Many L&D professionals have dreams of being taken more seriously in our organization and leading more impactful learning and performance improvement experiences. Rarely do we have the opportunity, though. We’re told it will take too long or cost too much, and to just get it done.
But what if there were a better way?
As Misty shared, most learning & development (L&D) professionals really want to help people using the methodologies and techniques we’ve learned. Watch the webinar recording at the end of this post to hear her own L&D origin story.
But then we get into the real world and find that people don’t want our solutions, or don’t want to pay for them, and instead of being the learning consultant we dreamed about, we are treated like order takers. It’s frustrating and limiting.
But there’s a way to overcome that obstacle. It just requires a little shift in thought, as you’ll see.
They’re always thinking:
“I am a gateway to people feeling competent. People feeling happy in their careers. That’s something that motivates me.”
-Misty Harding
However…
Learning & development professionals often hit roadblocks when asking for additional funding, new software, additional training time to include more interactivity, etc. The roadblocks come from clients, marketing, operational leaders, human resources, and other stakeholders.
Why?
Learning how to reframe your training asks to better align with operational priorities can get more of your requests approved.
But how do you do that?
Misty walked attendees through different ways to phrase budget and time requests to show stakeholders how the expenditure can impact their metrics and business goals.
The more you prove that you understand the business and you’re working to improve the bottom line, the more you become a true business partner.
Watch the full recording of “eLBX Online 2020: How To Push for Quality by Becoming a Learning Business Partner” right now. Sign up below for free access.