Scaling a culture of learning and ownership

Type
Alongside leadership
Role
Strategic L&D consultant
Duration
15 months
Sector
Belgian energy company

The energy sector was changing fast, and a large Belgian energy company knew technical training alone wouldn’t keep up. With the HR leadership team I designed and rolled out a company-wide learning strategy, so that people would take ownership of their own development.

What changed

  • Employees taking charge of their own learning
  • Managers leading development conversations themselves
  • HR time redirected to strategic talent work
  • A digital learning setup used across the company

What I did

People own their growth

We moved from central, HR-run training to learning people steer themselves, with employees and managers responsible for their own growth in line with what the business needed.

HR freed up

Taking HR out of day-to-day learning logistics freed up time for strategic talent work, and teams got more autonomy.

Tools for real reflection

Simple tools for 360° reflection that tied personal growth to team and business results, with guides and conversation frameworks for managers.

Self-service learning

A learning platform where employees found curated resources whenever they needed them, without going through HR.

Learning moved from HR to the people doing the work.

Tell me what’s going on

The messy version is fine. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.