* Centralized model: A heavy focus on succession planning and talent designations, offering leadership development to a broad category of individuals across the organization where common leadership frameworks and programs are easily accessible by a broad range of employees and leaders. * Federated model: Environments where learners have little time dedicated to learning, where broad-based learning is accessible in a variety of modalities, along with technical training and on-thejob training options accessible at the point of need. 3. Examining the Learning Culture While perhaps harder to define than the other factors, the learning culture is a set of values and practices that promotes continuous learning, setting the tone and expectations for how employees interact with the learning ecosystem. * Diverse learning cultures that vary based on region or business unit align with a decentralized model where the unique learning culture can thrive independently. * Enterprise-wide learning cultures where one vision and mission for learning is set and shared at the strategic level support a centralized model where one strategy drives the learning function. * A balanced learning culture that moves towards one overarching learning vision, leaving flexible elements for business units to modify as they see fit matches the federated model in offering a mix of learning cultures threaded by one overarching vision. The most effective L&D functions are evolving the organizational learning ecosystem and adopting an operating model that flexes with the needs of the business, the needs of the learners, and the learning culture to drive a continuous learning mindset that moves the business forward. Elizabeth Greene is the senior director of global learning and development at Lam Research, with 20 years of experience in reinventing corporate learning strategies. Email Elizabeth. TRAINING INDUSTRY MAGAZINE - SUMMER 2023 I WWW.TRAININGINDUSTRY.COM/MAGAZINE 39 L&D Team Business Unit Decentralized Operating Model Figure 1 Business Unit L&D Learning Systems & Technology Business Leaders L&D Team Business Unit L&D Team Business Unit Centralized Operating Model Figure 2 Business Leaders Learning Performance Partners Head of L&D Governance Capability Academies Central L&D Head of L&D Leadership Development Professional Development Corporate L&D Learning Systems and Technology Federated Operating Model Figure 3 Business Unit L&D Governance Central L&D Learning Experience Design & Delivery Business LeadersHead of L&D Learning Performance Partner L&D Team Business Unit L&D Team Regions L&D Team Functional Group Learning Systems & Technology L&D Team Design Deliver Deployhttps://trainingindustry.com/glossary/learning-culture/ https://www.trainingindustry.com/magazine