From the course: Foundations of Corporate Training
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Developing a lean learning approach
From the course: Foundations of Corporate Training
Developing a lean learning approach
- Our employees don't have the time to go to training. Training takes up too much time. These are some things you've heard business leaders say. Essentially, they expect learning to be more efficient and less disruptive to employee workflow. This workflow efficiency is known as becoming lean. It's a management methodology you've certainly come across in your organization. Being lean is seen as a way to reduce costs. But those seeing it only this way have half of the story. It's actually about effectively allocating resources to maximize business value. Your learning effort is a resource and it will only add value if it integrates with operational needs and expectations. To do so, apply three foundational lean principles. First, focus on operational activities bringing money to the business, like making production more efficient or increasing sales to earn more revenue. Second, maximize available resources such as time, money and materials. Third, adapt learning efforts to the…
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