Breaking Barriers: Unleashing Cultural Transformation through the Power of Continuous Learning

As L&D experts, we all believe that our company culture should prioritise learning. However, the reality is not that simple. Driving change can be challenging, requiring a deep understanding of cultural impact and behaviour shifts.

To achieve a meaningful shift in cultural thinking we must ensure our employees see the benefits of embedding learning into their daily working lives. The concepts of celebrating curiosity and encouraging innovation need to be carefully woven into an organisation’s approach, processes and communication style.

A successful learning culture within an organisation is one where both the employees and the management engage in learning as a natural part of their work life. They learn, share knowledge and apply this new knowledge and therefore improve performance on a daily basis.

The concept of creating a learning culture isn’t a new challenge for L&D leaders. At the recent Learning Technologies conference 34% of the attendees we spoke to said that ‘driving cultural change’ is their biggest challenge for 2023. 

As organisations begin to develop this culture, they must communicate the benefits that reskilling and upskilling can bring for both employees and the company overall. Benefits include: 

• Building a culture of learning makes organisations more resilient - when there are downturns in the market or shifts in market needs, an employee base that is used to, and actively wants to learn can more easily reskill or upskill to meet the new need
• This will then improve employee retention - employees from mature learning cultures inevitably feel more engaged and happy to grow with the organisation
• Ultimately, a high learning culture leads to higher performance 

To effectively future-proof your business, embracing a culture of continuous learning is essential. A growth culture needs to be employed with a benefit-led internal campaign to ensure employees feel like they are part of the change and you are ‘in it together’. 

How can you actually change employee culture through learning? 

Employee culture is a critical part of any organisation’s strategy. If culture is well thought-out and led in a genuine and proactive way then you will see credible transformation across employee outcomes.

Positive employee culture is not only good for better outcomes, but it ensures that colleagues talk positively about the company to each other and external peers. Culture is also interwoven into how employees feel about their job and their overall commitment to the organisation. Ultimately, this means more motivated staff who are creative, accountable and keen to learn more. Which then leads to higher productivity and retention rates.

Data should be at the heart of this change 

Nowadays it’s impossible to make any real and credible change in an organisation without having hard-data to back up why the change is needed. By understanding your current and future L&D data you will be able to keep track and understand what learning experiences are working and areas you may need to improve on.

This is where Kineo Analytics can help. Kineo Analytics tracks data across the full learning experience, providing the insights you need to prove the success of your online learning content and make smarter decisions. It goes beyond simple data collection to give you insights into how your learners engage with the content and how effectively it builds skills and confidence.

Let’s transform your learning culture together! 

We can support you with embedding learning platforms and customised learning content into your organisation to create a real difference. 

We can work collaboratively to build a tailored strategy that impacts both cultural change and learning outcomes. 

We can help you and your organisation be ready for change. Find out more.