How Benchmarking Brought Change at FirstGroup
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Niall Gavin, Group Head of Technology Assisted Learning at FirstGroup plc, used the Towards Maturity Benchmark to clarify the role of L&D in FirstGroup, and to gather the evidence of its impact on the business. By doing this, Gavin was able to take a fresh look at the organisation’s learning strategy and to bring in new initiatives.
In this video, Gavin explains why he benchmarked with Towards Maturity and what he did differently as a result.
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