Learning Uncut Ep 83: Deciem’s Wholistic Learning Strategy – Kristina Tsiriotakis

We welcome back Kristina Tsiriotakis, the Global Director of Learning and Development at Deciem. A little over a year ago, in June 2020, we spoke with Kristina in episode 56 which was called Making Learning Human. In that episode we discussed how she crafted a learning strategy that aligns with the organisational culture and embraces the whole person who turns up to work every day.?Deciem had reimagined content, campaigns and community, leveraging a learning experience platform as the ‘water hole’ around which people gather.

Kristina is one of the most fascinating guests I’ve had on the podcast, a sentiment that I know many listeners share.?In today’s wide-ranging conversation Kristina updates us on learning at Deciem over the past year.?A core element is something that Kristina calls human journeys – a wholistic and balanced approach to learning that is aligned with organizational performance and embraces the human. An aspect of our conversation that stood out for me is the fluidity of Kristina’s approach – always being in launch mode, using data to guide you to where to put attention to enable learning, and the role of listening and synergies in building a learning organization.?

Perhaps something else will stand out for you.?The conversation is so rich that I suspect you may want to listen to this episode more than once.

?Highlights

• How Deciem integrates learning into organizational goals and incorporates individual development goals using an OKR model – resulting in 15,000 goals across 1,300 employees
• L&D as the glue of the organization at Deciem
• Why the Communications function is embedded in L&D at Deciem
• Retail Reboot – engaging retail team members to solve business problems during COVID
• Personalising learning through ongoing dialogue with managers, supported by technology
• Showing up and being in practice as central to continuous learning
• The eight dimensions of wellness addressed in learning and goals
• Combining data with a mindset of ‘the launch is never over’ to take a dynamic, adaptive approach to enabling learning across the organization
• How Kristina gains senior leadership buy-in for learning strategy
• How to reduce the barrier of time for learning

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