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Learning Strategy

A Place

at the Table:

Creating Meaningful LearningStrategies

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What is a Learning Strategy?

The 6 Stages of Strategy Development

The 10 Tests of a Good Strategy

The GrainCorp experience

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WHAT IS A LEARNING

STRATEGY?I

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A learning strategy is a part of

an organisations widerstrategic efforts to change and

improve the way it doesbusiness, leverage competitive

advantage and anticipate the

market.

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It is: A way of thinking

Aligned with the businessstrategy

Aligned with the peoplestrategy

Contextual & sensitive

Founded on engagement

Relevant yet flexible

Anticipatory Strategic!

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It is NOT A list of topics

Training A learning calendar

Tactical

Responsive

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PhasesP

hases

II

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Engage Assess Design

Test Deploy Revisit

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Engage

All good learningstrategies result from true

engagement, and are the

result of bothunderstanding and

influence

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Assess

All good learning strategies

not only demonstrate anunderstanding of business

goals and drivers, and

account for the gaps, but also

align with what HR is trying

to achieve

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Design

All good learning strategies

are designed in context, and

balance commitment and

flexibility to complementbusiness agility

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Test

All good strategies are

tested before deployment,

to ensure they are truly

strategic and achieve thedesired affect on the

business

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Deploy

A good learning strategy isdeployed with energy,

creates excitement and

gains commitment from theorganisation

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Revisit

A good learning strategy is

one that is reviewed every 3-

6 months to ensure that it isstill relevant to the business

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TestsTests

III

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Advantage Granular Trending

Uncertainty

Flexibility

Bias

Conviction

Action

Alignment

Strategic

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LEARNING @GRAINCORP

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Case StudyGrainCorp

IV

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Strategic Needs

DeregulationInternational

Focus

Customer

Expectations

Shareholder

Expectations

Integration

& Value Add

Seasonal

Variation

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Challenges

Distributed workforce

Large Casual workforce

Compliance & Regulatory

Massive Cultural change

Regional to International overnight

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Business Strategy

Only Australian owned

agribusinessMaintain a Strong Market

Presence

Vertical integrationOperate along the grainchain

Malting barley, flour and bakery

processingIncrease participation in

grain processing

Extend reach through Trading

and Malt

Grow as an international

agribusiness

Support the grain handling

business with value addsBuild supporting

capabilities

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P

eople Strategy

Focus on Health & Safety as #1

operational priority

Keep People

Safe

Leadership Development

Programme is keyGrow Leaders

and Talent

Take care of our PeopleIncrease

Engagement

Deliver results to shareholders,

growers & cusotmersImprove

Performance

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Learning Strategy

Health & Safety CurriculumReinforce Safety

GLG Development ProgrammeGrow Senior Leaders

Front Line Manager DevelopmentGrow Front Line

Managers

Learning Paths for all rolesBuild Business &

Technical Capability

Support the growth of processing

business in flour and MaltGrow Maltsters

Exceed grower expectations and drive

business efficiency

Reengineer Harvest

Training