Without elaboration, outline strategies that may either make your organisation a Learning Organisation, or improve its performance as one.
A learning organisation is one actively engaged in the identification of its current needs whether these are a technical, managerial, cultural or social nature. It does so in a vigorous and systematic manner, seizing every opportunities to learn about itself.
To this organisation, every problem, difficulty or obstacle it encounters become a source of learning. It thrives on analysis, action and feedback. Similarly, it is able to forecast the future learning needs – the competencies it will require in order to have the strategic and pragmatic advantage over its competitors.
Finally the learning is able to do something about its needs, once identified, by providing appropriate learning through a series of planned and systematic learning intervention.
A learning organisation uses learning in a day-to-day manner. The focus is clearly on the job. It identifies and resolves problems as they occur, attempting to harness each situation and learn from it. Consequently, it ensures that all learning derived is stored, classified above all, used when confronted with a similar situation in the future.
A learning organisation encourages all forms of learning. It does not limit itself to the classroom learning, rote learning, behavioural learning. On the contrary, it uses every possible form of learning eclectically in order to derive the maximum benefits. Its goal is to achieve the end objective in the best possible manner.
Consequently, a learning organisation loves learning. It realises that if it is to meet the challenge of change and the need for continuo ...