Skip to content Learning isnโt just classroom or online training, and it isnโt always
work -related .
Some of the most ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก
๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง : shadowing a peer, collaborating across departments, or
learning how another part of the company operates. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ
๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐, through volunteer projects,
networking, or personal interests that carry into the workplace.
It is no surprise then that research from the Center for Creative
Leadership shows about ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ
๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐, ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ
๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ . Development also comes ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก
๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ : how they solve problems,
manage challenges, or build relationships. Managers who recognize
these moments, and align them with where people want to go, turn
everyday work into a growth opportunity.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ :
๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ : ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง โ๐ฌ
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ , ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐
๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ .
๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ : ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ -๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ so people gain a broader understanding of how the
company works, where they fit, and how their skills help move the
organization forward.
๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ : ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ so insights are shared, reinforced, and available for
the future, and the role teams play in collective development is clear.
These practices are not extras, they are part of enriching the work
itself. ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ
๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ , ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ
๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐.
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ . It happens in
how people connect, share, and grow together, and often in ways that
extend beyond the job description. ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ
๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ?
