The best L&D resources of April 2023
Lavinia Mehedin?u
Co-Founder & Learning Architect @ Offbeat | Learning & Development
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12 Levers Of Transfer Effectiveness from The Learning Gym Limited
We have all heard about this – our colleagues will attend training sessions, workshops, and even entire programs and nothing might come out of it. There’s a disconnect between the learning experience and what’s happening when they get back to work. This article talks about how transfer is impacted by 3 main areas: the learners, the learning design, and how the organization operates. Very interesting!
I found myself smiling while reading this carefully written article. It’s a funny depiction of the real world. Julian points to some of our errors in a funny way - overlooking the number of participants in research studies, overlooking that the lab is not the real world, using pre- and post-tests as a measurement method, or generalizing research results. Worth the read 100%.
Semantic struggles of a learning experience designer , by Maria Galaykova
The article discusses the challenges faced by learning experience designers due to the evolving nature of terminologies and definitions within the field of learning design. The author, Galay Ketti, highlights the importance of adapting to this change and understanding the various terms, as it directly impacts the profession and its practitioners. She explains that the term "learning experience design" has emerged from a blend of instructional design, user experience design, and other related fields, and that this multidisciplinary approach is the reason for the varied vocabulary. The article underscores the need for LXDs to adapt to these semantic changes and develop a shared language to improve communication and collaboration within the field.
The AI madness brought a big question to our table - will learning become obsolete? Of course, for us this question comes with a subsequent one – will we, L&Ds, become obsolete? I’ve seen a range of reactions, from very pessimistic ones to more optimistic ones. Which I would bet that it’s how humanity reacted to any other small or big technological advancement. This is exactly Scott Young’s first point in?his recent article ?I wanted to share with you. He dedicated a few words to answering this question. Given how much I liked it and how much anxiety this technology is creating nowadays, I thought it deserves attention.
Why You Should Start A/B Testing Your DEI Initiatives , by Edward Chang , Erika Kirgios , James Elfer , Katryn Wright , and Guusje Lindemann
While this article is targeted and gives examples of DEI initiatives, I would argue we should do the same with most L&D or People initiatives. Don’t forget that your projects always start with one or more assumptions (even if you did your research). Different solutions can be tested for each assumption until you understand which one is the best fit. That applies to DEI, L&D, Employer Branding, Recruitment, or Internal Comms.
I love how this article starts with the definition of belonging – the feeling of being welcomed and honored so you can be your full self. It goes on with explaining why belonging is important, but the most interesting part is about the foundational elements of belonging: feeling, moments, and levers. I LOVE THIS! Especially given the importance of belonging when it comes to learning & growth, something we often overlook in our work.
“Belonging at the end of the day is a necessary feeling for humans to be able to learn and grow.” SUSIE WISE
This is an interesting view into what it takes to transition from individual contributor to people manager. The authors of this article suggest that the transformation journey for leaders consists of three stages: departure, voyage, and return. This process requires humility, self-awareness, and resilience. Key practices for success include recognizing the needed change, fostering learning environments, seeking advisers, learning from setbacks, and celebrating small victories.
Broadening your repertoire of people skills is not a single event but an involved process that unfolds over time, often uncomfortably, with many twists and turns.
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The flow of feedback is important for everyone, but all too often, it ends up feeling forced, formal, and infrequent. As a result, people’s development stalls, and team growth is stifled. To overcome these challenges, managers can take the lead in creating a shared understanding of what feedback is for, increasing the speed and ease of feedback, and unlocking difficult conversations through the art of asking. The authors present several strategies for creating a culture of fearless and frequent feedback.
Performance Mapping Made Practical: A Guide to Effective Evaluation in The Game of Talent , by Tereza Machackova
Hearing personal experiences is lovely! Tereza (one of our Offbeat Mentors) shares her experience and lessons learned from implementing the 9-box grid. She breaks down the 4 steps she went through: (1) pre-work — data collection, (2) 9box model exercise, (3) 9box calibration meeting, and (4) action plan.
The article discusses the impact of hybrid work on performance management practices and provides practical recommendations for organizations to navigate these challenges. It emphasizes the importance of adopting a more flexible and inclusive approach, leveraging technology, and focusing on outcomes rather than activity.
How turning insights into action helps organizations navigate uncertainty from Humu, a Perceptyx Company
The ebook provides practical tips for managing uncertainty, including developing resilience, practicing mindfulness, and embracing change. It also highlights the importance of communication and collaboration in navigating uncertainty, both in personal and professional contexts. Overall, this resource aims to help readers embrace uncertainty as a natural part of life and build the skills needed to thrive in uncertain times.
Please, please, please, don’t skip this article. It’s so important! If you’ve never given systems thinking a chance, this resource it’s easy to understand, so a great place to start. Whatever problems we discover in our organization don’t live in isolation. Using systems thinking techniques will help you uncover deeper-rooted problems and give you more leverage in your discussions with stakeholders.
“To begin to solve for it, you need to be able to see it.” MELANIE BELL-MAYEDA
According to this McKinsey report organizations are facing today 10 shifts that have significant implications for structures, processes, and people. These shifts include complex questions about how to organize for speed to shore up resilience, find the right balance between in-person and remote work models, address employees’ declining mental health, and build new institutional capabilities at a time of rapid technological change, among others. Sound familiar? Well, we’re not alone!
If you’re a fan of the idea of skill-based organizations, you might find this ebook interesting. I still find it extremely hard to grasp even as a concept, let alone in practice. So every new resource brings a bit of light into a lot of darkness, so it might be the same for you.
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1 年You had me at "There’s a disconnect between the learning experience and what’s happening when they get back to work" Lavinia! I see this all the time in organisations. It strikes me, at the most basic level, Managers / Leaders should at least be asking these questions directly to employees when they return from training... How was the training? What did you learn? How can we apply what you learned here? Who else in the team might this learning help? Often training is a tick in the box exercise so that organisations can say.... "Oh yes, we invest in our people"
Performance Catalyst, Student of Leadership, CEO Advisor and Analytics Leader at Spencer Stuart
1 年Thank you for the coverage Lavinia Mehedin?u and hoping your readers will take away a lot from our work.
Founder & CEO at Crew | Advisor & Investor | ex-IDEO, EY
1 年Fantastic content, as always Lavinia Mehedin?u And love seeing former and current LBS thought leaders Sabine Vinck and Herminia Ibarra featured.