How Novartis Promotes Learning Curiosity to Drive Business Value (Interview with Simon Brown)

<p>In this episode of the podcast my guest is Simon Brown, Chief Learning &nbsp;Officer at Novartis, a company that is really setting the pace around &nbsp;the whole learning and skills agenda. Simon believes that curiosity is &nbsp;the greatest driver of value in the digital age and as well as being &nbsp;co-author of a fascinating new book, The Curious Advantage, Simon and &nbsp;his team have instigated curiosity month at Novartis, an integrated &nbsp;learning experience of 170 events throughout September featuring &nbsp;internal and external speakers.</p><p>In our conversation, which took place just before the start of curiosity month, Simon and I discuss:</p><ul> <li>The increasing importance of curiosity, it's intrinsic link to learning and the 7C’s of curiosity model that Simon and his co-authors outline in their book</li> <li>How curiosity is nurtured in practice at Novartis and the business value it provides</li> <li>How Novartis is embedding analytics into learning and measuring skills</li> <li>The impact of learning on performance, retention and mobility at Novartis</li> <li>The role of L&amp;D in 2030 and whether the Chief Learning Officer will report directly into the CEO</li></ul><p>This episode is a must listen to anyone interested or involved in learning skills and culture development. So that is Business Leaders, CHROs, Chief Learning Officers and anyone in a People Analytics, Workforce Planning, Learning or HR Business Partner role.</p><p>Support for this podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://degreed.com/" target="_blank">Degreed</a>. To learn more, visit <a href="https://degreed.com/" target="_blank">https://degreed.com/</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>