L&D Must Change 21. Should L&D be Adding, Subtracting, or Changing? with Lavinia Mehedintu
It's time for L&D to both amp up our toolbox and become a tad more critical of our own work. Instead of adding content, we need to think about subtracting it or better yet, make changes that enable performance. Too often we prioritize activities over goals. Lavinia Mehedintu is known for this type of progressive thinking about the work of L&D, but she also believes in the necessity and power of supporting each other through changes in our profession that may feel risky.
Join us in this conversation where we discuss some of the challenges L&D must address to have a greater impact as well as how to support and empower our L&D community colleagues while we change.
In this episode:
- Shifting L&D's approach from adding to subtracting content.
- The need for L&D to take a systems thinking approach.
- L&D skills that can be applied beyond workshops.
- Reframing L&D's identity around goals vs. activities.
- Why understanding the business builds credibility and enables strategic conversation.
- Making cross-functional "friends" as a strategy for business success.
- The importance of support systems and community when building new skills, overcoming organizational resistance, and navigating change.
About Lavinia Mehedintu:
Lavinia Mehedintu has over 11 years of experience designing learning experiences across higher education, start-ups, and large enterprises. After leading an L&D team, she noticed a gap in resources tailored to L&D professionals' growth and found traditional approaches lacking the impact she was seeking. This inspired her to create Offbeat, a community where L&Ds explore their evolving roles amidst a rapidly changing world. Five years later, Lavinia combines experience design, behavior change, and technology at Offbeat to help L&Ds grow and consults with companies of all sizes on learning and behavior change initiatives.
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