The Secret Learning Life of UK Managers
Survey reveals UK managers do not care how good their learning resources are, they are still going to use Google first, because it is easy.
A GoodPractice/ComRes report of 500 senior managers in the UK has produced some startling results. UK Leaders, when asked about how they choose to learn, have given a clear and unambiguous response.
They really are not that interested in how much effort their business puts into developing learning materials. What they are far more interested in is two things, when facing an unfamiliar challenge; ease of access to information and the speed of result they receive.
This will come as a great surprise to Learning Managers who place so much emphasis on the quality of their output. This is just one of the fascinating, and genuinely surprising, insights provided by the GoodPractice/ComRes report written by Owen Ferguson and Justin Anderson in their white paper, "The Secret Learning Life of UK Managers"
In the report, the authors provide a series of recommendations which the UK Learning and Development community will find both useful and very practical.
"The lack of balance between internal and external options is particularly interesting" note author Justin Anderson.
"We really welcome feedback on our findings from L&D professionals in the UK. I would love to know if our results mirror their day-to-day challenges."
The report, The Secret Learning Lives of Managers, is available via GoodPractice's website.