
An important aspect, connected to Learning Culture, is the change in focus from shareholder- to stakeholder value. Based on a change of the focus on result to the focus on learning. Not as a goal in itself, but as a means to improve the results for all stakeholders:
- The customers: organizations with a learning culture deliver more quality. They learn from their customers more easily and effectively.
- The employees: organizations with a learning culture are more attractive to work for. With a 81% score on engagement you can attract and retain good personel.
- The shareholders: the owners of the organization will be happy because you achieve a organization that thrives on change and a sustainable business model that is profitable.
- The suppliers: the supplying and purchasing parties can prosper on the success of the organization by speeding up their own innovation process and help reducing time to market.
- Society: even society can eventually prosper as a whole, because learning organizations make more conscious and sustainable choices.
When your organization is based on a culture of learning, the focus is on improvement and renewal, all the time.
Change is part of daily business and is more of a challenge then a burden in a learning culture.
Patrick Bijman