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Learning and development teams need to psychologically safe environment, where it is
think how to design and integrate learning ok to make mistakes, as to learn is to also
into everyday jobs and make it valuable for make mistakes and stumble until we get it

individuals, teams and leaders. Time is of the right.
essence and scaling the training initiatives to
a wider audience, just in time and just in the We all know that learning is vital for any
right size and format, will either benefit or organization, but making it right and breaking
hinder the growth of any organization. from old habits is another cup of tea. Only

Our job as leaders is to provide the space for in banking industry, the skillset changed
learning, making it integral part of the daily tremendously over the last couple of years,
work schedule and not another obligation only to be sped up in the last year, with the

that vane in importance in the light of looming learning happening in real life, not in the
deadlines and endless meetings and calls. classroom, deeming it much more effective.
We can no longer rely on training needs Therefore, the secret recipe to getting
surveys and setting up the adequate learning right is to find the equilibrium
response to identified needs. We are between the format, speed, accessibility and

witnessing the widening digital skills gap, love for what we do in order to get ready for
where it is no longer about a selected group whatever might await us.
of highly specialized people who need some

special knowledge and skills, it is rather Finding ourselves being able to do something
about equipping all our people with essential we did not even think possible is the best
digital literacy to thrive and grow in the ever proof that only learning will keep us getting
evolving labor market requirements. ahead.

Furthermore, we live in a sort of Darwinian
epoch of learning, making it essential to
evolve and adapt to a different echo-system

of corporate environment – requiring us all to
build more resilient, diverse and sustainable
corporate systems.

Most people are intrinsically motivated to
learn and develop skills that would help

them protect from potential future shocks
and keep them employable. Social and
ethical responsibility of companies is to

provide for possibilities and opportunities
for such learning to take place, and develop

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