What if L&D showed up as an organizational contributor instead of a service provider? Today's guest, Robyn A. Defelice regularly models this approach and also partners with L&D leadership and teams to help them make the change. Turns out, it's about seeing the bigger picture and getting real curious. She asks why a lot. Oh, and it might have something to do with Captain Kirk from Star Trek. Listen in and hear about:

• L&D as a business function
• Shifting from complaining to contributing
• The mission statement as a rolled up version of capabilities in the organization
• The need for L&D to optimize our own function
• System thinking with DSRP: Distinctions, Systems, Relationships, and Perspectives
• Operating like Captain Kirk instead of Doc or Spock
• Running alongside our stakeholders
• Elevating challenges for business prioritization decisions
• Taking control to alter our own L&D reality
• Gathering data about L&D team capacity and then getting curious

Robyn A. Defelice, PhD is a learning intrapreneur, author, and presenter with over 20 years in the L&D field. She is the co-author of Microlearning: Short and Sweet and has been researching How Long it Takes to Develop Training for over a decade. Robyn is happiest when she is collaborating with L&D leadership and teams to get them to the decision-making table. Her mission is to empower her peers through unlocking their untapped capabilities and capacity for effective L&D. Her experience spans corporate to manufacturing, government to higher education, and non-profits to startups. She is currently serving as a board member of L&D Cares, the VP of Programming for Association for Talent Development of Central PA, and is a member of Learning Leaders Alliance through The Learning Guild. Find and connect with Robyn A. Defelice here:

• LinkedIn
• Book: Microlearning: Short and Sweet

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