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The Business Case for a Learning Culture

By now, you have a pretty solid grasp on the what, why, and how of building a thriving learning culture at your workplace. But you know you can’t effect change of this magnitude on your own or even with the support of a passionate L&D team behind you.

Before your leaders can signal the value of learning, as we described in Chapter 8, they need to make a real investment in it. That mostly means setting aside a chunk of budget, but it’s not only about money. Even when leaders claim to see the upside of building a robust L&D function within their organizations, they don’t always put enough resources behind it or give it enough time and runway to prove its worth. If your company’s decision makers support ...

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