The role of corporate Learning and Development is to be a change maker and inspire others to do the same


"Here (and increasingly everywhere) the critical factor for success is determining what percentage of your people are change-makers, at what level and how good a job you are doing in enabling them to work together in fluid, open teams of teams."

Bill Drayton

Now is a good time for Learning and Development leaders to pose new questions to the senior leadership team:

What kind of team do we now need to develop - to become the business we say we want to be?

How different are the features and capabilities of that team now - compared to what we have today?

How important is it now to expand the ability of our people to change the way we do things today? - Why?

How important is it now to change our employees' understanding of how they contribute to our business model - Why?

How important is it now to help change the way our employees think about teamwork? - Why?

How important is it now to help to change the way our employees think about learning? - Why?

How important is it now to be a more social and connected organisation? - Why?

How much control does the leadership group now want to hold over ideas and plans? - Why?...


Paul helps L&D leaders to grow their impact and influence now - by starting with better questions

www.jocelynconsultingltd.co.uk




I work as a thinking partner and advisor with mid sized, value oriented companies going through significant change. I help you to build new capability and mindsets through shifting your approach to organisational development.

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