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.

  1. 01

    Define

    Name the business outcome and the metric that proves it.

  2. 02

    Map

    Connect capability and behaviour to that outcome.

  3. 03

    Activate

    Deploy the learning and manager actions that move it.

  4. 04

    Prove

    Show the evidence in the language the business speaks.

  5. 05

    Scale

    Use the win to unlock the next pillar.

Next step

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