March 11th 2019
Speed Read: Building a Learning Organisation
What is the relevance of the learning organisation today? This Speed Read aims to answer the question and help readers on the path of transforming their business into a learning and development organisation.
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June 28th 2017
Learning - The Foundation for Agility and Sustainable Performance
Success in today’s world requires organisations to be agile: to make timely, effective and sustained changes to stay ahead of the competition in a fast-changing business context. The ability - for both organisations and the people who work in them - to learn fast, innovate and adapt has never been more important. Learning is a critical strategic lever that organisations can deploy to build and sustain a market-leading position. Learning can be a source of competitive advantage and should be high on the business agenda.
The report sets out practical recommendations for deploying learning as a critical strategic lever, and for improving the effectiveness of the Learning function.
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May 31st 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: Agile HR: Sky UK Case Study with Tracey Waters
Tracey Waters, Head of People Engagement and Development at Sky UK, discusses how her team have deployed agile development techniques to transform their working methods and increase the business impact of learning and development. Tracey describes four behaviours that underpin Sky’s approach: being collaborative, iterative, data-driven and person-centric. We discuss some practical lessons learned from implementing agile.
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May 30th 2019
CRFCast - HR Insights from the Corporate Research Forum: Agile HR: What, How and Why? with Natal Dank
Natal Dank, who leads the global Agile HR Community, discusses how HR is going agile. Many HR teams are adopting agile development methods to increase effectiveness, improve collaboration, and become more business and customer-focused. We explore the skills and mindsets needed to implement agile in HR, and the pitfalls to avoid.
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July 5th 2017
Research Overview: Learning - The Foundation for Agility and Sustainable Performance
These slides highlight some of the research findings from CRF's research on learning and were shown at CRF's masterclass on 4th and 6th July 2017.
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June 27th 2017
Executive Summary: Learning - The Foundation for Agility and Sustainable Performance
Ninety six percent (96%) of respondents to a recent CRF survey believe that an organisation’s capacity for learning can be a source of competitive advantage. And yet surveys consistently show that the proportion of business leaders who are satisfied with their Learning function’s performance remains stuck at around 20%. The executive summary sums up key themes and findings of the full research report.
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