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Strategic Learning and Development

Date: 26th October 2012
Location: Cranfield Management Research Institute, Cranfield

Programme Overview 
  • How does Learning and Development contribute to an organisation's strategic capability?
  • How do you align the learning going on in an organisation with the objectives of the business?
  • How can you build a strategic learning capability in your organisation?
This event will be an opportunity to explore how Learning & Development can contribute to a company's core strategy, and support sustainable competitive advantage.  Delegates will have the chance to consider with others the Learning & Development focus of their organisation, and what the strategic focus of the learning capability is, or should be, in their context.

Programme presenter
The event will include input from Cliff Bowman, Professor of Strategic Management, on the ‘Resource Based View’ of the firm, and latest research from Cranfield on building strategic capability within a business.

For those that attended the 'Strategies for Competitive Advantage' event in July, we will build on themes from that event – although it is not necessary to have attended the previous event.

We are planning a lively and informal day, with an emphasis on learning from each other.  The event is free of charge and numbers will be limited. 
 

Further information:
If you would like to reserve a place, please contact Sarah Amies at sarah.amies@cranfield.ac.uk or +44 (0)1234 754875.


09.30

Registration and Coffee

10.00

Welcome and Introduction

Wendy Shepherd and Bill Wright, Executive Development Directors, Centre for Customised Executive Development

10.15

The Resource-Based View of the Firm

Summary of session:  What are strategic capabilities and how do they deliver value?  During this session we will explore how organisational capabilities underpin competitive advantage.

Prof Cliff Bowman, Professor of Strategic Management

11.15

Introduction to discussion groups

A brief overview of the group themes

11.30

Coffee

During the break delegates will have the chance to select from four discussion groups based on their firm’s strategic agenda

11.45

The Strategic Agenda of Learning and Development

Summary of session:  Discussion Groups with plenary feedback:

  • What generic capabilities are required to deliver against each of the following agendas?
    • Responsiveness to markets
    • Innovation
    • Cost efficiencies
    • Up-skilling
  • How might these capabilities be developed?
Prof Cliff Bowman, Bill Wright, Wendy Shepherd, Executive Development Director, CCED

12.45

Buffet lunch

13.45

Sharing of best practice:

Summary of Session:  Discussion Groups with plenary feedback

  • Where and how does Learning and Development contribute to the strategic agenda?
  • Where and how might the contribution be improved?

14.20

Coffee

14.30

Plenary feedback from groups

14.45

Insights from the day

Led by Wendy and Bill

15.15

Close

Venue:            CMRI Building, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AL
Contact:         Sarah Amies sarah.amies@cranfield.ac.uk +44 (0)1234 754875

Event Details

Date: 26 Oct 2012
09.30 - 15.15

Venue:
Cranfield Management Research Institute,
Cranfield School of Management,
Cranfield,
Bedford,
MK43 0AL

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