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Engaging leadership in learning

Engaging leadership in learning

- Have you ever found yourself saying, "If only our leaders were more involved in our learning initiatives," or better yet, "How do we get leadership buy-in for learning?" I've heard that many times throughout my career. You're not alone. It's more important than ever to get your leaders involved in supporting and championing a learning culture. And that's what we're talking about in this movie, the L of the Learning Culture Framework: leadership involvement. Consider this. According to a recent McKinsey report, "Organizations where leaders are actively engaged in learning initiatives are 21% more profitable." Intrigued? You should be. But before we move any further, I want to acknowledge that it's easy to make assumptions about leadership's involvement in learning. In fact, there are some myths I want to dispel so you can engage your leaders with the right mindset. Here are three of the most common myths. Myth…

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