The business world has changed in the past few months at a dramatic pace, with the far-reaching effects of the global pandemic of Covid-19. Organizations are confronting a “new normal” that has taken most of us by complete surprise. But the spirit of human nature is to preserve – in the face of challenges. The business world thus must explore ways of effectively navigating through the new normal and find the most effective strategies to thrive. Growth and business success in this new era will be rely on how willing organization leaders are willing to stray from their comfort zone and challenge their traditional ways.

Sriraj Mallick, President, Infopro Learning along with David Wilson, the Founder and CEO of Fosway Group, led an insightful discussion on the business conditions that confront us today. With Chris Wells, a seasoned learning professional, as the mediator, the session brings out strategies that can be explored to best navigate through these challenging times.

There have been significant innovations and changes to how we work. That leaves room for many leaders to question how they’ve designed their organization. The C-Suite and CLOs of top companies say that this substantial change will have long-lasting repercussions. Learning and development’s (L&D) role in assisting organizations through rapid transition is crucial to achieving optimal business performance.

How can learning and development teams be effectively restructured to plan for the future? How can learning be provided to best meet the demands of changing work dynamics?

Listen to Rob Lauber, Former Chief Learning Officer, McDonald’s, Founder at XLO Global, LLC, in conversation with Nolan Hout, Vice President, Marketing at Infopro Learning, Inc, on how to structure modern L&D teams to drive change & performance in the ‘new normal.’

The pandemic, digital disruption, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution compelled organizations to take measures to deal with this rapid shift. Upskilling and reskilling were the highest priorities in navigating this tremendous transformation. Employee training and development became big corporations’ most important line items, and they began spending excessive money on training their employees.

One of the most pressing challenges for Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) and learning and development (L&D) leaders was determining and utilizing the L&D budget to meet the organization’s learning and training needs for maximum gains. Since then, learning enthusiasts have had difficulty figuring out how, when, and where to spend billions of dollars.

Are you aware of all expenditures made from the L&D budget? Are you allocating your L&D investment wisely to the right audiences and experiences?

Listen to Rob Lauber, Former Chief Learning Officer, McDonald’s, Founder at XLO Global, LLC, as he talks with Nolan Hout, Vice President, Marketing at Infopro Learning, Inc, about his real-life experiences and recommendations on how to maximize the ROI with the training dollars while continuing to create value as we all adjust to this “new normal.”

While digital transformation provides concrete benefits to organizations and employees, it also poses several challenges to be addressed to exploit the promise of digital technology fully. Nurturing a learning-friendly culture through various methods of generating innovation and ensuring an organization’s survival through digital transition is an intelligent strategy to support employee growth and retention. In such circumstances, a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) must coordinate with leadership to ensure that L&D has the necessary resources and support to effectuate real change.

As organizations gear up to embrace the transformed learning and development landscape, we bring to you this informative podcast with a digital transformation expert who has been the CLO and was recently promoted to Vice President (VP) of Digital Transformation.

Listen to Mani Gopalakrishnan, VP of Digital Transformation at The Kraft Heinz Company, in conversation with Nolan Hout, VP, Marketing, Infopro Learning, where he talked about the role of L&D in business transformation, how to succeed as a CLO, and much more.