Training Can't Fix That! with Leah Yeatts

As learning & development professionals, how do we move from being order-takers to being valued, strategic business partners within our organizations?

It starts with aligning our work with the organization's overall goals and being able to discern when training is or is not the best way to meet a particular need.

In this session, you'll learn how to use some practical tools to analyze your organization's needs, take employees’ performance to the next level, and ensure that your L&D work has maximum impact where it matters.

BY THE END OF THIS SESSION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

Leah Yeatts is Principal Consultant at Lever Performance Consulting, where she specializes in workforce performance improvement and custom learning solutions. She holds a B.S. from the University of Florida and a M.S. in Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning from Boise State University. Leah has over a decade of experience working in corporate learning and education. Her experience includes employee performance gap analysis, eLearning development, instructional design, virtual training facilitation, job aid development, onboarding training design, and learning management system implementation. Leah lives in Tampa, Florida, and serves on the Board of Directors for the ATD, Florida Suncoast Chapter.