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SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2020 - HR & Management Category
Deliver learning in the flow of work to optimize your L&D activities, improving performance of individuals and the overall business.
Learning and Development (L&D) professionals are uniquely placed in an organization to improve both individual employee performance as well as the overall performance of the business. To maximise the impact of learning, activities must be aligned with the goals of the organization and delivered in the flow of work so that performance improvement is continuous. The course can no longer be the default learning option and creative workplace solutions are now vital. Driving Performance through Learning shows L&D professionals how to identify business needs and leverage learning that drives performance improvement to enable an organization to achieve its objectives.
Beginning with an exploration of the fast-changing organizational learning landscape Driving Performance through Learning covers everything from how to diagnose needs through performance consulting conversations, using data and metrics and tracking impact to designing agile solutions by leveraging technology, facilitating social collaboration and vibrant learning communities. There is also expert guidance on curating content, embedding coaching, valuing mistakes and adopting a more self-directed learning approach. This book also defines the key characteristics of the new learning organization and the emerging roles of the future-focussed L&D team and whether these new responsibilities should be developed in-house or outsourced. This is an essential handbook for all L&D professionals seeking to transform workplace learning and drive organizational performance.
List of contents
Section - ONE: Understanding emerging landscapes; Chapter - 01: Redefining workplace learning; Section - TWO: Laying essential foundations; Chapter - 02: Diagnosing needs; Chapter - 03: Tracking impact; Chapter - 04: Designing responsively; Section - THREE: Transforming learning approaches; Chapter - 05: Leveraging digital; Chapter - 06: Facilitating communities; Chapter - 07: Curating content; Chapter - 08: Supporting self-direction; Chapter - 09: Embedding coaching; Chapter - 10: Valuing mistakes; Section - FOUR: Redefining the L&D function; Chapter - 11: Transforming roles; Chapter - 12: Transforming mindsets
About the author
Andy Lancaster is Chief Learning Officer at Reimagine People Development consultancy, specializing in supporting, coaching and mentoring learning leaders and teams to create impactful development strategies and solutions, transform learning cultures and empower socialized learning communities. The former Head of Learning at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Andy is a trusted thinker, commentator and inspiring speaker, renowned for his insights that have helped reshape the organizational learning landscape globally. He is the author of award-winning Driving Performance Through Learning, also published by Kogan Page.
Summary
Align learning and development activity with the organizational strategy, delivered in the flow of work, to improve both employee and organizational performance.
Foreword
Establishes the need to transform learning roles and leverage digital tools to revolutionize learning
