My 6 Insights on the Change & Transformation in the L&D world

REINVENTING TRAINING

Roshan Thiran

roshan.thiran@leaderonomics.com

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My Personal L&D Journey

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Industry : MultiFunction: HRLearning Role

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1. GE InvestmentsIndustry : Investment BankingFunction: Business DevIndividual Contributor

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2. GE InternationalIndustry : MultiFunction: FinanceAnalyst Global

11. LeaderonomicsIndustry : MultiFunction: CEOBusiness leader

Leaderonomics: A Media Based L&D Social EnterpriseA social enterprise that understand that learning and leadership is core for success in the 21st century and leverages technology and media to democratise leadership

Corporate Services

Content

Community

Learning & DevelopmentSounding BoardTalent Acceleration Assessments

Leaderonomics.comTVDigital Learning

YouthDoGoodCampus/University

Building Leaders

Corporate Services

CommunityContent

70 Billion USD Spent on Leadership Development yearly“We have lack of high quality leaders”

– biggest complaints from CEOs

“We lack the skills and competency to be world-

class” – Biggest issue facing CEOs and HR Directors

More than 100 Billion USD Spent on training & development in organisations worldwide

Why Is Training & Development Failing?The World Is Changing in A Massive Way

Are We?

My 6 insights on changes happening in the L&D and training world

Insight 1: Learning is ChangingIts not about lectures but experiences

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Learning is ChangingWhat does that mean for L&D professionals & Trainers?

Learning is ChangingIt is about crafting Experiences for development

Insight 2: Content is NOT ContextContext Matters More than Content

Leaderonomics “Path to

Expertise” model

developed by Roshan

Thiran (2008 Copyrighted)

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“to Lead”

“to Do Even Better”

“to Know”

“to Do”

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Learning

How We Teach

Today How We Should Teach

• e-Toolkit

• Macro Simulations

• Personal e-360 feedback

• Blended Delivery

• Customized w/ GE Content

• Expert-Network of Support

• Competency certification

• Virtual Classrooms

• Asynchronous content delivery

• Synchronous collaboration

• Testing

• 3rd Party Learning Libraries

• Multimedia Presentations

Simple

Complex

Information/knowledge

Awareness /Basic Skill

Advance Skill

Expertise

Mobile + E

Classroom

Interactive + FTrips

Experiential

Augment classroom with:

Insight 3: The Way we “Teach” has to Change

Projects

• Full job change/new assignments

• Job restructure based on development needs

• Special projects and assignments to push talent to unchartered territories (context based learning)

Feedback & Coaching

• 360° feedback and evaluation

• Coaching and constant interaction with skilled leaders

• Mentorships and role-modeling

• Teaching experiences

Mobile + Classroom

• Functional technical skills training

• Business/Technical acumen – finance, marketing, etc

• Content based learning

*adapted from CCL

Teaching via Experience and Feedback: The New Way Forward

Insight 4: It’s About all 4DsIt means understanding the individual & the organisation

Demand • Demand for Attention

Diagnose• Deep Dive into organization

and Individuals issues/needs

Design• Design effective customized

holistic interventions

Deploy• Deliver Impactful outcomes

using world-class tools

Leaderonomics 4Ds’ Effective Organisational Development Model

developed by Roshan Thiran (2012)

Insight 5: Its about Having Deep Contextual understanding: Experts needed for training not content regurgitators

Leaderonomics

Leadership Model

developed by Roshan

Thiran (2015) and

backed by more than

100 scientist and

researchers

Deployment has to Go Deep Before Not AfterFollow-up is good, but “Follow-Before” more important

Insight 6: Build Your Story –Credibility key to success as Trainer

Real stories

Of success needed to achieve

credibility and to ensure you

continue to build your expertise

through experience

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