Willing and Able to Learn

Are you a high-expectations leader, who gets frustrated by people around you turning up but not switching on?

This is an exercise from the page Developing Team Values. If you have come here without having read that page first, it might make more sense for you to visit there before reading the rest of this page.

Here's how we come up with the guiding principles that bring to life the value of Willing and Able To Learn

People will be Willing and Able to Learn When:

They are open-minded
They feel inspired to continuously improve
We hire and value people who have the capacity to learn and apply knowledge - not just on their current knowledge
They use flexibility in their thinking and behaving
Learning is the way of life, it happens every single day, it is not a special event
They believe learning is a continuous journey that has no end.
We are all continuously evolving

What Behaviors Would You Expect to See That Demonstrate the Value of Being Willing and Able to Learn?

People willingly stepping outside of their comfort zone
Questioning
Pursuing learning opportunities
Showing initiative
People understanding the tangible benefit from going to off-the-job learning opportunities
People who are enthusiastic to learn new skills
Taking on new tasks, expanding what they can do

What Results Will Follow by People Having/Using this Value of Willing and Able to Learn

Multi-skilling
Flexible workforce
Skilled and passionate people
People performing their roles, accepting change and enjoying the variation in work
Reduced downtime, reduced cost
Better quality of profit
Greater customer and team member satisfaction