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Organizational Change: What can workplace learning take from child learning?

• I am looking to hear your thoughts on what core principles/lessons of childhood education can business educators emulate to increase employee performance in the workplace?  Becoming a better team member, becoming more efficient, etc.  I am not asking just about "how does the way children learn similar or different to adults?", but I guess that's part of it.  I'm looking on once we have that answer, how can learning officers and and managers use those principles to foster performance growth in their employees? A bit of background: I just finished reading a book by Paul Tough, "How Children Succeed - Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character".  The book quotes a number of academics from a variety of fields who say that as opposed to traditional cognitive indicators, such as IQ, what more determines a child's success in school (and then after) is a series of character traits, such as the ability to delay gratification, self-control, focus, and overcoming setbacks.  I am wondering if any of those skills can be taught, or at least maintained through coaching or training techniques, in the workplace as well?  I realize that employers are not the same teachers, and do not have the same role.  Yet still.

• Answer:

  i would say that workplace needs right people occupying right positions (suitable for the personnel).. too often some people just get used to doing same things and never even learn anything past their 5th year - exceptions aside.. there are of course positions/job functions which require repetitive tasks - and they need to be occupied by people who actually genuinely enjoy such activities. while some positions need to be insured against disruptions/ business continuity and people who are there need to want to learn something new every once in awhile. this also puts into perspective the mentality of some employees: while some naturally embrace change, others instinctively clam up and try to stay where they are.. the reality is that businesses and business models need to change to adapt to the changing world and these are the people who need to be with the company: let's say today the business is manufacturing paper clips, and tomorrow offices become paperless, so this product is outdated overnight.. will employees currently present in the company be able to move on to the next business idea (business needs) or will they prevent such evolution? one of my personal pet peeves are outdated processes - just because something was done "this way" for years, does not make it right or efficient.. employees need to be enabled/empowered to question things and basically work towards cost reductions - such employees, however, may be inclined to think otherwise because "costs" are the employees' salaries.. this test alone will separate the innovators (people who are interested in business success) from floaters (who are there M-F 9-5 to get their paycheck).