Organizational Learning in Action

IMD Business School

Human Resources

About Programme

Are you sometimes challenged on the impact and return on investment of your corporate learning? Does your top management look to you for new learning solutions as AI and constant disruption reshape how organizations operate? Do you and teams within your organization need to upskill in the context of a business transformation?

Your role as a corporate learning or human resources professional has become more complex and increasingly requires a keen understanding of business, strategy, education, and technology. This new complexity means that you need to run learning as a business and promote it as such to the multiple stakeholders involved.

Organizational Learning in Action helps you and your teams develop and implement successful learning strategies across your organization and drive business growth as a result.

Align strategies

Identify your organization’s strategic goals and objectives and develop a corporate learning strategy that is aligned with the strategies of your business and CEO.

Keep pace with shifting trends

Discover and apply the latest trends in organizational learning, including AI and its impact on L&D.

Engage stakeholders and build your brand

Acquire techniques to become more effective in influencing your key stakeholders. Learn how to effectively market and brand your learning entity and its offer.

Support business transformation

Discover how the L&D function can strategically upskill to meet the evolving needs of your organization during a business transformation.

Create your execution plan

Devise a plan for effectively implementing your learnings from the program and positioning the L&D function as a strategic partner.

Programme Content

Step 1: Prepare

Online, self-paced preparation

Carry out a detailed diagnosis of your organization’s learning strategy and practices.

Watch assigned videos and read preparatory material.

Step 2: Align

Live virtual, 3 sessions

Dates: 2 Nov, 16 Nov and 23 Nov 2026, 13:00-16:00, CET

Align your business and learning strategies.

Understand how external factors affect your CLO agenda.

Ensure that the CLO agenda is aligned with the CEO agenda.

Run the learning function as a startup.

Step 3: Explore, transform and position

On campus, 4 days

Dates: 1-4 December 2026

Explore how AI and emerging technology are reshaping learning and development.

Understand how to focus on learning that leads to behavioral change among individuals, teams, and the organization as a whole.

Position the L&D function through branding, marketing, and measurable, impact-driven initiatives.

Reflect on you, your team and the value you bring to your organization.

Explore the intelligent enterprise.

Draw on your learnings from the program to create a detailed execution plan.

Step 4: Back at work

Continue working on your specific challenges in learning tandems with peers from the program.

Testimonials

"I’m really glad that I invested the time to participate in this program. With all the material, information, experiences, and feedback during this program I now feel better prepared to face the coming challenges for me and my Corporate Learning Team. I’m sure we will add value to the business."

Christine Schurzfeld

Chief Learning Officer, Beiersdorf AG, Germany

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Shaun R. Rozyn

Managing Director, University of Virginia, USA

"impactful program for learning and development"

Aleksandra Brzozowska

Head of Knowledge Network, Ringier Axel Springer Polska, Poland

"professionals who want to raise their strategic"

Steve Hurst

VP Learning and Development, Sage, United Kingdom

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IMD Business School

Executive Education Office

https://www.imd.org

Lausanne, Switzerland

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