Interview presentation about learning organization v Overview of

Interview presentation about learning organization v Overview of five principles of organization v My interview with Mr. Neil Driscoll

Learning quote "People can be encouraged to change, but if the structure of the system in which the individuals work does not support them or allow enough flexibility, improvement efforts will fail. Similarly, if the organization's governance, policies, structures, time frames, and resource allocation are changed but the individuals within the organization do not have opportunities to learn how to work within the new system, the

What is learning organization? A company that learns effectively and collectively and continually transforms itself for better management and use of knowledge; empowers people within and outside of the organization to learn as they work; utilizes technology to maximize learning and production(Marquardt 2011).

Five principles of learning organization Personal mastery is a continual clarification and deepening of personal awareness, understanding, and ability. It starts with identifying values and priorities and living our lives in service to our highest aspirations. It challenges all of us to start walking our talk.

Five principles cont…. . Mental model invites us to look in a mirror and examine our own assumptions. It includes conversations that balance inquiry & advocacy, asking to better understand & stating views so they become more comprehensible to others.

Five principles cont… What energizes an organization in the pursuit of excellence is the process of having applicable and authentic conversations about the future it seeks to create. The practice of sharing a vision involves revealing our deepest desires and most significant aspirations; it fosters genuine commitment. Our vision is to reach that star in

Five principles cont… Team learning begins with dialogue; people suspend judgment and think together. Team learning is vital because teams, not individuals, are the fundamental learning units in modern organizations.

Five principles cont… Organizations are systems; each person and event is related to all other people and events. Systems thinking encourage us to step back and search for broader patterns. It helps us see how to effect necessary changes.

My interview questions v v Should every company tries to be learning organization? Is Con. Agra a learning organization? What are specific examples of learning programs in the past or present? What goal the company tries to achieve through learning?

Companies should embrace LO v To remain competitive in global business through skills they will harvest from their employees v To be more innovative and develop products that meet consumers’ expectation

Con. Agra is a LO and needs to be continued that way v Must embrace learning to grow and remains a fierce competitive of global food industry v To create exciting and enjoyable working place v To attract world talented people to help in company innovation and creativity

Learning programs BOS: Behavioral Observation Survey learning v Mandatory to all employee v All employees need to learn to work safely v. 98 points is the goal for 2013 v We expect to return to our families at the way we came

OBS contin… Safety is every employee’s responsibility

CSD program(continuous skill development) Continuous skill development helps employees improve their skills and become more efficient

Coaching and Mentoring

Goals of learning The Con. Agra’s goal of learning is to make continual learning a way of company life in order to improve the performance of the company as a total system. Well trained associates will create and deliver products that meet company’s consumers expectation

Take home point from this presentation Learning is vital to any organization survivability as oxygen is vital to humans’. “Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do”Peter Senge