How To Plan For Impact In The Beginning So It's Easier To Measure In The End With Kevin M Yates

We kick off our mini-series on Measuring Impact with Kevin answering questions about how we plan to make a measurable difference rather than leaving it to chance or trying to retrospectively seek value once we’ve delivered an agreed - if not largely hopeful - solution.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

•  Start with the end in mind. Intentionally align to the performance requirements that help organisations achieve goals,
• Don´t measure too many things.
• One person in the team needs to be assigned to focus on measuring impact.
• Measuring impact means measuring performance, how effectively people are working, and how that affects business outcomes. Several examples are shared during the episode.
• There will be times when you cannot measure the impact.
• Go in with a performance mindset, not just an L&D one.
• Be realistic about what can be achieved and measured.

BEST MOMENTS
'If your first discussion with business partners and stakeholders is about training, it's more than likely that you are headed in the wrong direction for alignment. '
'In essence, you're then seeing yourself as a performance consultant first, and an l&d practitioner second,'
'When I talk about performance, I'm talking about skills, capability, talent, behaviour, and actions. '
'Training and learning will not do it alone. '

Kevin M.Yates Bio
Kevin is the Learning & Development detective, solving the mystery: “What is the impact of learning?” He does this by investigating how learning activates performance and business goals. He is also author of the eBook, 𝘓&𝘋 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, in which he shares the secrets to his success. for investigating and measuring impact.
You can follow and connect with Kevin via:
Twitter: @KevinMYates
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmyates/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevmyates/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevmyates/
Website: https://kevinmyates.com/

VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Learning And Development Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523
L&D Master Class Series: https://360learning.com/blog/l-and-d-masterclass-home/

ABOUT THE HOST
David James 
David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning & OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East & Africa. 
As well as being the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&D. 

CONTACT METHOD 
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/ 
L&D Collective: https://360learning.com/the-l-and-d-collective/
Blog: https://360learning.com/blog/
L&D Master Class Series: https://360learning.com/blog/l-and-d-masterclass-home/