One of the greatest challenges our customers face is the challenge of investing in people and learning to develop their future leaders.
The Challenge: How to develop your Future Leaders
Many businesses struggle to find the resources to invest in training and development and others simply inhibit learning: for example, they are either not willing to train people who they fear might leave after six months, or they struggle to prove the impact of a learning and development course.
However, when looking to join an organisation, learning and development opportunities are among the top reasons for taking a job1, and investing in learning can dramatically help companies retain talented employees.
The Solution: Lifelong learning for business impact
Learning used to be delivered in a formal and more often than not, un-engaging way, usually taught by an individual and outside of the working environment. With digitalisation, formal learning today while adhering to strict regulations, is more informal in its delivery, personalised and co-created, continuous and flexible.
And yet, integrating learning in the flow of work is not enough to achieve the goal of delivering real business impacts through lifelong learning.
A new “learning ecosystem” is required, in which Learning & Development and HR collaborate continuously to empower people not only to actively develop and learn, but also to put learning into practice.
KnowledgeBrief Approach: Innovative and outcome-focused, in brief
Designed to create a lifelong learning culture for professionals, KnowledgeBrief’s practical and outcome-focused approach offers a rich, interactive blended learning experience.
Through the KnowledgeBrief online platform, learning is made easy and accessible with bite sized MBA standard content at your learner’s fingertips, plus, crucially, relevant to your business, innovative, concise and consistent.
Your future leaders will gain new experience, skills and knowledge through a blend of different business focused activities all linked to your objectives: distance learning via the powerful online learning solution, KBPRO®, external stimulus from peer-to-peer interactions at training days, a dedicated Professional Learning Advisor at the end of the phone and opportunities to bring to life your learning and embed this in your real working environment.
Our monthly publication, the SCAN, enables learners to “scan” the business horizon and keep informed, to stay ahead and learn “on demand” from other business sectors for a lasting impact.
Impact on business: An engaged and happy workforce
Learning is a key attraction to employees, and it pays off: 85% say achieving qualifications related to their work improved their business results and performance.
Research has also shown that making learning a high priority in the workplace increases employee engagement and retention, while the inability to learn and grow is the key driver when professionals decide to look for a new job.
Learning makes you happier too: 21% say they feel happier at work when given the opportunity to learn, while 47% are less likely to be stressed at work.
Whether your organisation is large and well-established or a start-up, investing in your workforce through a flexible, digital and personalised approach will contribute to develop a loyal, happy and productive team, enhancing your business’ competitive advantage.
If you would like to find out more about our approach to successful Leadership and Management Training Programmes, you can download the at-a-glance guide here.
Or, if you would like to speak to a KnowledgeBrief expert, please get in touch — we’d love to hear from you.