According to an article from Forbes, "organizations are only as good as the people who work there," and to have good employees is to have employees who find joy in learning. The following are six methods from the article to construct a learning culture in your organization.
1. Assign all new hires to a mentor. The mentor's job is to guide the new hire through lack of experience or context so that the new hire may some day do the same for junior employees.
2. Embrace failure. If leaders can see mistakes as learning experiences, so will their employees, and fewer mistakes should be made in the future.
3. Review as a team. Even long-term employees can benefit from reviewing projects with the rest of the team.
4. Address errors right away. Don't draw attention to the error, but deal with it quickly so it doesn't fester.
5. Consider multiple perspectives. Thinking from the business' perspective is good, but also thinking from customer and brand perspectives is better. Consider the winning strategies and metrics for success for each "player."
6. Hire based on character. It's impossible to train people who are fundamentally out of touch with what your organization stands for. Hire not necessarily for skill or knowledge, but for the capacity to learn skills and knowledge.
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1. Assign all new hires to a mentor. The mentor's job is to guide the new hire through lack of experience or context so that the new hire may some day do the same for junior employees.
2. Embrace failure. If leaders can see mistakes as learning experiences, so will their employees, and fewer mistakes should be made in the future.
3. Review as a team. Even long-term employees can benefit from reviewing projects with the rest of the team.
4. Address errors right away. Don't draw attention to the error, but deal with it quickly so it doesn't fester.
5. Consider multiple perspectives. Thinking from the business' perspective is good, but also thinking from customer and brand perspectives is better. Consider the winning strategies and metrics for success for each "player."
6. Hire based on character. It's impossible to train people who are fundamentally out of touch with what your organization stands for. Hire not necessarily for skill or knowledge, but for the capacity to learn skills and knowledge.
More articles on turnarounds:
Establishing an ASC — 2014: 71 things to know
Seacoast Orthopedics welcomes new hand surgeon
CEO of Lakeland ASC retires