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2022 L&D Learnings

  • Different companies different pace. Work at the pace your company/client wants you work at
  • Culture building is a slow process, painfully slow. 
  • Like painting a wall, multiple coats are required for the paint to stick and then some. Each time the wall peels off, you have to repaint it, else, well, the culture wall looks ugly.
  • Leader engagement, involvement is crucial (makes a huge difference) for any L&D programs success. 
  • L&D's job is not to get people into the room. If people are not coming to the room (real or virtual), perhaps they dont need what you have to offer. (Think of a TV channel complaining, they have no viewers - yes, you get the idea)
  • People in start-ups are obsessed with customer. Training may not be prioritized. Live with it. Show them how training will help them achieve their goal - that is a killer goal for L&D. 
  • L&D is often used an engagement tool. I dont like, but companies use it
  • Take business objectives and run with it - everything else has a high risk of falling into the engagement bucket.
  • How about using L&D as reward rather than engagement? This is an idea that has worked well, but falls by the wayside because companies do not want to be seen as "biased".
  • Almost all online content services want to sell gym memberships that they know you wont use. Now, it is upto you whether you want a gym membership that gives you access to everything or all you really need is a yoga mat. Make your choices wisely (especially if you are a small company)
  • 2 day sessions became 8 hours. 8 hours became 4. 4 became 2. This is challenging and frustrating at the same time. We have decided to make the most of it by embracing 2 hour sessions and challenging ourselves do more of it.
  • So, make those 2 hours count. 
  • And yes, if they come back asking for more after those 2 hours, you may be on the right track.
  • Personal learning - Product building takes time. 108% Indian is slowly picking up steam and making a name for itself as an Indian innovation tool.
  • As much we need to talk about the future of L&D, the future is not in AI or metaverse or VR. Yes, they are needed for self learning and learning on demand, but skill building is best done the boring old way - practicing and jamming with peers - until we have a truly good AI assessor/helper.

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