ALIGNING LEARNING WITH BUSINESS STRATEGY

The article discusses the strategy used by the Ingersoll Rand University (IRU) to engage leaders from all levels of the business in all aspects of its institutional design and key operational processes. The university created a ladder of engagement model, which depicts distinct roles for leaders with progressively increasing levels of engagement in the university's processes. It also offers opportunities for leaders to engage with IRU's curriculum design, development, and delivery. IRU Vice President of enterprise learning Rita Smith believes that the formula for successfully aligning learning organizations with business strategy is leadership engagement plus business rigor equals alignment.