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Key Elements of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

This kind of culture puts a value on using a variety of learning methods , including workshops, seminars, online courses, DVDs or online video, games and simulations, coaching, mentoring, action-learning, job-rotation, internships, or any of a dozen other ways to structure learning experiences.

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This Is What I Believe About Learning in Organizations

The Performance Improvement Blog

We know that people learn most from their co-workers and from on-the-job experience, yet we invest the most in formal, training programs. Consider the alternatives: just-in-time e-learning (desktop and mobile), coaching, mentoring, simulations, on-demand video, and experiential-learning.

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Eight Leader Habits of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

More effective, sustainable learning occurs in the normal course of doing the work. This informal learning is facilitated by coaching, mentoring, communities-of-practice, experiments, action-learning and any of a myriad of other methods including the various forms of social media.

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Leading the Way: Developing Organizational Leaders

Infopro Learning

Diverse methods: Blend various learning experiences: Formal training (workshops, courses) Coaching and mentoring Job rotations, stretch assignments Action learning projects 360-degree feedback Stakeholder Engagement Secure Buy-in: Actively involve senior leadership for support, inspiration, and resource allocation.

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Manager's Role in Learning and Performance Improvement

The Performance Improvement Blog

The 5As Framework offers managers a model for overcoming these barriers.

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Do You Know How to Create an Actionable Learning Strategy?

CLO Magazine

Supportive leaders: Executive support is essential to create a learning organization. Executives provide the finances and direction necessary to guide the organization’s learning efforts. Leaders also can be valuable mentors and coaches. Their expertise can be incorporated into learning programs.

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Becoming a Learning Culture: Competing in an Age of Disruption

The Performance Improvement Blog

In a training culture, most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences. Learning is just-in-time, on-demand. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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