Consult > Design > Deliver! A Foundational L&D Practitioner's Series
This series is designed for early- to mid-career Learning & Development professionals eager to build practical, real-world skills. Whether you're an instructional designer, facilitator, or talent development leader, this series will equip you with the tools and frameworks to elevate your L&D practice.
Session 1: Consulting Skills to Ensure Change Sticks
In this immersive half-day workshop, L&D professionals will delve into the art of internal consulting, learning to identify and address unspoken needs within their organizations. Participants will explore foundational models and tools to enhance stakeholder engagement, fostering sustainable positive growth. The session emphasizes the development of consulting and coaching skills tailored to specific organizational systems. Through real-world examples and collaborative exercises, attendees will gain practical experience in applying these concepts to their unique challenges, ensuring immediate applicability and impact.
Save the Dates for Session 2 & 3
- Session 2: Sept 25 - Instructional Design Theories & Application
- Session 3: Dec 11 - Delivery Techniques & Evaluation
Learning Objectives
The experience includes:
- Use effective questioning and observation techniques to uncover unspoken needs within the organization that may impact learning and development goals.
- Leverage key consulting models and tools to enhance the internal consulting process, from problem identification to needs analysis.
- Develop strategies for building and sustaining strong stakeholder relationships, aligning L&D initiatives with organizational goals to foster long-term growth.
- Tailor consulting and coaching techniques to specific organizational contexts, addressing the unique dynamics of different systems and cultures.
- Apply workshop concepts to real-world scenarios, using collaborative exercises to develop actionable solutions to current challenges faced by participants.
Speaker Bios
Dr. Dan Jensen is a higher education professional in both leadership and faculty roles. He has developed innovative and impactful curriculum/process designs for executive MBA, professional MBA, and undergraduate programs. He leverages his past experiences as an executive coach, educator and training/organization development professional to help his students achieve their potential. His research interests include entrepreneurship, strategy, organization development, organizational behavior, strategic career management, and advances in educational technology and online learning. He currently serves as Director of UCM’s MBA program.
With three decades of experience in talent development, Shannon Swift has designed and delivered over 10,000 hours of training across both in-person and virtual platforms. Specializing in leadership development, communication, customer service, and train-the-trainer programs, she has partnered both internally and externally with organizations to implement transformative learning solutions. Now teaching graduate and undergraduate courses at the University of Central Missouri, Shannon is focused on business communications, human resources management, and other talent development-related courses. She also contracts with Kansas City-based companies to provide learning facilitation and leadership coaching services.
ATD Capabilities
Impacting Organizational Capability
- Learning Sciences
- Data & Analytics
- Consulting & Business Partnering
Fee: $30 Members / $50 Non-Members
