Driving Performance Through Learning - 2nd Edition by Andy Lancaster (Hardcover)

About the Book

Align learning and development activity with the organizational strategy, delivered in the flow of work, to improve both employee and organizational performance.

Book Synopsis

Improve measurable performance by embedding continuous learning directly into everyday work.

Driving Performance Through Learning is a practical guide for mid-level L&D managers, HR leaders and people managers who need to align workplace learning with real business goals in a hybrid, AI-enabled world. It shows you how to move beyond courses and events to build continuous, in-the-flow learning that improves capability and organizational performance.

Drawing on evidence-informed models, downloadable toolkits and real-world examples from organizations including McDonald's and Lloyds Banking Group, this second edition adds new chapters on skills-based learning and reflective practice, plus an "AI in Practice" feature in every chapter that shows how artificial intelligence is reshaping design, delivery and measurement. Written by Andy Lancaster, it gives you the language, frameworks and confidence to prove impact and influence stakeholders.

You'll learn how to:
- Diagnose performance needs and link learning to business outcomes
- Design workflows that embed learning in daily tools and processes
- Use skills-based learning to build future-ready capability
- Apply reflective practice to sustain behavior change and performance
- Leverage AI to personalize learning, insight and measurement at scale

Driving Performance Through Learning helps mid-career L&D professionals raise the strategic profile of learning in their organization and demonstrate clear value to the business.

Themes include: performance consulting, skills-based learning, reflective practice, hybrid learning strategy, AI in workplace learning, L&D measurement and impact

About the Author

Andy Lancaster is an award-winning expert in L&D with over 30 years of experience. Formerly Head of Learning at the CIPD, he now leads Reimagine People Development, a consultancy supporting organizations in transforming their approach to learning through future-focused strategies, mentoring and empowering learning communities. In 2025, he was awarded the Colin Steed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Learning at the Learning Awards. Based in Berkshire, UK, he is the author of Organizational Learning Communities, also published by Kogan Page.