HR, L&D Capability and Role

An interesting article about creating strategic value through learning. The article talks about the idea of 'targeted learning', which to me reflects the idea of diagnosing and evolving the system (culture) in order to build the capacity of the organisation to deliver, adapt and grow.

The example of the bank that responded to a review by making employees do 60 hours of risk training is a classic and it should be no surprise that it did not improve risk related outcomes. The article suggests four actions for CEOs:

1. Develop a holistic view of strategy execution challenges.
2. Use targeted learning to intervene in the places that matter most for the CEO’s agenda.
3. Measure impact through leading metrics linked to execution.
4. Position the learning function to address strategic problems from the outset.