I like the concept of “re-thinking” training organizations based in HR, and I say this from personal work history primarily based in the training space over the last thirty plus years. The blended perspective I have comes from working both inside and outside of HR in training organizations. I found them to have a very different focus.
Certainly, this title may sound like blasphemy to some of us in the training business. On the other hand, it may be even more of a shock to those who depend upon those of us in the training business to drive improved performance in the organization. Following is a deceptively simple formula and an amusing story that illustrates why a successful training solution may render a false promise of improved performance:
Why are so many LMS owners not happy with their systems – that there seems to be a “disconnect” between what they envisioned they would own after GoLive and what they actually wound up owning. Why is there such a love-hate relationship with technology? Why does someone else always have the better system? Truth is, “better” is a relative term.
Ask any IT professional if they have a repeatable process for Change Management (CM) and you can expect an unequivocal “Yes we do!” as the response, and likely suffer a sideways glance wondering what motivated such a ridiculous question. Take IT out of the equation for a moment and consider a transformational change like continuous learning. Tactical CM is a requirement, but it will not generate enough momentum to bridge the gap between deployment and implementation.This is a perfect example where Change Leadership (CL) is required to expand the scope of shepherding sustainable Change in and across the organization.
Now that title should generate a ripple or two on the pond, especially when I have been so vocal about the need for just such a shift. So…is this post a confession that I have changed my mind? Not quite. Not even. If anything, I am more passionate than ever, but over the years, I […]
I realize this may stretch the pretext of a cute catchphrase, but it seems appropriate this afternoon. The future of learning truly is NOT now because we are not ready for it…nor are we at a state of readiness even if it were now. The catalyst for making this statement about the future of learning […]