Assessing the Learning Organization in Tough Times

Assessing the Learning Organization in Tough Times: A Diagnostic Toolkit for Improving Operational Efficiency and Effectiveness

Featuring: Sam Herring, Executive VP and Co-Founder of Intrepid Learning Solutions, President-Elect 2011 National ASTD Board of Directors

Thursday June 10^th, 2010 from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
at the Flagship REI, (222 Yale Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109)

Register early on www.astdps.org & bring your laptops.

Seating is limited for this powerful, hands-on event!

Members $30; Non-members $40

Most companies and organizations have been impacted by major economic changes over the past year.  As a learning leader, this environment requires you to run your function as a business with discipline and rigor.  But how do you know what optimum or best practice looks like?

Learning Objectives:

• Assess the performance of your learning organization using a diagnostic toolset
• Determine specific areas for improvement and create action plans to address gaps
• Apply measurement mapping to drive linkage between business and learning and performance

This engaging workshop will walk you through an evaluation and planning process that will help you benchmark your learning organization’s performance against industry best practices. You will receive a diagnostic toolset that synthesizes industry research and best practices into an easy-to-use evaluation framework, as well as tools and resources to build concrete plans for improvement. You’ll come away with guidelines for continuing the analysis back at the office, and a strategic blueprint that you can rapidly apply on the job.

About our presenter:

Sam Herring is Executive Vice President, Consulting & Market Development and Co-Founder of Intrepid Learning Solutions. Sam is a member of National ASTD’s Board of Directors (Chair-Elect for 2011), and is recognized as a “Who’s Who” training industry thought leader by Training Industry Inc. He is a past chairman of the ASTD Board of Directors Selection Committee, and is a past advisory committee member of ASTD TechKnowledge and TechLearn conferences. Sam is a frequent speaker at leading industry conferences and seminars and universities, where he speaks on topics including designing effective corporate learning strategies, trends in learning technology, and best practices in vendor selection and outsourcing.