A Strong Culture of Learning Drives Organizational Success

By Carl Norcott.
Updated Oct 21, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (PRWEB) October 21, 2021 - Organizations with learning cultures are more likely to realize positive business results, according to Developing a Culture of Learning: Strategies for Organizational Achievement, a new research report published by the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and sponsored by Schoox.

ATD defines a culture of learning as an organizational culture in which employees continuously seek, share, and apply new knowledge and skills to improve individual and organizational performance.

When senior leaders communicated the importance of learning to a high or very high extent (20 percent), their organizations tended to be high performers. It is concerning that at 27 percent of organizations, senior leaders communicated the importance of learning to a low extent or not at all. As a result, these organizations are significantly less likely to be high performers, the report acknowledged.

Organizations with a formal head of talent development, regardless of whether that person was a member of the senior leader or executive team, were significantly more likely to be high performers. About three-quarters of organizations had a formal head of talent development or learning. At 34 percent of organizations, this person was a member of the senior leadership or executive team.

Research shows that having an individual accountable for talent development can help drive alignment between learning goals and business goals, meaning learning is more likely to be applied so it drives organizational performance, according to the report. The research found that, on average, high performing organizations reported their talent development staff had higher proficiency across four areastraining delivery, instructional design, learning technology application, and evaluating learning impactthan lower-performing organizations.

Other key findings from the report include:

A free webinar about ATD Researchs findings about developing a culture of learning will take place Tuesday, October 19, at 2 p.m. ET.

About ATD

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the worlds largest professional membership organization supporting those who develop the knowledge and skills of employees, improve performance, and help to achieve results for the organizations they serve. Established in 1943, the association was previously known as the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).

ATDs members come from more than 120 countries and work in public and private organizations in every industry sector. ATD supports talent development professionals who gather locally in volunteer-led US chapters and international member networks and with international strategic partners.

For more information, visit td.org.