The Harvest “Inside L&D” Series
The Big Five ideas, priorities and practices currently shaping Learning & Development and Organisational Development
Series 1: Partnering for Impact
One of the strongest signals Harvest is seeing across organisations is the growing emphasis on individuals strengthening their ability to work in partnership with others. This means developing the capability to balance influence with listening, navigating the push and pull between advocating for an agenda while genuinely understanding stakeholder needs. The ability to partner effectively is no longer limited to formal “business partner” roles; it is now a critical capability for anyone who needs to collaborate, influence and deliver results through others.
If you’re thinking about strengthening the ability of your people to work in partnership and influence effectively across the organisation, here are five areas we recommend focusing on first:
Harvest “Inside L&D” – Series 1 – Partnering for Impact
Series 2: Leadership Pathways and Academies
One of the strongest signals we are seeing across organisations is a shift towards more structured leadership pathways, often brought to life through leadership academies.
Organisations are building more deliberate, joined-up approaches to how leaders are identified, developed and supported over time. Leadership academies are becoming the vehicle for this as a way of creating coherence across the leadership journey and the organisations making the most progress are those taking a more deliberate and structured approach towards developing leadership capability.
If you’re thinking about introducing or evolving a leadership academy in your organisation, here are five areas we recommend focusing on first:
“Inside L&D” Series – 2. Leadership Pathways & Academies
Series 3: Intact Team Development
One of the strongest signals we are seeing across organisations is a growing investment in intact team development. Rather than focusing solely on individual skills, organisations are recognising that the quality of team dynamics, shared accountability and collective leadership plays a critical role in delivering strategy and navigating complexity.
If you’re thinking about developing a team as an intact group, regardless of their level, here are five areas we recommend focusing on first.