Solving the L&D Challenge for Growing Businesses

The L&D Challenge when growing your business

Small and medium businesses in a growth or scaling stage often face significant challenges in maintaining the quality and consistency of their offering or customer experience. They also need to keep up with regulatory compliance. Training is essential to help teams deliver a more professional and consistent approach. But when owners or business leaders spend time on training, it takes their focus away from core business activities.

What’s more, leaders often have varied performances due to their different backgrounds and experiences. The financial burden of recruiting a Learning & Development (L&D) manager can be a significant barrier to companies – especially in volatile economic times. Employees need training and development for themselves and the business to thrive, but they must be self-sufficient in how they fulfil their needs because of the challenges faced by the leadership team.

The Treehouse Answer

Treehouse supports growing small and medium-sized businesses by offering a fully managed Learning and Development resource - effectively providing an L&D manager so you don’t have to recruit one. Powered by our Unlocked tool, our service begins with a Training Needs Analysis, which then delivers personalised training solutions for employees as part of a blended learning approach.

Our learning solutions include:

• Group training – either face-to-face or virtual

• Coaching

• Growth circles to support peer learning

• Online modules and tools

• Suggested reading topics

• Online videos to address skills gaps

Benefits of this L&D Approach

There are many benefits associated with this approach, including:

• Cost Efficiency: Significantly reduces costs associated with hiring, training, and maintaining an in-house L&D team.

• Access to Expertise: Provides access to specialised L&D professionals who bring the latest industry knowledge and best practices, ensuring consistent, high-quality training.

• Scalability and Flexibility: Allows you to scale your operations up or down without the long-term commitment of hiring full-time employees—ideal for a dynamic business environment.

• Focus on Core Activities: Enables your leaders to concentrate on primary business activities and strategic goals, boosting efficiency and productivity.

• Time Savings: Frees up valuable time for business owners and managers to focus on growth and innovation.

To find out more, view our Learning & Development Service page.