Lucy Philip Awarded LinkedIn Top Training & Development HR Voice

Lucy Philip, Awarded LinkedIn Top Training and Development (HR) Voice

Lucy Philip • 8 October 2023

We are excited to announce that our CEO & Founder of Purposefully Blended, Lucy Philip, has been awarded the LinkedIn status of ‘Top Training and Development (HR) Voice.’

LinkedIn Top Voices is an invitation-only program that selects a group of experts using the platform, who share valuable insights and knowledge about their industry or expertise. Voices who qualify are awarded a badge on their profile to highlight their professional skills, expertise and noteworthy contributions.

A highly experienced leader, ICF-certified coach and mentor to Global Training Managers, Lucy has witnessed firsthand the unique challenges and pressures faced by those in Learning and Development (L&D) and First-Line Manager roles. These challenges drive Lucy to support and equip L&D professionals and their stakeholders with the capabilities they need to identify, build and implement effective learning solutions consistently and at scale.

First-Line Managers are essential to embedding new behaviours. The most effective way for them to embed new behaviours is through powerful coaching, but coaching is often deprioritised due to time constraints and low confidence in coaching ability. Purposefully Blended’s signature IMPACT™ framework has been proven to target capability development for these uniquely paced roles to serve the organisation more effectively.

The signature IMPACT™ framework, which comprises six core dimensions of leadership, has been proven to target capability development for these uniquely placed roles and develop them to serve the organisation more effectively.

To find out more about how Lucy and Purposefully Blended support and develop L&D professionals and their stakeholders get in touch today or check out our Purposeful Insights.

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Performing in a volatile, unstable, complex and ambiguous world warrants support from a trusted partner. Purposefully Blended continues to support global Learning and Development Managers with the capabilities or additional expert resource they need to identify, build and implement effective blended learning solutions consistently and at scale. We continue to equip First-Line Managers with coaching capabilities that embed, apply and sustain the learning. When these two roles work in harmony, they have a dramatic, transformative impact on outcomes.

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About the Author

Lucy Philip, Purposefully Blended, Founder

Lucy Philip is the multi-award-winning founder of Purposefully Blended, a boutique Learning and Development Consultancy that blends learning design expertise with high-impact leadership practices to drive sustained behaviour change.

Purposefully Blended has established a strong reputation among pharma and healthcare organisations for developing leaders at all levels through tailored programmes that demonstrate highly significant, measurable impact.

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