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I know what it’s like to need to develop your staff quickly and effectively, and to build the relationships and cut through the organizational layers to be successful. With an eye for the larger strategy and the creative design process, I've created hundreds of learning experiences - in-person, self-paced, and virtual classroom - and have worked with dozens of leaders and their staff to help them achieve their organization’s professional development goals.
So if you're ready to bust through the barriers and start creating behavior change in your nonprofit, this podcast is for you. Let's dive in. It's Learning for Good.
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Learning for Good | L&D Solutions and Leadership Development for Nonprofits
The Hidden Cost of Reactive Learning in Nonprofits
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Does your learning and development team spend more time responding to requests than shaping where your organization is headed?
In this episode of Learning for Good, I sit down with L&D leaders Kamaria Scott, Rachel Platt, and Yogi Mueller for a conversation on why nonprofit learning and development teams stay reactive and what it takes to build stronger learning and development strategies.
Too many L&D functions have been reduced to a training factory instead of shaping where the organization is headed. We talk about why this happens even to skilled, well-intentioned professionals and the real cost of staying reactive instead of strategic.
▶️ The Hidden Cost of Reactive Learning in Nonprofits
▶️ Key Points:
00:00:00 Reactive vs Strategic Learning and Development
00:04:05 Understanding Reactive Learning
00:06:31 How the L&D Business Partner Role Got Lost
00:15:25 Learning Becomes Strategic When...
00:23:06 The Real Cost of Staying Reactive
00:25:25 One Shift Every L&D Professional Can Make Today
Resources from this episode:
Past episodes on strategic learning:
- E195: Learning IS Strategy but Some Learning Teams Stay Stuck in Reactive Mode. Here's Why.
- E192: 10 Questions Strategic Learning Leaders Ask
- E191: How Nonprofit Learning Leaders Can Show Up as a Strategic Partner
- E186: The Mindset that Separates Strategic L&D Leaders from Order Takers
- E134: Being a Strategic Learning Partner & The Biggest Mistake You’re Making
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Learning for Good is the podcast for nonprofit leaders seeking practical L&D solutions. Hosted by Heather, an experienced consultant, we dive into leadership development, instructional design, change management, and staff management strategies tailored to nonprofit organizations.
Discover how to implement impactful learning solutions, foster belonging, and influence senior leaders. Each episode provides the tools you need to confidently navigate high-level conversations and drive meaningful change within your organization.
Let’s create lasting impact through innovative L&D solutions!
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