Learning organizations

By Javaria Mazhar

Learning Organizations
Learning
Organizations are: Organizations that acquire knowledge and innovate fast enough to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing environment.

Definitions:

Learning organizations [are] organizations where

people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning to see the whole together. (Senge 1990: 3)

Learning organizations :

Create a culture that encourages and supports continuous employee learning, critical thinking, and risk taking with new ideas
contributions

Allow mistakes, and value employee Learn from experience and experiment Disseminate the new knowledge throughout

the organization for incorporation into dayto-day activities.

A learning organization has five main features;

systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, shared vision team learning.

Systems thinking

The idea of the learning organization

developed from a body of work called thinking. Systems thinking states that all the characteristics must be apparent at once in an organization for it to be a learning organization.

Personal mastery.
The commitment by an individual to the

process of learning is known as personal mastery. There is a competitive advantage for an organization whose workforce can learn more quickly than the workforce of other organizations.

Mental models.

The assumptions held by individuals and

organizations are called mental models. To become a learning organization, these models must be challenged.

Shared vision.
The development of a shared vision is

important in motivating the staff to learn, as it creates a common identity that provides focus and energy for learning.

Team learning.
The accumulation of individual learning

constitutes Team learning. The benefit of team or shared learning is that staff grows more quickly and the problem solving capacity of the organization is improved.

Benefits
Maintaining levels of innovation and remaining

competitive

Being better placed to respond to external

pressures

Having the knowledge to better link resources

to customer needs

Improving quality of outputs at all levels Increasing the pace of change within the

organization

Challenges in the transformation to a Learning Organization

The first is that an organization does not have enough

time.

Employees and management may have other issues

that take priority over trying to change the culture of their organization. barrier to internal knowledge sharing

In addition, organizational size may become the

SOLUTION
As a solution, a mentor or coach who is well

versed in the learning organization concept may be necessary.

Organization studied

FAIZAS SPA AND BEAUTY SALON

STARTED IN 2002
OWNER- FAIZA ABASS ORGANIZATION TYPE- BEAUTY SALON AND

TRAINING CENTRE

CUSTOMERS- LADIES HEAD BRANCH- G10 MARKAZ IBD

OTHER BRANCH- BAHRIA TOWN

Faizas salon as a learning organization:

As a learning organization this salon continuously

upgrades the knowledge of its employees according to the changing fashion and desires of its clients.

 Faiza Abbas and Uzma Abbass: sister of Faiza are

working hard in both of their branches to manage their all departments , and had appointed head in charge of each department such as makeup department, hair cutting and hair treatment department and so on.

Periodic courses of LOreal products:

TAs of the company comes and guides the employees about latest techniques and products.

Competitions to encourage employees:

This salon arranges competition for active learning of its employees

Nail art
Now a days nail art is very popular among girls Faizas

salon provide up to date fashion knowledge about nail art and gives its clients a wide range of choice.

Nail art:

Special offers :
This salon gives special offers on occasions like wedding seasons, Eid festivals and so on.

We Care your skin "REPECHAGE"

FAIZA's Introducing MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY new

way to treat your SKIN.

Repchage:
Repchage is an internationally acclaimed beauty &

spa brand, Repchage pioneers the latest in marine biotechnology and seaweed science to deliver complete collections for skincare, cosmetics, body & bath.

Styling and Makeup by Faiza's for Annual Parent Day of Roots

Annual Parent Day of Roots Millennium School Emaar

Campus & Wonderland Campus Islamabad

Makeup Styling was done by Faiza's Beauty Saloon

STRENGHTS
They have hygienic environment Latest products and techniques Up to date fashion knowledge Latest equipments Quality of work.

 WEAKNESSES

They dont have large amount of investment to open

other branches at this time

Lack of advertising on social medias Less common then other big brands.

 Opportunities:

To increase their chain of salons in other cities of

Pakistan.

Advertise like their competitors Model make-ups and penetration in fashion industry.

 Threats :

Big signature names like Deplex and Tariq Amin. Salons opening at domestic level. Economic conditions of Pakistan.

Law and order situations of Pakistan .

Conclusion
Faizas beauty salon proves to be a learning

organization, which is continuously learning and up dating according to its customers

need by providing them

the quality and value.

Recommendations
Expand their branches in other cities of Pakistan.
Focus on advertising Needs market penetration in

fashion industry and have more

signature shoots to compete the big brand of beauty spas.