The Upskilling Imperative: 5 Ways to Make Learning Core to the Way We Work

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Care and Maintenance of Your Learning Culture

We have now established that learning cultures are living organisms populated by real humans. They need everyone’s participation and support, or they’ll stagnate. At the same time, learning cultures require freshness and renewed energy to avoid stagnancy. In other words, a learning culture is not a “set it and forget it” initiative:

■ There are always new employees cycling into your organization. Ideally, they’ve been hired because they have demonstrated learning agility and a growth mindset, and they’ve been introduced to your learning culture and their role in it during the onboarding process. L&D team members and managers need to keep an eye on newcomers to make sure they understand 186what ...