How the Assumptive Yes Helps L&D Leaders Stop Waiting for Permission with Melissa Kruminas of Litmos
Join Melissa Kruminas, VP, Learning Experience and Enablement of Litmos, as she shares her path from asset management to leading learning at a learning company, and the moment a Six Sigma project taught her to tie training to a measurable business outcome.
She also breaks down the "assumptive yes," a tactic she uses to drive training attendance and buy-in without waiting for permission, and explains why L&D teams don't need a five-star program when a fast, good-quality solution will do.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
00:00 Why L&D professionals hold themselves back by asking permission they don't need.
02:20 From asset management at Fruit of the Loom to leading learning at a learning company.
04:01 A Six Sigma project and the $70,000 lesson in measurable impact.
06:27 The Yoda-and-Dumbledore mindset shift: making others successful, not being the hero.
10:23 A blunt piece of feedback from a sales leader.
10:56 Radical candor: caring enough to tell someone what they need to hear.
13:54 The "assumptive yes": driving buy-in without asking permission.
15:40 The pizza analogy: progress over perfection.
17:47 AI and "learning in the flow of work," a decade after Josh Bersin coined it.
22:23 Melissa's go-to L&D resources: including LinkedIn and “Smart Brevity.”
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RESOURCES MENTIONED
“Leading in the Age of AI” by Dr. Brigette Tasha Hyacinth
“Smart Brevity” by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz
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