Building Strategic Partnerships

Session Details

In order to deliver solutions that provide real benefit to organizations, learning practitioners must partner with business leaders to align with business goals and strategies. This session provides a model, illustrated with real-world examples, to help learning leaders build or deepen sustained relationships with (internal or external) clients.

At the completion of this session participants will be able to:

• Techniques to gain access, demonstrate credibility, and build trust with business leaders.
• A tool to evaluate, goal set, and take action to grow and deepen a strategic partnership.

About Our Speaker - Christopher Adams

Christopher Adams is a consultant and designer with over 25 years experience helping learning professionals focus on business results. He frequently writes and speaks on the topic of performance consulting, and has facilitated sessions at regional and international conferences for organizations including ATD, Training Magazine, and the Learning Guild. Chris co-authored the 2019 TD@Work: Focus First on Results.

Chris holds a doctorate in Instructional Design and Technology from Old Dominion University and has been personally endorsed by Jim and Dana Robinson, authors of the book Performance Consulting, to carry forward their work of building strategic capability in talent teams.