L&D has a proof problem
The Outcomes Operating Model is the answer. Only 14% of L&D programmes develop people with how the business is growing. Start where you feel the most pressure and work from there.
Stuck in The Activity Trap
Not all proof is created equal. Learners might appear busy with time-spent-on-platform or courses completed, but relying on activity metrics alone doesn't prove L&D success to the rest of the business.
Yesterday
“What was our completion rate?”
Today
“Did it reduce risk or improve performance?”
Activity metrics aren't inherently bad. They should instead be inputs in The Outcomes Operating Model to show a clearer picture of the business impact of your learning. It's requires evaluating L&D success by filtering for how your business would define success.
The Outcomes Operating Model
This framework can help L&D prove how talent is growing the ways the business needs most. With four outcome pillars with five stages each, identify where you need the most help and figure out what's next.
Start where your business needs
- 01
Define
Name the business outcome and the metric that proves it.
- 02
Map
Connect capability and behaviour to that outcome.
- 03
Activate
Deploy the learning and manager actions that move it.
- 04
Prove
Show the evidence in the language the business speaks.
- 05
Scale
Use the win to unlock the next pillar.