How can L&D Pivot from Learning to Performance?, with Laura Overton

In this episode of the L&D Go Beyond podcast, Amit Garg – Founder and CEO of Upside Learning Solutions speaks with Laura Overton – Co-creator of Emerging Stronger and Founder of Learning Changemakers on ‘How can L&D Pivot from Learning to Performance?’

Laura shares that high-performing learning teams are not just about L&D professionals, it's about the way these individuals work with teams on common business goals. To summarize, here are the key takeaways from this episode:

• Shifting from learning to performance in the L&D space
• Moving from left (optimizing training) to right (sharing responsibility) of the learning transformation curve
• Addressing the barriers to performance
• Working with the teams and business to drive performance
• Thinking habits to add value to L&D
• Embracing skill development and adopting better learning practices to be better equipped for L&D
• Leveraging digital to enable the right tools and technology
• Shifting toward an evidence-informed practice

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About The Guest

Laura Overton is an international speaker, author, and facilitator and has been tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2004. She has authored over 70 major research reports and 300 articles in industry publications. 

Laura is an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA, and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. She was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement, and regularly appears in the top influencer lists of the UK.

Having led a global research program for 15 years, Laura continues to investigate, explore, communicate insights, and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching, and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers.

Email: laura@lauraoverton.org 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton

About The Host

Amit Garg has been involved in the workplace learning domain for over 19 years. He is passionate about improving organizational performance through better learning solutions. He discusses with organizations around the world about resolving business and training challenges through uniquely crafted learning solutions by combining his vast experience and quick adoption of evolving trends on learning and technology fronts.

You can follow and connect with Amit via:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gargamit100/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GargAmit100
Email: amitgarg@upsidelearning.com