Impact of Recent Trends in Learning & Development
Presented by:
Brian Lambert, Director ASTD
From linking learning to performance to engaging senior leadership, trainers are being asked to quantify the business impact of their learning solutions and interventions like never before. These challenges are compounded by leadership development needs, employee engagement challenges, the generational-shift and the ever-widening skills gap found in many occupations across multiple industries. While talent management has increased in importance, many trainers fail to realize the basic importance of business acumen and how it can help position learning solutions as an answer. Many have difficulty translating these high level challenges into specific action. While these trends are applicable to many of us, how do they translate to the front-line of your organization? How does the quest for revenue growth impact the achievement of business objectives in multiple departments?
In this lively and interactive session, you will have the experience of tackling the multiple international challenges leveraging a case study where these challenges are alive and well. rumor has it, if you can crack the code with this case study, you might just be on the road to the seat at table you have been looking for!
In this session, you will learn:
- The top 10 "top of mind" issues for CEOs in 2008
- The top 5 trends shaping the training field
- The most important skills areas Learning and Development professionals
- How the international challenges and trends apply to a specific case study
- How overcoming these challenges can help you gain momentum in other parts of the organization
Who should attend:
- All trainers
- Workplace Learning and Performance Professionals
- Performance consultants and coaches
- Learning managers and executives
About Our Speaker: Brian Lambert
Director, Sales Training Drivers
ASTD National
Brian Lambert is the Director of Sales Training Drivers for the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). He is responsible for crating content, tools, and resources that help individuals design and deliver more effective sales training, implement sales talent management strategies, develop sales leadership programs, improve the ROI of sales training initiatives, and improve overall salesperson performance within their own organizations. Brian leads the profession-wide global sales competency modeling effort for ASTD while managing the research, product-development, and educational offering to help ASTD members and non-members attain their goals with their sales teams, Brian has fifteen years of experience in all facets of sales, sales management, and sales training and is an internationally recognized expert on transforming sales team systems, processes, and people through learning.
Brian has authored three books on professional selling, including World-Class Selling: New Sales Competencies published by ASTD Press. He has received winner's circle awards for sales performance and Air Force medals for leadership. In 2006, Brian was recognized by Sales & Marketing Management Magazine as one of the most influential people in professional selling. He has a master's of science degree in Human Resource and Information Resource Management from Central Michigan and a PH.D. in Organization and Management from Capella University.
Date and Time: Thursday, May21, 2008
11:30 AM - 12:00 noon: Check-in and Networking
12:00 noon - 1:15 PM: Lunch and Program
NEW LOCATION
Location: Holiday Inn(9A & Baymeadows Rd)
11083 Nurseryfields Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Attire: Business Casual
Fees: Chapter Members - Gold Complimentary
Chapter Members - Other $25.00
Non Members $30.00
$5.00 surcharge for unregistered "walk-ins"
applies to both members and non-members.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS MEETING
CLOSES AT 5:00 PM, MONDAY, May18.
Online registration requires payment by MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, or PayPal.
If you need to arrange for an alternate payment method, please call the chapter administrator at (904) 356-9008.
