Executives support learning, but championship is the next opportunity to drive engagement

Learning is more important today than ever before
This report can help inform your engagement strategies, and gives you actionable takeaways from effectively tapping managers to upskilling and reskilling your workforce.
In our fourth annual survey, 6,607 professionals spanning 18 countries revealed their priorities, challenges, and inspirations. What we found will surprise you.
L&D professionals
Learners
Managers
L&D budgets continue to grow, but executive championship remains a challenge
For the third year in a row, more than a third of L&D pros expect to increase their budget.
of L&D pros expect to spend more on online learning.
83% of L&D pros say their executives support employee learning
But only
27% of L&D pros say their CEOs are active champions of learning
When it comes to activating executives, I approach them the same way I approach anyone else. I ask them to share their excitement about what they’re learning. That energy is what inspires people to learn.
Kevin Delaney
VP, Learning & Development, LinkedIn
The Takeaway
Want to increase learner engagement in 2020? Spend more time communicating with executives, and get them to champion employee learning. According to the survey results, L&D pros only spend 9% of their time championing learning programs to executives.