Skills as a Strategy: A Visual Guide to the Learning Effectiveness Index

Visualizing the Path to Learning Effectiveness and Business Impact

The Learning Effectiveness Index (LEI) was developed to solve a challenge every learning leader faces: proving the connection between learning and business results. Traditional metrics rarely capture that cause and effect. The LEI closes that gap, turning learning impact from assumption into evidence.

Seertech is passionate about sharing this framework with learning leaders because it provides the tools to show how learning drives performance, readiness, and growth, turning L&D into a trusted business lever. Created by Chief Strategy Officer Scott Mahoney, the LEI is built on years of research and real-world modeling to link learning metrics directly to business KPIs.

How to Use this Guide

This visual guide introduces the five weighted pillars that make up the LEI and shows how each connects learning outcomes to measurable business impact. Use it to see how learning performance translates into business performance—clearly and consistently.