Measuring learning effectiveness goes beyond immediate feedback, requiring robust tools and strategies to assess long-term impact. While metrics like engagement surveys, course completion rates, and analytics provide valuable insights, they often fall short in connecting training outcomes with sustained organizational growth. This session will examine:  

• Advanced learning measurement techniques that enable long-term tracking of training effectiveness  
• Key strategies for collecting the right data to inform growth, including how to link learning outcomes with employee retention, promotions, and broader business success  
• Best practices for analyzing large datasets over extended timeframes to ensure continued learning impact and alignment with organizational goals 

In addition to structured learning programs and courses, the social and collaborative elements of learning play a critical role in employee development. Mentoring and coaching are becoming increasingly important, especially for early and mid-career professionals who expect ongoing guidance and support from their employers. This session will focus on: 

• Developing inclusive and accessible coaching and mentoring initiatives that cater to a diverse workforce 
• Addressing the challenges and barriers organizations may face when launching or improving coaching and mentoring programs 
• Creating meaningful engagement through coaching relationships that foster employee growth, development, and long-term career success

Every L&D Department can use an annual tune-up. The most impactful L&D departments do many things right, from gaining executive sponsorship to successfully executing approved business plans for learning. While the list of important things to do is long, the secret to greater impact is to get the key practices and priorities right for your organization. This session will highlight: 

• How to gain and sustain executive sponsorship, visibility, and credibility 
• Using strategic alignment, governing boards, and reporting to enhance the way your department is viewed 
• Leveraging key processes such as performance consulting 
• Building the business case for learning, including the right mix of learning, planning, and measurement. 
• Organizing for impact- should you be centralized, decentralized, or both? Are you better off with a vertical hierarchy or a matrix? How do you balance process and function, accountability and learning? 
• Where are you and your team on your learning journey- in startup, mid-passage, or maturity? Wherever you are, this workshop will spotlight tools, practices, and techniques that can help you get to the next level. 

Key Training Focus Areas 

• How to build trust with key stakeholders by connecting quickly and effectively.
• Gaining buy-in – strategies to secure budgets and create champions for initiatives.
• How to win the budget with creating value.