What’s the impact of our learning and development efforts? Has training fulfilled its purpose? And why are the answers so often a mystery?

The L&D Detective is here to help! Kevin M. Yates joined us in this episode to offer a three-part framework for measuring impact, explain why measurement is a skill in itself and discuss why failing to define impact means more difficulty in measuring it.

Kevin also told us the backstory behind the name L&D Detective, which skills a professional needs, whether management is asking to see measurement metrics, how he almost left the industry and a lot more.

Running order

0:00 Intro and the origins of the L&D Detective

5:00 Are L&D demanding more budget without demonstrating impact?

7:58 Does L&D report differently when it’s to the HR/People Function vs. the C-Suite?

10:33 What should L&D be measuring?

13:53 Measuring learning effectiveness.

14:19 Examples of business and performance outcomes.

18:21 When is the right time to think about all of this?

20:28 Tech’s role in measurement and examples of success.

24:20 Which skills does an L&D professional need?

30:47 Quickfire questions.

How to connect

Find Kevin on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmyates
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevmyates
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinmyates
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevmyates
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/kevinmyates

Download the L&D Detective Kit: https://kevinmyates.com/l%26d-detective-kit
Learn more about Meals in the Meantime: https://mealsinthemeantime.org/

Find Nelson on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

Find HowNow on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam

Instagram: http://instagram.com/hownowhq

Our Website: http://gethownow.com/