Comments on: Who Should Pay for You to Learn http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2009/07/who-should-pay-for-you-to-learn/ The author of 'Mediocre But Arrogant' & 'Married But Available' Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:14:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Milli http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2009/07/who-should-pay-for-you-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Milli Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:42:07 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=392#comment-1205 Nice One! Learning is a continuous process....I am all smilessssssssss :) Nice One! Learning is a continuous process….I am all smilessssssssss :)

]]> By: Sasank http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2009/07/who-should-pay-for-you-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Sasank Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:07:05 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=392#comment-1200 Broadly, capability may be classified into three (or more) buckets 1. those that are needed in an individual to enter and keep a job within an organisation: this the individual should pay for and usually does unless the earlier employers have paid for it; 2. New or Addl. Capability that specific employees need to have at various points in time to meet the changing strategic needs of the organisation - this the organisation should shoulder especially if this specific capability is in addition to the still relevant core capability and; 3. Capabilities needed by an employee to grow within the company - the organisation pays if it believes retaining the individual will bring significant benefits that more than offset the cost of losing him/her. Learning in the form of formal education must be borne primarily by the individual with the organisation chipping in by offering a sabbatical (time-off without pay). Any organisation benefits from the advanced formal education of an employee in bits and pieces and the education usually serves the long-term personal ambitions of the individual. In any case, the good old 70-20-10 paradigm still holds - 70% of our learning is on the job; 20% by following role models & team interactions and; only 10% of our learning occurs in a classroom of some kind. Let this be my tribute to the Prof. who taught me my first lesson on Training & Development at the business school in India. Broadly, capability may be classified into three (or more) buckets 1. those that are needed in an individual to enter and keep a job within an organisation: this the individual should pay for and usually does unless the earlier employers have paid for it; 2. New or Addl. Capability that specific employees need to have at various points in time to meet the changing strategic needs of the organisation – this the organisation should shoulder especially if this specific capability is in addition to the still relevant core capability and; 3. Capabilities needed by an employee to grow within the company – the organisation pays if it believes retaining the individual will bring significant benefits that more than offset the cost of losing him/her. Learning in the form of formal education must be borne primarily by the individual with the organisation chipping in by offering a sabbatical (time-off without pay). Any organisation benefits from the advanced formal education of an employee in bits and pieces and the education usually serves the long-term personal ambitions of the individual. In any case, the good old 70-20-10 paradigm still holds – 70% of our learning is on the job; 20% by following role models & team interactions and; only 10% of our learning occurs in a classroom of some kind.

Let this be my tribute to the Prof. who taught me my first lesson on Training & Development at the business school in India.

]]> By: Abhinav Verma http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2009/07/who-should-pay-for-you-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Abhinav Verma Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:53:11 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=392#comment-1199 Nice article. The article clearly brings out the importance for any organization to create employees who understand the need to learn continuously and can well relate it to organizational performance. It is very relevant these days and as Mortimer Adler has said "The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live." same has to be internalized by every organization. Nice article. The article clearly brings out the importance for any organization to create employees who understand the need to learn continuously and can well relate it to organizational performance. It is very relevant these days and as Mortimer Adler has said “The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.” same has to be internalized by every organization.

]]> By: nayana http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2009/07/who-should-pay-for-you-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 nayana Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:48:25 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=392#comment-1196 after all these years i think 'the system' ends up paying. paying for someone not learning,someone not turning up, and to quote my friend yawar someone coming into a programme and sitting their with this 'train me, teach me, in spite of myself attitude'...'almost saying damned if i will learn'. the serious 'learners' end up paying, their time gets wasted listening to 'digressions' and 'listness' of other in-interested participants. paying for business that goes away because one did not learn how to 'hang on to it' leave alone 'making it grow'. all is not lost however at each programme you meet a few 'learners' these few keep this industry growing. after all these years i think ‘the system’ ends up paying. paying for someone not learning,someone not turning up, and to quote my friend yawar someone coming into a programme and sitting their with this ‘train me, teach me, in spite of myself attitude’…’almost saying damned if i will learn’.
the serious ‘learners’ end up paying, their time gets wasted listening to ‘digressions’ and ‘listness’ of other in-interested participants.
paying for business that goes away because one did not learn how to ‘hang on to it’ leave alone ‘making it grow’.
all is not lost however at each programme you meet a few ‘learners’ these few keep this industry growing.

]]> By: Arjun http://abhijitbhaduri.com/2009/07/who-should-pay-for-you-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Arjun Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:03:26 +0000 http://abhijitbhaduri.com/?p=392#comment-1193 Hi Abhijit I'd go a step ahead and share my thoughts on the outcomes of what you are saying. It should result in more people going out and learning on their own and investing in themselves. Also online coaching and learning would become more popular. Organisations need to be more prudent... they need to invest in talent where it brings in the revenue/adds value to the organisation. HR resposibilities, I believe need to go through a paradigm shift. HR needs to align what important for the organisation. It is still very administrative in its approach in most organisations. It is important for them to see that which employees are committed to the growth of the organisation and is working on himself. That I believe is a true measure of loyalty, commitment and passion. Regards Hi Abhijit

I’d go a step ahead and share my thoughts on the outcomes of what you are saying. It should result in more people going out and learning on their own and investing in themselves. Also online coaching and learning would become more popular.

Organisations need to be more prudent… they need to invest in talent where it brings in the revenue/adds value to the organisation.

HR resposibilities, I believe need to go through a paradigm shift. HR needs to align what important for the organisation. It is still very administrative in its approach in most organisations. It is important for them to see that which employees are committed to the growth of the organisation and is working on himself. That I believe is a true measure of loyalty, commitment and passion.

Regards

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