The L&D Leader: Principles and Practice for Delivering Business Value - Hardcover

Overton, Laura; Ockers, Michelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1398620327 ISBN 13: 9781398620322

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2025

Synopsis

<p><b>Is your learning strategy delivering measurable value to the business?</b><br> <b><br><i>The L&amp;D Leader</i></b> by <b>Laura Overton </b>and <b>Michelle Ockers </b>is a strategic guide for senior L&amp;D executives and organizational leaders who want to align learning priorities with business objectives, build workforce capability and drive long-term performance.<br><br>Written by two leading industry voices, this book distills over 20 years of research with more than 10,000 L&amp;D professionals and 230 learning leaders. It provides proven tools for assessing focus areas, adopting evidence-based practices and embedding principles that make L&amp;D more outcomes-led, innovative, data-driven and agile. <br><br>You'll discover how to: <br>- Align L&amp;D strategy with business priorities for maximum impact <br>- Build workforce skills that meet current and future demands <br>- Move beyond tools and models to create sustainable learning value <br>- Lead change in L&amp;D culture, governance and delivery <br><br>With real-world examples from McKinsey &amp; Company, Barnardo's, AstraZeneca and Multiplex, <b><i>The L&amp;D Leader</i></b> equips senior decision-makers to transform learning into a strategic driver of business success.<br><br><b><i>Themes include:</i></b><i> L&amp;D strategy, leadership, governance, workforce capability, data-driven learning, business alignment</i></p>

About this title

About the Authors

<b>Laura Overton</b> is an award-winning learning expert with over 30 years' experience in the learning industry. She is the founder of Towards Maturity, an independent learning analysis company which has been delivering the L&amp;D industry's annual benchmark report since 2003. Prior to this, she was an e-Learning champion at e-Skills UK and was responsible for e-learning implementation at Smartforce. In 2018, Laura was listed number one in the e-Learning Movers and Shakers list, an annual report of the Top 100 most influential people in the learning industry across the world.

<b>Michelle Ockers</b> is the Founder and Director of Learning Uncut where she helps organizations to develop a high-impact L&amp;D strategy. Based in New South Wales, Australia, she is a popular keynote speaker and the host of the podcast series, Learning Uncut.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398620327
• ISBN 13: 9781398620322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328