How business leaders see learning

- For years, business leaders considered…training as an afterthought.…Because of this it may be a surprise that they're now…seeing training as a way to build competitive value.…Your leaders evaluate the training function…the same way they do for any other internal activity,…like accounting or marketing.…That said, how leaders evaluate…training initiatives varies.…Generally, they view training from these three perspectives.…First, some training or learning activities…are a necessity.…

Examples include: onboarding new staff, training…for new equipment, or the classic, compliance training.…In these instances there's no need for a budget approval,…or additional support from leaders.…They just expect you to do it.…Your responsibility is ensuring the necessary funds…are available to effectively conduct a training…and that it remains relevant over time.…Second, per-project training is sometimes valuable.…

Here, training's role is to provide support…for a significant organizational initiative.…Such as, the development of a new product.…