Description – This new Towards Maturity In-Focus report looks at the characteristics of highly aligned L&D departments and introduces the Towards Maturity Alignment Index to help L&D functions benchmark against each other to improve alignment and business results. Data has been taken from the Towards Maturity 2012-13 Benchmark with over 500 participating organisations. The report was released in June 2013 thanks to the support of Towards Maturity Ambassador Acteon Communication. Find out your Alignment Index and much more by taking part in the Towards Maturity Benchmark at www.towardsmaturity.org/benchmarking

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