Are you actively working to ‘Escape The Bubble’ And Learn From Opposing Views?
As Nelson Mandela taught us, “The best long-term strategy for victory is love.”
Tell me what you are doing to escape the bubble and hear “the other side“ in your attempt to navigate the world?
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The fact that there is a sunrise and a sunset every day is the universe reminding us that we always have a second chance to start over. Even on cloudy or rainy days, the sun still rises and sets to reset the clock for the next day.
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Are you looking for a secret sauce to give your organization an advantage in a dynamic marketplace? Look to learning.
The concept of transforming businesses by building a true learning culture is not new. But what is new is the wave of recent examples where companies like Box, Vanguard, and Getty Images are maximizing productivity and innovation through training by fostering a digital lifelong learning and training ecosystem.
Study the habits of successful leaders and what the companies they run are doing. You’ll see a theme in their focus on dedicating time and energy to learning as an integral part of doing business, In these spaces, training is not just a compliance-driven, LMS box-checking bolt-on that requires “time out” from work. Learning is a seamless, integrated function that not only supports the business, it IS the business.
For example, Getty Images uses “WeLearn Wednesdays” where their Chief HR Officer shares what he is learning every Wednesday by posting a photo of himself learning at his stand-up desk. He then urges everyone to enroll and spend an hour taking a course and share what they’ve learned.
There is magic in the idea of enlisting “internal faculty” to help make innovation a part of how business is done every day. Taking time out to foster learning circles – small, cross-functional groups of business leaders who assemble to learn, grow and problem-solve together – pays for itself in multiple ways: better ideas, better engagement, better solutions.
A learning culture creates a strategic advantage that serves as a force multiplier.
According to ‘Creating a Culture of Innovation’ by ‘entrepreneur.com,’ and ‘Six Ways Leaders can Build a Culture of Innovation’ by ‘talent culture,’ two leading voices for 21st century innovation, creating an innovative culture requires a workplace that allows for the following five conditions:
I would argue that each of these five conditions can be enhanced with a focus on learning —- allowing and encouraging your team to explore and grow through learning.
Check out this compelling “open letter to business leaders,” written by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmonson and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative VP of Learning Bror Saxberg. They create a compelling case to make learning a corporate priority:
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