Clarity. Follow-through. Results.

Most organizations do not have a training problem. They have a clarity and follow-through problem.

• Lots of activity, unclear impact

• Good intentions, inconsistent reinforcement

• Content gets built fast, then forgotten faster

• AI shows up everywhere, but adoption is patchy and the ROI feels vague

And the pressure keeps rising to produce more training while also proving that it closed real business gaps.

My role is to bring an experienced external perspective to help you get clear on the performance problem first, then shape learning and AI-enabled tools people actually use, reinforce, and apply on the job.

For Leaders Accountable for Training Results

This is a fit for:

• Leaders accountable for learning, development, or capability building

• HR, People, and Talent leaders shaping growth and performance

• Operations and business leaders developing managers and teams

• Teams under pressure to integrate AI thoughtfully into workflows and learning

• Companies pursuing behavior change and performance lift, not just completion

Not the right fit:

• You want training built without clarifying the performance problem or business needs first.

• You are not open to discovery, data, and stakeholder alignment before building.

• Connecting learning to business outcomes is optional in your world.

• You are not willing to iterate based on feedback and real-world usage.

• AI adoption is treated like a checkbox instead of a workflow and capability shift.

No pressure. This work lands best when you want clarity, partnership, and follow-through.

What the Work Often Produces

We’ll co-create a focused mix of strategy, AI-supported tools, and learning experiences that turn business priorities into visible progress, including:

• Clear problem definition and outcomes

• A business-aligned learning roadmap

• On-the-job micro-learning pathways

• AI-supported reflection and learning tools

• Visible skill and behavior expectations

• Better leader conversations that drive performance

• Internal L&D team capability we build together (when you have people responsible for L&D)

Every deliverable is selected and shaped around what will best support your company’s goals.

What You Get

What Changes

After we’ve been working together consistently, you’ll feel the difference:

• Less stress at the top because a strategic learning plan is taking shape and progress is visible

• Cleaner priorities and fewer fire drills because requests get sorted into a cohesive roadmap instead of competing noise

• Stronger capability across the org with clear skill and behavior expectations people can actually follow

• Managers who coach better because they have practical tools, language, and confidence

• An L&D function that scales its impact through smart processes and AI-enabled support

• Learning you can defend and measure because it connects to the business metrics your organization already watches

So the work stops being “more training,” and becomes visible progress on the priorities that matter most.

What It’s Like to Work Together

Working with me feels steady, practical, and anchored in the real world your people operate in. We slow down just enough to get the right problem and outcomes crystal clear, then we move with momentum to build learning and AI-supported workflows that actually get used.

You can count on me to:

• Start with clarity before creation so we solve the performance problem, not just build more training

• Bring a business-first learning strategy that ties directly to measurable outcomes

• Integrate AI in a way that sticks so tools get adopted, not admired from afar

• Tell you what will help and what won’t with clear, respectful candor

• Co-create leader-ready tools managers can use immediately in real conversations and real work

• Honor you and your company’s culture and constraints including time, bandwidth, frontline realities, and change fatigue

This is never a template job. We shape the scope and pace around your priorities, complexity, and what results need to move first. We’ll start with what will get you visible progress on your top priorities fastest.

Ready for Learning to Actually Move Results?

I’m confident in two things.

First, AI can accelerate learning and performance, but it doesn’t replace what actually drives results: human judgment, creativity, and decision-making. We still own the choices, the priorities, and the culture.

Second, learning only matters when it changes what people do. That’s why I bring deep instructional design expertise for adult learners, a consultative coaching approach, and the ability to connect the dots across stakeholders, data, and real-world workflows.

I’ve partnered with startups, small and mid-sized businesses, and enterprise teams, across industries, to build learning strategies that reduce noise, sharpen capability, and show up in performance.

Start with a short fit conversation. If it’s a match, we’ll roll right into a focused strategy call. Either way, you’ll leave with more clarity than you started with.

Prefer email? drh@learningpursuits.com