{"id":44351,"date":"2025-02-20T09:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/?p=44351"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:58:47","slug":"why-must-businesses-start-measuring-ld-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/blog\/why-must-businesses-start-measuring-ld-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindtools in the news: Why must businesses start measuring L&amp;D success?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mindtools is making headlines! Our Head of Insights and Analytics, Dr. Gent Ahmetaj, recently shared his expert insights in <em>People Management<\/em> magazine on why businesses must start measuring the success of their learning and development (L&amp;D) initiatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too often, L&amp;D is seen as a \u2018nice to have\u2019 &#8211; an investment in people that\u2019s valuable but hard to quantify. 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