Leading your learning function on a fractional or interim basis

Trigger

• Organisations in build or transformation need leadership with clear focus on learning capability and organisational development.
• Strategic learning structures and capability models need to be developed and implemented.
• Interim leadership is needed while internal leaders are developed or during transformation phases.
• Fractional leadership for organisations that need expertise in learning architecture and organisational development but don't need full-time leadership.

Decision

The decision for this mandate is a decision for:

• Clear organisational development with focus on learning capability and performance
• Strategic learning structures that enable business performance
• Leadership that connects accountability, authority and performance
• Sustainable organisational development, not just short-term solutions

Typical responsibility areas

• Strategic leadership and organisational development
• Development and implementation of learning structures and capability models
• Building leadership teams and leadership development
• Governance, decision structures and accountability
• Transformation and change management with focus on learning capability
• Performance management and performance measurement

Role and authority

The specific role is defined based on task and organisational situation:

• CEO / General Manager for interim phases
• Chief Learning Officer or Head of Organisational Development
• Fractional COO with focus on organisational development
• Transformation Lead for organisational development and learning architecture

• Clear organisational structure with defined roles, authority and accountability
• Strategic learning architecture that connects organisational strategy with learning objectives
• Capability models for critical roles and functions
• Leadership team that drives organisational development and performance
• Performance management system with clear objectives and measurement
• Sustainable organisational development that extends beyond the interim mandate