{"id":61687,"date":"2022-01-31T14:22:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.local\/2022\/01\/31\/manager-guide-positive-learning-culture\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:57:37","slug":"manager-guide-positive-learning-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/degreed.com\/experience\/blog\/manager-guide-positive-learning-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways Every Manager Can Create a Positive Learning Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It makes sense that the first people to spot skill gaps are often those closest to the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine if they had the confidence to tackle skill needs as soon as they arise or even before, instead of waiting for L&D to define and solve the problem. What if they already had a strategy? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In just about any company, managers are uniquely positioned to affect change that gets results. At the same time, they set a tone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the right conditions, middle managers don\u2019t block change \u2014 they drive it through,\u201d noted strategy + business<\/a>.  \u201cBut they need the right kind of support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our new, shareable quick infographic, 4 Ways Every Manager Can Create a Positive Learning Culture<\/a><\/em>, is designed to help \u2014 by highlighting how managers can give people guidance, support diverse and active learning experiences, provide regular and immediate feedback and create opportunities for people to practice and apply new skills on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this comes as L&D teams are stretched thin<\/a> and looking for ways to ease bandwidth challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managers Make the Difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Managers see first-hand the changes in their markets, their workers, and their strategies. A whopping 87% of managers and executives polled in a McKinsey Global Survey<\/a> said they\u2019re experiencing gaps or expect to within a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a 2019 Gartner study<\/a>, managers can boost employee performance by up to 26% and more than triple the likelihood that workers are high performers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite those realities, our own How the Workforce Learns<\/em><\/a> research routinely<\/em> reveals that managers do not provide consistent talent development guidance or support. For example, in 2019, only 17% of respondents said their manager helped them set goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our most recent report released late last year explored the perspectives of more than 2,400 people around the world and spelled out like never before the nature and scope of a great learning experience. We focused our attention on the differences that emerged between those who rated their company learning cultures as positive (called promoters) and those who rated their learning cultures as negative (detractors).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We found that in a positive learning culture, people are 92% more likely to say their manager supported their development<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s take a look at how supportive manager behavior can help build a positive learning culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a Glance: How Managers Can Support Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our latest research shows that managers create a positive learning experience when they:<\/p>\n\n\n\n