I’ve worked in learning and development for 25 years as an external consultant and heading up North America’s sales training department at Foresters, a life insurance company in Toronto.
Over that time, I helped learning and development professionals create training programs that changed behaviour and aligned with the organization’s strategic goals.
I bring my experience to organizations and leaders to develop their employees and create high-performing teams.
Bridging formal learning and learning culture
Often the training and development function is tasked with employee development resulting in formal training programs.
In my 25 years of experience in learning and development, I’ve found that these formal programs only get us part way there. Learning needs to also live in the DNA of teams. We need to develop leader-lead learning as a strategy alongside formal programs.
When considering the roles of formal training and leader-led learning, it’s helpful to think of a partially constructed bridge. The bridge represents organizational resiliency, high-performing teams, and employee engagement.
One side represents Learning and Development and formal training programs. So often, I’ve seen learning and development professionals create fantastic programs only to have them fall short. The programs fail to change behaviour and impact business results.
The other side of the bridge represents leaders and their teams. For teams to be high-performing, organizations resilient, and employees engaged at work, leaders need to take ownership of employee development and foster a learning culture. They need to Lead with Learning.
I bring my 25 years experience in learning and development and my work with leaders and their teams to bring a Lead with Learning approach to leadership and development. I bridge the gap between formal training and learning embedded in the DNA of teams.
Partnership Agreements
I have a vendor of record agreement with the Ontario Government and the Canadian Government.
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Background
Into the Hands of Leaders
Into the Hands of Leaders: Employee Growth through Learning, emphasizes the importance of leaders cultivating a Growth through Learning orientation and offers a fresh perspective on employee development.
Lead, Learn Grow! Conversation Cards
Created these conversation cards for leaders to help them embed learning into their daily team interactions. Ideal for meetings or workshops.
Growth through Learning podcast
Launched a six-episode podcast series with industry leaders to explore the concepts in my book, Into the Hands of Leaders: Employee Growth through Learning.
HannahBrown.co
Rebranded to focus on the importance of Leading with Learning as a way to bridge learning and development effectiveness and the leader’s role in employee development.
Training that Clicks: Virtual Design Playbook
Published, Training that Clicks: Virtual Design Playbook for people who design virtual training and who don’t have a learning and development background, or who are looking for ways to elevate their virtual courses, so they’re more engaging and have more impact.
Available for purchase on Amazon.
Training Design award from the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL)
Received award for program, Design for a Digital Age, which provides a practical process and hands-on skill building to design and deliver virtual courses more effectively and efficiently.
DISC and Five Behaviors Partner
As a distribution partner, I am certified to facilitate, certify others and distribute the full suite of DiSC and Five Behaviors of Cohesive Teams assessments and programs.
Training Design award from the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL)
For program, Blended Learning to Mitigate Risk for Shad Canada, which included an elearning course for newly hired staff to decrease risk in their summer programs, and recommendations for a learning management system to host the course.
Certified Coach
Certified Associate Coach through Integral Coaching Canada (ICC), which is recognized by International Coach Federation (ICF).
Volunteer Recognition Award from the Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL)
Recognized for executive role on Waterloo Wellington chapter over a seven-year period and providing expertise to enrich the I4PL and the learning profession.
Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP)
Obtained Canadian professional designation for Workplace Performance and Learning from the Institute for Performance and Learning.
Performance Matters
Founded Performance Matters to provide consulting on learning program and course design to change performance.
Life Insurance License
Obtained license through the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).
Director, Sales Training, North America at Foresters
Led a team to provide sales onboarding for life insurance agents, advanced sales training and in-field support for sales leaders.
Masters Adult Education M.Ed.
Obtained Master’s degree focused on Workplace, Learning and Change from O.I.S.E. University of Toronto.
Sr. Consultant and Learning Designer at Benchmark Performance
Designed curriculum programs for various clients on Leadership, Business Leadership, and Onboarding.