The Learning and Development Roundtable provides best-practices research, quantitative analysis, decision-support tools, and executive education to learning executives at leading global organizations. Our goal is to be both a strategic thought partner to members and a tactical extension of their staff.

Supporting the Global Team

"Membership in the Roundtable has proven to be invaluable for L&D at Reuters. So much so that our annual membership is one of the first things I put in my budget each year!  Their research projects are invariably in-line with our areas of priority.  The rigour and independence of their research -- coupled with the real-life case studies -- have proved compelling to our managers and executives. Recent changes to the way they give members access to their data via their website is a very welcome new service, enabling our L&D staff world-wide access to high quality tools and research. We have even embedded examples in recent eLearning modules for managers and staff."

-Anne Bowerman
 Global Head of Learning & Development
 Reuters 
 

Prioritizing Departmental Efforts

"One thing that may be of use to people in my role is the advantage the L&D Roundtable gives us to focus our efforts. One of the dilemmas about being a general department is there's a universe of stuff that will support the company's intentions and initiatives. But, you can't do all of it. So, what, of all the universe of things we could do, should we do? What would have the most impact? Where can we place our levers that literally move the organization? That’s what the Roundtable's research has really done for us."

-Dixie Axley
 VP, Learning and Development
 State Farm Insurance Companies

 

Access to Practical Tools

"Our membership in the Roundtable consistently provides my OD team with valuable insights and practical tools that make our jobs easier.  The Learning Function diagnostic was an excellent way to assess our function, a fine example of a practical LDR tool. And when we decided to expand our Executive Mentoring pilot program, the Roundtable's research and numerous online materials provided an excellent foundation for several mentoring program improvements and meaningfully accelerated the program's rollout."

-Ron Lawrence
 VP, Organizational Development
 VF Corporation
 

Identifying Best Practices in Management Development

"One of the areas Williams has consistently identified in our employee opinions surveys as a key ingredient for enhancing employee engagement is 'supervisory relationships.' The information we obtain though our partnership with the Learning and Development Roundtable has been instrumental in identifying and applying best practices in supervisory and management development.  Their research and support material give us confidence that our learning and development initiatives are focused, cost-effective and results-driven."

-Bill Young
 Managing Consultant
 The Williams Companies