Besides the transition to hybrid work schedules, there are several reasons organizations are turning to self-directed learning to facilitate leadership development: busy schedules, frustration over one-size-fits-all courses, time consuming planning and depleted financial budgets. However, utilizing self-directed learning comes with its own set of challenges. With low adoption rates, it can be difficult to retain its full value.

To drive its impact, self-directed learning needs to be incorporated into learning leaders’ workflow. In this interactive session hosted by Training Industry, Alex Smith, a consulting manager at Development Dimensions International (DDI), will share the key success factors to introducing self-directed learning to foster leadership development.

This interactive session will provide insights on:

• Research about learning leaders’ increased need for self-directed learning.
• Challenges to anticipate when adapting to a self-directed learning course.
• Effective methods to blend self-directed and group learning into leadership development.
• Ways to retain the value from self-directed learning.

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Speaker

Alex Smith, Consulting Manager, DDI Alex Smith is a consulting leader with Development Dimensions International (DDI) U.S. operations team. He leads a team of consultants and is the engagement manager for several of DDI’s largest clients across the globe. Alex has a passion for enhancing his clients’ talent practices from both an organizational and individual level, with the goal of demonstrating the impact and return on investment for every organization he partners with.