{"id":17343,"date":"2019-10-01T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/?p=17343"},"modified":"2020-01-07T17:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:36:23","slug":"introduce-learn-it-all-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/industry\/blog\/cross-industry\/2019\/10\/01\/introduce-learn-it-all-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"How to introduce a learn-it-all culture in your business: 3 steps to success"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all come across know-it-alls in life. Those who are closed to a different perspective and they\u2019re not interested in listening to your opinions or discovering your talents. They already know it.<\/p>\n

Likewise, everyone\u2019s met a curious learn-it-all; someone who\u2019s keen to obtain as much information, different points of view and detail as they can in order to perform to the best of their ability and deliver the greatest results. They understand that feedback is crucial to both bring the best solutions and their best selves everyday.<\/p>\n

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These perspectives don\u2019t just describe people. They also define company culture.<\/p>\n

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has spent the past few years focused on transforming Microsoft into a learn-it-all culture, believing that \u201cthe ‘learn-it-all’ perspective and growth mindest will always perform better.<\/p>\n

In short, the difference between a know-it-all and a learn-it-all is success.<\/p>\n

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1. Skill up your employees<\/h2>\n

The know-it-all and the learn-it-all is inextricably tied to mindsets \u2013 a concept that lies behind the psychology of success.<\/p>\n

According to Carol Dweck, the Stanford psychologist who inspired Satya and so many others, there are two types of mindsets. Both mindsets dictate how we learn, what we learn, or whether we learn anything at all. Dweck dubs these the fixed mindset and the growth mindset.<\/p>\n