Creating a learning culture for organizational effectiveness

Workplace culture is the deeply ingrained identity of a company. While there is no set definition of what workplace culture is, the Society of Human Resources Management defines it as “the glue that holds an organization together. It is a silent code of conduct.” This glue is what subtly motivates your employees and drives the actions they take.

?Recent upheavals have changed the work dynamics, most of the company’s business model was forced to transform to be able to sustain, and HR leaders played a prominent role to manage the change and maintain the organization’s Human Capital. Facilitating learning is perhaps one of the most important roles for HR leaders to focus on.

In order to be able to thrive in an array of unpredictable circumstances, It is required to continually upgrade one’s knowledge, skills, and competencies as well as develop flexibility. For a thriving organization, investing in resilience and agility will be the most important investment to ensure its success and survival. Towards this, one of the investments, organizations should consider is to develop a culture of learning. Developing a learning culture may be a tedious task, but it is worth the investment.

Below listed are some of the ?benefits of a cultivated learning culture in an organization:

• Increased efficiency, productivity, and profit
• A culture of knowledge inquiry and sharing
• An enhanced ability for workers to adapt to change.
• Increased employee satisfaction and decreased turnover
• An improved mindset among employees
• A developed sense of ownership and accountability
• Ease in succession/transition

A few of the ways an organization can foster a learning culture are outlined below:

· Be empathetic towards your people and see them as learners and not just treat them only as your employee.

· Set clear and measurable learning objectives and learning paths for all employees

· Foster a culture that could encourage and motivate them enough

· Reward sharing of learning and enable a culture of learning from failure

· Set clear and measurable learning objectives for all the employees

· Promote from within, it encourages them to stay for a longer tenure

· Formalize Training & Development and make it mandatory for all individuals in the organization

To sum up, Learning creates a path for innovation which ultimately leads to progress. Growth mindset people are eager to learn and if they feel they are not getting ample scope of learning, they disengage and start looking for employers who can meet their aspirations.

Author: Neetu Jaiswal