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Episode Synopsis
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Context is absolutely crucial to delivering L&D impact! From the self-awareness of our current capabilities to stakeholder expectations and the business’s commercial goals - it’s huge.
But how often do we reflect on our current context and feed that into our strategy?
Probably not enough and in this episode, the brilliant Patrick Mullarkey talks us through these three key steps for turning this context into impact.
1. Reviewing our current position and conditions.
2. Understanding stakeholder perceptions and expectations.
3. Ways to act on that and drive L&D in the right direction.
Timestamps:
0:00 Understanding your current context.
10:38 Speak to your stakeholders and learn where they are.
14:37 Questions L&D teams can ask about current strategy.
24:14 What do stakeholders and investors expect?
31:12 Do we overpromise and underdeliver?
34:11 Build a commercial understanding.
41:04 Scaling L&D based on context.
44:09 Q&A and final thoughts.
How to connect:
Sign up for What The Fluff: gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp
Connect with Patrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mullarkeypj/Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com
Context is absolutely crucial to delivering L&D impact! From the self-awareness of our current capabilities to stakeholder expectations and the business’s commercial goals - it’s huge.
But how often do we reflect on our current context and feed that into our strategy?
Probably not enough and in this episode, the brilliant Patrick Mullarkey talks us through these three key steps for turning this context into impact.
1. Reviewing our current position and conditions.
2. Understanding stakeholder perceptions and expectations.
3. Ways to act on that and drive L&D in the right direction.
Timestamps:
0:00 Understanding your current context.
10:38 Speak to your stakeholders and learn where they are.
14:37 Questions L&D teams can ask about current strategy.
24:14 What do stakeholders and investors expect?
31:12 Do we overpromise and underdeliver?
34:11 Build a commercial understanding.
41:04 Scaling L&D based on context.
44:09 Q&A and final thoughts.
How to connect:
Sign up for What The Fluff: gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp
Connect with Patrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mullarkeypj/Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com
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