83: Deciem’s Wholistic Learning Strategy – Kristina Tsiriotakis

Kristina Tsiriotakis updates us on Deciem’s learning strategy, a balanced approach that is both aligned with organizational performance and embraces the human.  This is a wide-ranging, fascinating conversation that demonstrates how L&D can be the glue in an organization by enabling and supporting learning rather than controlling it.

Episode highlights:

• How Deciem integrates learning into organizational goals and incorporates individual development goals using an OKR model – resulting in 15,000 goals across 1,300 employees
• L&D as the glue of the organization at Deciem
• Why the Communications function is embedded in L&D at Deciem
• Retail Reboot – engaging retail team members to solve business problems during COVID
• Personalising learning through ongoing dialogue with managers, supported by technology
• Showing up and being in practice as central to continuous learning
• The eight dimensions of wellness addressed in learning and goals
• Combining data with a mindset of ‘the launch is never over’ to take a dynamic, adaptive approach to enabling learning across the organization
• How Kristina gains senior leadership buy-in for learning strategy
• How to reduce the barrier of time for learning