Learning Organizations

Essays on companies with exceptional cultures of continuous learning.

The Ultimate Guide To Revenue Team Transformation

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Learning ultimately comes down to personal growth. In a VUCA world (characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity), personal growth is steeped in resilience: the ability to harness chaos for creative output. But we think about learning at work all wrong. We see them as separate things. We force people into having split identities. What …

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The Kodak Moment – A Critically Endangered Phenomenon

Do you have a cherished “Kodak Moment” from your childhood? I don’t. In the future, I’ll probably be sifting through the cloud to find my beloved photo memories. Kodak Moments are a dwindling phenomenon, a statement that would astonish anyone born in the twentieth century who had heard the words “camera” or “film.” This is …

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UPS – Masters of Social Capital

The United Parcel Service (UPS) hires people who fit its culture, full stop. Tall order for a company that employs 500K+ UPSers in over 220 countries. Customer-first, people-led, hard-working, cooperative, and committed employees comprise its workforce. Hiring managers are entirely willing to sacrifice experience in favor of shared values. There was once even a historic …

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