Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The first tool I used was the Storytelling tool . As a Learning &   Development leader for 2 business units supporting more than 2000   employees with a   6 member team , I realized that while we offer a wide   variety of learning offerings , very rarely did we do a good job of   marketing our work to our stakeholders . Often , we are so involved in   executing our day to day deliverables meticulously , we forget how   involved some of our stakeholders are and whether they have the same   understanding of the value we provide . I started using Storytelling as a   tool which helped me structure my communication to stakeholders in a   manner in which they understand the value being provided .   Considering the sheer number of programs being run & time & mind   space availability of our leaders , stitching together a crisp , succinct   story of our work in regular intervals works well . 

 Application 

 I start the process by creating a straw man of the problem domain , in   this case , lack of a well stitched together Learning & Development story   for my leadership team . To develop this straw man , I will draw from   existing materials available , like reports , mailers , feedback ,   participation , compliance and formal / informal discussions . The   template I often start with also has a column on the left to identify   partners and value chain providers and a column on the right to identify   impact areas . 

 For the activity , I will divide the stakeholders into different logical   groups , based on the nature of L&D services being provided . I then 

 invite my team to look at this format . Based on their observations , they   start listing down all relevant L&D activities for the last quarter that   impacts the various different stakeholders . I then challenge them with a   few specific questions to ensure these points are being viewed from a   leaders ’ perspective . Responses to these questions will result in the top   impacting areas that we would like to showcase 

 Insight & Approach 

 What I have learnt from conducting this exercise is that , while we   engage in multiple different activities throughout the course of the   year , and while all of them are relevant & important , there are always   only a few that really catch the eyes of the stakeholders , that are   directly aligned with some of their goals . This activity helped me & my   team to keenly observe linkages of L&D activities with respective goals   & priority areas of leaders and use this insight to stitch together a crisp   story each quarter . This resulted in us publishing quarterly learning &   development stories , instead of mere dashboards , which has resulted   in a higher engagement in learning from our leadership stakeholders 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge & Selection 

 The first tool I used was the Storytelling tool . As a Learning &   Development leader for 2 business units supporting more than 2000   employees with a   6 member team , I realized that while we offer a wide   variety of learning offerings , very rarely did we do a good job of   marketing our work to our stakeholders . Often , we are so involved in   executing our day to day deliverables meticulously , we forget how   involved some of our stakeholders are and whether they have the same   understanding of the value we provide . I started using Storytelling as a   tool which helped me structure my communication to stakeholders in a   manner in which they understand the value being provided .   Considering the sheer number of programs being run & time & mind   space availability of our leaders , stitching together a crisp , succinct   story of our work in regular intervals works well . 

 Application 

 I start the process by creating a straw man of the problem domain , in   this case , lack of a well stitched together Learning & Development story   for my leadership team . To develop this straw man , I will draw from   existing materials available , like reports , mailers , feedback ,   participation , compliance and formal / informal discussions . The   template I often start with also has a column on the left to identify   partners and value chain providers and a column on the right to identify   impact areas . 

 For the activity , I will divide the stakeholders into different logical   groups , based on the nature of L&D services being provided . I then 

 invite my team to look at this format . Based on their observations , they   start listing down all relevant L&D activities for the last quarter that   impacts the various different stakeholders . I then challenge them with a   few specific questions to ensure these points are being viewed from a   leaders ’ perspective . Responses to these questions will result in the top   impacting areas that we would like to showcase 

 Insight & Approach 

 What I have learnt from conducting this exercise is that , while we   engage in multiple different activities throughout the course of the   year , and while all of them are relevant & important , there are always   only a few that really catch the eyes of the stakeholders , that are   directly aligned with some of their goals . This activity helped me & my   team to keenly observe linkages of L&D activities with respective goals   & priority areas of leaders and use this insight to stitch together a crisp   story each quarter . This resulted in us publishing quarterly learning &   development stories , instead of mere dashboards , which has resulted   in a higher engagement in learning from our leadership stakeholders
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