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Candice Mitchell, HR and L&D work together

When HR and L&D Work Together, Everything Changes

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If you’re the kind of person who lights up when someone grows, shifts, or steps into their potential, you’re in the right line of work. And chances are, you already know that when HR and L&D work together, everything changes. You probably also already know that Learning and Development isn’t about ticking boxes or pushing […]

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become a business-critical partner in L&D

Become a Business-Critical Partner in L&D (The Shift That Changes Everything)

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This is the moment everything changes. The moment you step into business-critical Partner in L&D. If you’ve made it to Part 4 of this series, then you already know, L&D can’t keep waiting. The shift we’re talking about isn’t something to put on next year’s goals list. It’s something that needs to happen now. You’re […]

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Measure L&D impact; ROI

How To Measure the Impact of L&D

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(Way Beyond ROI) Let’s just be honest for a second, most L&D measurement? It’s garbage. Yes, we track things. We collect data. We report on course completions, engagement rates, and maybe a few knowledge checks. But let’s be real
 does any of that actually prove impact? You could have a 98% completion rate and still […]

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Candice Mitchell; Talent Development Nerd

Align Learning with Business Strategy

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Why Training Should Come Last, Not First Most L&D teams have this completely backwards. They start with training. A manager asks for a leadership course, so they build it. A compliance policy changes, so they create something new. Someone says, “We need a workshop,” and before you know it, the learning team is sprinting to […]

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Candice Mitchell; Talent Development Nerd

Strategic Learning & Development – What and Why It Matters

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This is the moment. It’s not just another Monday. It’s not just another training request sitting in your inbox.Instead, this is a turning point, a moment to decide whether L&D steps into a business-critical role or continues to sit quietly on the sidelines. Without this shift, Learning and Development remains misunderstood. As a result, we […]

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Is L&D Finally a Strategic Function?

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Moving from Support Act to Center Stage We’ve been talking about this shift for decades, hinting at it in conference rooms and dreaming of the day Learning and Development (L&D) would be seen not as a support function but as L&D as a strategic function. The time may finally be here. Is L&D ready to […]

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Strategic L&D leadership

The Secret to Strategic L&D Leadership

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From Order-Taker to Strategic Partner: How L&D Can Speak the CEO’s Language Ever feel like Learning & Development is treated as a “nice-to-have” in your organization? You’re asked to whip up a training session or create a quick program, and you deliver. Then it’s on to the next request. The cycle is endless, but here’s […]

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