5 Questions to ask when you start your new L&D Role
The Tool: 5 Questions to bring with you when your start your next Learning and Development job
The Purpose: to show off your skills as a new member of the learning and development team, who is ready to hit the ground running
Use Case
These questions can be used when you meet a new department or stakeholders during your onboarding. They are less specific than the “what is the purpose of this meeting” questions, and can be used before you are assigned specific projects or initiatives.
Instructions
When preparing for a meeting with a new department or stakeholder groups, when your role in supporting them has not yet been defined, here are five questions to ask:
How have our departments partnered together in the past?
What are the biggest challenges in your department?
If you could wave a magic wand and fix one issue on your team, what would it be?
What are your departments current metrics for success? How do you measure those?
Are there any key members of your department I should meet who are not currently present at this meeting?
Pros
Having these questions at the front of your mind when you meet a new department will help you feel prepared for the next chapter of your career!
Cons
Don’t be surprised if departmental stakeholders do not have a great answer to the question about metrics - they may have never thought about these before. But that means there is opportunity for you to help them create measurements for success!
Takeaways
Ask smart questions. Be involved. Listen to your stakeholders.
What questions do you like to ask when you meet with a new department?
