities in the contexts that they will be needed on the job. This can be implemented by learning with peers through routines, learning in business functions through processes, and learning from leaders through dialogue. Ultimately, people learn from the organization and from the people around them — but it’s up to corporate learning to guide them along that path.
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