You’ve certainly heard the phrase “it’s never too late to learn a little more”. And it is a great truth… Our life is a constant learning process and every day we acquire new knowledge. And in the technological world we live in, every moment is a chance to learn new skills.
In the corporate environment it would be no different. Companies have valued and encouraged this exchange of knowledge among their employees. In it we can find an additional stimulus for new discoveries and knowledge: team learning.
As a manager or leader of a department, encouraging these discoveries among your team can bring positive results that will contribute to both personal and professional development.
Team learning can be defined as a process of aligning and developing the team’s ability to achieve results together. This process happens continuously, generating more knowledge and awakening new skills.
For some years now, many people have been working on the concept of continuous learning, or lifelong learning, as it is also popularly known, which comes as a strategy for requalifying skills, becoming professionals more prepared to develop skills at different stages of life. Lifelong learning is a way of resuming the pleasure of discovering knowledge, development and intelligence.
This point of interest can be the channel for us to chart paths from where we are to where we want to get, mutually contributing to the development of employees and the growth of the company in general.
In practice, adapting everything we have said so far may not be so simple and may not be embraced by everyone. But it needs to start and this kick can be given by small changes that, over time, can generate great opportunities for team learning.
Create opportunity channels
Organize training, meetings, competitions that generate an exchange of knowledge between the professionals on your team, which are of interest to all of them. Provide opportunities for them to talk, discuss and learn. Whether within the company or outside, encourage participation in lectures, seminars or workshops. This greatly contributes to increased collaboration between team members.
Tech Talks
How about creating a culture within your department or with the entire company, setting aside a day for conversations, exchanging knowledge or professional improvement? These moments can increase motivation at work and further develop the analytical/critical side of your employees.
Multidisciplinary pairs
Promote competitions between your company’s departments. Put workers from different areas to work together on projects and demands, learning new skills from each other. You might be surprised by the result.
Use technology to your advantage
Our task management platform is the ideal tool for you to organize and manage the work of the entire team with everyone’s interaction. With the Gipo, you facilitate communication between people, finding the best solution for each project or demand.
It all starts with communication. It has always been, and always will be, a fundamental part of the organization of any company, no matter what its size. It is through it that decisions are made for the development and growth of everyone.
How about encouraging and promoting a true knowledge revolution in your team? Remember: the important thing is that you start.
