Strategic L&D

Close the Skills Gap and Drive Business Performance
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-3986-3095-6
Verlag: Kogan Page Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Turn L&D into a strategic skills engine that drives organizational performance, influence and competitive advantage. Strategic L&D by David James is an essential guide for senior L&D professionals who need to close skills gaps, prove business impact and position learning as a mission-critical function. Moving beyond courses, platforms and content, this book shows how L&D leaders can shift from visible activity to measurable performance improvement. It explains how to build strategic influence, align learning with business priorities and demonstrate the value of L&D in revenue, productivity and organizational resilience. You will learn how to: - Build a robust L&D strategy - Close workforce skills gaps at scale - Increase influence with senior stakeholders - Measure learning impact on business performance - Use data to prove strategic value With practical advice, real-world examples and a clear L&D maturity model, Strategic L&D gives senior learning leaders the tools to elevate their function, strengthen organizational capability and help the business outperform the competition. Themes include: L&D strategy, skills gaps, learning impact, workforce capability, business performance, strategic influence

Autoren/Hrsg.

James, David

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• • Chapter - 01: The Strategic Impact of L&D
  • Chapter - 02: Building a Robust L&D Strategy;
  • Chapter - 03: The L&D Maturity Model;
  • Chapter - 04: Gaining Business Influence;
  • Chapter - 05: How to Move from a Reactive to a Proactive L&D Function;
  • Chapter - 06: How to Close Skills Gaps in the Workforce;
  • Chapter - 07: Becoming a Mission-Critical Skills Engine
  • Chapter - 08: Quantifying Business Impact;
  • Chapter - 09: Persuading with Data;
  • Chapter - 10: Stakeholder management;
  • Chapter - 11: Scaling Across the Organization;
  • Chapter - 12: Sustaining Performance Improvement throughout the Business;

Über Autor(innen)

David James is the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning and host of The Learning & Development Podcast. His expertise lies in helping organizations modernize their approach to workplace learning, ensuring measurable results at scale. Prior to his current role, David was co-founder of pioneering learning technology company, Looop and previously Director of Learning, Talent & Organizational Development at The Walt Disney Company. Based in London, UK, he is a leading thinker in the L&D space and was included in Corporate Learning Network's Top 25 L&D Influencers of 2025.