#02 Make Time For Corporate Learning
Corporate Learning Is A Must
Failing to make time for corporate learning is like planning to fail.
If you are not yet convinced that corporate learning is a must then you may want to read my article entitled "The Continuous Learning Dilemma". Hopefully this will help you to recognise that learning must be treated as an essential part of work for your staff and is therefore a priority.
No Time For Learning
If your staff are focussing 100% on customer work then they can rightly say they "don't have time to learn".
It can be a real problem if managers are not committed to helping and encouraging staff to make time for learning due to pressures of meeting short term targets or thinking that time spent on learning will decrease productivity.
Help And Encourage Staff To Make Time For Learning
Managers must advocate for their staff by helping and encouraging them to make time for learning. Learning should be an expected part of work rather than separate to it.
Some organisations allocate a specific block of time on a particular day each week for all of their staff to participate in learning activities at the same time and then encourage sharing of those learning experiences.
It may feel uncomfortable or somewhat of a leap of faith to take such a decision but you are highly likely to reap rewards from doing so.
Learning Is Not New
Learning is happening all the time in the workplace, both formally and informally. Emphasizing that learning is an expected part of work draws attention to it and encourages participation.
Great Things Come From Small Beginnings
Start small by encouraging your staff to set aside a regular time for learning each week and to make learning a routine part of their normal work activities. This may be at a time to individually suit them, or collectively at an agreed time each week. Encourage staff to share their learning experiences.
If your staff are continually learning and developing, you will reach your targets more easily. Learning brings benefits in itself but is also a very effective means to an end. You'll soon also discover that staff morale improves and attrition is reduced.
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Tim Simpson
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