{"id":41486,"date":"2021-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mt4business.wpenginepowered.com\/report\/leader-perceptions-of-l-and-d\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:09:41","slug":"same-team-different-sides","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/thought-leadership\/reports\/same-team-different-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Same team, different sides?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-78347313\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-container-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--d-lg \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-container-block'>\n    \n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-2082170901\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-heading-block-wrapper\"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-heading-block bb-heading-block--align-left'>\n\n        <h3 >What do business leaders think about L&amp;D? How do they view its impact? In answering these questions, we set out strategies for the future of L&amp;D success.<\/h3>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<p>Research has shown that L&amp;D is becoming more and more important for the global economy. The escalating forces of automation and datafication make upskilling and reskilling essential for business survival*. Given the importance of L&amp;D, it is crucial to understand how business leaders tend to perceive it.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-127372775\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-container-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--d-lg \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-container-block'>\n    \n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-1461671137\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-heading-block-wrapper\"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-heading-block bb-heading-block--align-left'>\n\n        <h3 >In this report the Insights team look at:<\/h3>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Business leaders\u2019 appreciation of the value of learning<\/strong> \u2013 either they undervalue organizational learning, or L&amp;D departments are underperforming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Their biggest L&amp;D concerns<\/strong> \u2013 34% of leaders are extremely concerned about the short-term focus of their L&amp;D function<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leaders\u2019 perceptions of L&amp;D impact<\/strong> \u2013 the average business leader believes L&amp;D make a significant contribution to only one\u00a0of their Top 5 priorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What learning leaders can do to better demonstrate value<\/strong> \u2013 the use of data analysis, performance benchmarking and collaborative metric development are the top three factors in business leaders\u2019 appreciation of learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-2062506358\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-container-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--d-lg \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-container-block'>\n    \n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-222667192\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-heading-block-wrapper\"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-heading-block bb-heading-block--align-left'>\n\n        <h3 >Truly valuable statistics<\/h3>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<p>The report is based on the perspectives of hundreds of business leaders, and thousands of L&amp;D professionals, from around all major regions of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining these sources of data provides a unique perspective on L&amp;D that you won\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* <\/em>The Future of Jobs Report (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/reports\/the-future-of-jobs-report-2018\">2018<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/reports\/the-future-of-jobs-report-2020\">2020<\/a>),<em> World Economic Forum<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-1731732712\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-container-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--has-background-colour\n  bb-block-wrapper--full-width-contained\n bb-block-wrapper--padding-top--d-md  bb-block-wrapper--padding-bottom--d-md  bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--d-lg \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: #DADAFE;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-container-block'>\n  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