Build a Modern L&D Team
Organizations are facing an era of rapid acceleration. As new technology
and digital strategies are integrated, workers at all levels will be
required to build capability much faster than before, navigating more
complex systems and processes. Yet, learning and development (L&D) has
lagged in this area, as too many L&D functions still focus on
transactional interactions across a broad and complex portfolio while
starved for resources.
In L&D's Playbook for the Digital Age, Brandon Carson makes the case
that it's time to reorient L&D, take a more proactive role in enabling
the workforce, and create a new framework for developing skills and
capabilities. L&D leaders must realize theirs is one of the most
critical business functions and must be appropriately funded and
resourced to realize the performance gains that are crucial to the
business.
L&D cannot be caught standing still and, in fact, needs a new playbook
to navigate the radical and complex transformation the digital age is
demanding. Stemming from the sports world, a playbook ensures the
players know their roles, connect as a team, and understand the winning
strategy and how to execute the game plan. For L&D, a playbook can help
build alignment across the team and with stakeholders by being flexible
as business needs change.
Carson walks you through the steps to formulate how a new playbook could
help the alignment of your L&D function--whether it's restructuring, new
skilling, or rescoping. He asks readers to speak the language of
business instead of the language of learning. For example, does your
workforce repair aircraft or do they enable safe flight? In other words,
can you be the visionary your organization requires?
