L&D Strategy Development
Design learning journeys and ecosystems that power growth and future readiness at scale.
As the world changes faster than most organizations can learn, the architecture of development must be reimagined for impact and scale.
L&D Strategy provides more than a curriculum — it’s about building a modernized learning architecture that links purpose to performance and makes development a strategic investment.
Creating space for questions
We build practical frameworks, pathways, and learning architectures including leadership development programs that support role transitions and moments of growth.
Pillars of L&D Strategy Development
L&D succeeds when it’s designed for real needs, business relevance, and human behavior.
Clarify purpose and mandate
We help define what learning should enable in the business — aligning L&D with strategic priorities and capability goals.
Activate learning culture
We help organizations move from courses to continuous development — using conversation, reflection, and peer learning as everyday practices.
Client Impact Stories
These selected case studies show some of the impact our work has made:
Competing in the Age of GenAI
Translating Generative AI potential into practical value through real-world exploration and experimentation.
- Shifted leadership mindset from theory to action-oriented experimentation.
- 100% positive impact: participants could define clear GenAI efficiency priorities (64% strongly agree)
- Earned a 9.8/10 overall experience rating from senior leaders.
As Industry 5.0 reshapes manufacturing, Siemens needed leaders who go beyond understanding AI conceptually and apply it in innovation and execution. To stay ahead of the curve, benchmark effectively and make strong decisions, they needed to continuously build and expand their knowledge of critical topics like GenAI.
WDHB designed the GenAI Learning Expedition in Munich, where leaders engaged with researchers and entrepreneurs to explore how AI is reshaping competition and collaboration, while identifying where GenAI can be meaningfully integrated across other areas of the business.
Hybrid learning journeys for emerging managers at scale
Equipping nearly 1000 new managers with purpose-driven leadership through immersive, experiential learning
- Long-standing partnership developing a pipeline of future-ready leaders
- Focus on rapid change, building high-trust teams, and leading with clear purpose
- Nearly 1,000 managers developed since 2023
- Hybrid delivery of experiential methodologies
Caterpillar needed to equip emerging managers with both hard leadership skills. Without sacrificing impact, the company wanted to give a large returning cohort of new managers the opportunity to build the skillset, toolsets and mindsets required for collaborative decision-making, managing uncertainty and acting with urgency.
WDHB co-designed a hybrid program of 10 modules, 6 of which draw from WDHB’s proven signature leadership experience and global exchange partnerships, addressing critical leadership competencies: leading with purpose, managing change, building psychological safety and collaboration, fostering belonging and trust, and acting with urgency.
Every cohort of 35 is consistently executed, and the modules continuously refined. The program maintained rigor and impact while scaling to 150-200 managers annually, demonstrating that human-centered learning doesn’t sacrifice efficiency.
Shaping the Future of Beauty
Empowering executives to master digital transformation and global-local innovation models.
- Engaged over 1,500 leaders through immersive global programs
- Strengthened strategic alignment and digital fluency among executive teams.
- Anchored a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and confidence.
As a global leader, L’Oréal faced constant disruption from digital acceleration and sustainability demands. They needed to strengthen executive alignment and build cross-functional cohesion to navigate the next frontier of innovation.
WDHB designed high-impact Learning Expeditions and Strategic Summits across global innovation hubs. This included
- A landmark Executive Committee immersion
- Over 10 Learning Expeditions for Executive Committee, Brand President Community, Community of Country CEOs and Zone Directors, Operation Management Committee, Professional Products Management Committee, Travel Retail Management Committee
- Immersive Development Programs for L’Oréal China (Shanghai) and Lancôme (New York City)
- Senior Leadership Meetings for Consumer Products Division (London & Paris), Asia Pacific Zone (Seoul, Hong Kong, & Kuala Lumpur) and Eastern Europe & Africa, Middle East Zones (Dublin & Berlin)
“The program helped align our newly established organization and leadership team to deine our desired future and strategic frame with a clear roadmap.”
Creating a Network of Change Drivers
Transforming leadership culture combining a high potentials program with an annual Top150 summit
- Experiential Learning Expedition connecting leaders to external ecosystems
- Annual summit engaging 120+ leaders across divisions and markets for strategic collaboration
- Program links individual leadership development to Swiss Life’s strategic priorities
Swiss Life sought to evolve its flagship leadership programme to deliver both individual capability and tangible strategic value.
The ambition: continuously link development with foresight and collaboration—transforming learning journeys into a shared engine driving innovation and cultural alignment across the organization.
WDHB co-designs the Key Persons Programme, curating thematic focus and the annual Shaping the Future Day—an immersive summit uniting leaders, alumni, and executives.
We provide full program architecture: concept design, content creation, event facilitation, and training—ensuring every touchpoint connects individual growth to Swiss Life’s strategic priorities and shared culture.
“In a challenging situation, WDHB co-developed with us an ad-hoc curriculum and co-creative process to analyze and respond to challenges associated with Covid-19. They were also instrumental in designing the Shaping the Future virtual event setting new standards in the use of media and interaction tools. Together, we continue to shape the future of learning & development at Swiss Life.”
Reinventing Leadership and Culture for Media’s Digital Future
Empowering France’s leading media group to transform through experiential learning, cross-industry collaboration, and leadership development at scale
- 35+ programs delivered to 750+ participants across all divisions over 19 months
- Engagement with 120+ innovation partners including startups, global brands, and disruptive thinkers
- Dual national HR awards recognizing excellence in innovation and transformational impact
- Multi-year partnership spanning Learning Expeditions, TF1 Connect, and Leadership Connect programs
- Certified by accredited French business schools and co-financed through employee learning funds
As France’s leading mainstream media and integrated communications group, TF1 faced the industry’s fundamental disruption: audiences shifting to on-demand platforms, new distribution channels emerging, and content production diversifying rapidly. Traditional organizational silos and legacy structures threatened the agility needed to compete. Despite market leadership across five free television channels and digital equivalents, TF1 recognized the risk of complacency and the urgent need to evolve from traditional TV leader into a multi-platform media powerhouse captivating audiences across all channels.
WDHB partnered with TF1 Corporate Academy beginning in 2015 to design and deliver a multi-phase experiential learning journey. Starting with three week-long Learning Expeditions to innovation hubs (Austin & Los Angeles, Seoul & Tel Aviv, Seattle & San Francisco) for senior management, the collaboration expanded into TF1 Connect—35 Paris-based immersive programs combining discovery activities with upskilling sessions on innovation and collaboration. The initiative culminated in TF1 Leadership Connect, a dedicated residential program with individual coaching for the top 400 managers. Each experience exposed participants to evolving ecosystems, fostered cross-divisional collaboration, and embedded new mindsets while leveraging Paris’s dynamic business landscape and a network of 120+ exchange partners spanning multinationals, startups, incubators, and academic institutions.
“After expeditions had served as a strategic wake-up call, we were happy to count on WDHB bringing their approach to experiential learning into a local and scalable format exposing over 1,000 employees and 400 leaders to a tailored growth experience driving transformation at TF1.”
Building Change Agents Through Immersive Development
Empowering high-potential talent to become transformation champions through multi-year experiential collocations
- Multi-year partnership designing onboarding and annual collocations for Accelerated Career Development Program (ACDP)
- Hybrid format combining Learning Expeditions with development offerings across global locations including Zurich, Chicago, Miami, and Singapore
- Consistently high stakeholder appraisals establishing collocations as landmark career events
Amcor, a global leader in packaging with roots dating back to 1860, evolved from an Australian papermaker to a diversified manufacturer supplying specialized, safe, and sustainable packaging solutions to the world’s best-known consumer and healthcare brands. With products touching every 11th item consumers encounter, Amcor recognized the need to inject fresh, diverse talent into its leadership pipeline. The company established the Accelerated Career Development Program (ACDP), recruiting exceptional talent through highly competitive assessment for four-year rotations in Sales or Marketing roles.
The challenge was creating meaningful touchpoints that would develop these high potentials into fluent business leaders while building an empathic, mutually supportive community capable of driving Amcor’s transformation agenda across a complex global matrix organization.
For its first ACDP-cohort in 2015, Amcor selected WDHB to be the design and delivery partner for an onboarding session in Zurich. WDHB built a diverse program developing original formats for Amcor-specific materials, integrating relevant outside-in perspectives and providing platforms for community-building and reflection among the ACDP team.
The mix of internal contents, external keynotes and company exchanges, workshops, peer-to-peer coaching as well as individual and collective reflection was a perfect match to the group’s needs. The combination of WDHB’s signature Learning Expeditions and components of its Development offerings has become a blueprint for annual collocations at Amcor’s international locations such as Chicago, Miami and Singapore.
From onboarding to the annual meetups and the final graduation, the collocations for the ACDP cohorts have become landmark events in the career path at Amcor with consistently high stakeholder appraisals. It’s where they take a breather from the demanding environment of their everyday duties, reconnect among peers, reflect on their learnings and chart the path for months to come.
Moreover, an ingenious mix of internal and external components has allowed these sessions to become important platforms to react to changes in the environment and Amcor strategy and inject inspiration ranging from global macro-trends and industry evolutions to contemporary management and leadership practices.
“The level of actionable knowledge you gain by engaging intensively with top business minds from other industries cannot be acquired in a classroom. As a participant, WDHB’s programs have helped me evolve my mindset and further develop the way I impact our organization.”
Accelerating Digital Transformation
Inspiring Belgium’s banking leaders to embrace bold innovation through global immersive experiences
- Seven multi-city expeditions
- Thematic deep dives on platform economy and customer experience
- Strengthened collaboration between business units and functions
- Recognition as Belgium’s most innovative digital bank
Following a major turnaround and rebranding, Belfius needed to strengthen its growth mindset and move beyond cautious post-crisis behaviors. The goal was to inspire leaders to embrace innovation and think boldly about the future of digital banking.
WDHB created immersive journeys across global innovation hubs — from New York and San Francisco to Helsinki and Singapore. Each expedition explored themes such as disruption, hyperconnectivity, and user experience, helping leaders connect global insights to strategic decisions at home.
“Together we have achieved what we set out to do: To change the conversation in Belfius and instill a culture of innovation and collaboration. WDHB pushed us out of our comfort zone and we were always right to trust WDHB.”
Associated Solutions
Our solutions focus on the moments that matter for performance: when leaders must step into new complexities and teams must realign and navigate significant shifts.
Our Signature Programs
Immersive programs designed to help leaders translate external insight into organizational change and growth.
Our Consulting and Support Services
Advisory, design, and facilitation expertise that connects learning with strategy, culture, and performance.
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Experiential learning brings the real world and learning concepts together. Participants are placed in a situation with real-life context and high authenticity and are challenged to live through it for themselves. Based on this first-hand encounter, they reflect and develop ideas that are applicable for their unique leadership and organizational objectives. The outcomes of experiential learning are characterized by higher relevance, increased buy-in, broader ownership, and more sustainable impact.