People growth = company growth
Spotify is a growing company. Hyper growing, in fact. Because we are expanding our business. So we are constantly looking for new talent to add to the existing. Our brand is strong which works out...
View ArticleGrowth mindset the Spotify way
What we do to lift our people into the growth mindset Looking at what makes people perform in a sustainable way, we realized that the ability to enhance learning and innovation is of essence. Learning...
View ArticleBlended Learning @ Spotify
Blended learning @ Spotify Our industry sector didn’t exist before we came along. We invented it and that’s what we’ve kept on doing. We invent the future and we love it. But to keep on doing that, we...
View ArticleNever forget about forgetting!
The other day I read an article about forgetting in the New York Times. It said that it’s actually good not to remember everything you learn. As I’m not the best at remembering names, places, movies or...
View ArticleWhy we love failure
When I was travelling the other week I picked up the magazine in the seat pocket in front of me on the plane. It had all these articles on the Nordics, about culture, artists, restaurants, start-ups...
View ArticleLearning faster than the world is changing
The need to learn faster Some people say (myself included) that the globe is turning faster and faster, even though we know that’s not really true. It revolves around the sun as before but it sure does...
View ArticleSix instruments for faster learning
How do we learn faster? In order to stay ahead, we need to learn faster than the world is changing. How is that possible? That’s the million dollar question! I don’t think there is a cookie-cutter...
View ArticleTeam development DIY
How self-led workshops are supercharging our teams The mission of our Learning and Development team is simple: Enable and empower all of our band members to learn faster than the world is changing....
View ArticleFailing Gloriously
Failing is not the opposite of success We’ve written about failing before on this blog. How it’s not the opposite of success, but rather part of the path to success. We’ve also shared how we encourage...
View ArticleConversation – almost a magic pill
The simple way to increase engagement Looking for a magical way to get better leadership, a more inclusive environment, clear direction for everyone, and employees who recommend the company to others?...
View ArticleVirtual Learning Experiences: A GreenHouse Team Pivot
Our experiences in the past few weeks have probably been similar to yours – like we’re all part of a giant experiment. From one day to the next our reality changed, and our entire band instantly...
View ArticleLeading the Band
It started with our Leadership Criteria Back in the day, when we were still less than 1000 employees, we decided to create our Manager SLA, our service level agreement, defining what a great people...
View ArticleLearning Tech – The Wild, Wild West
These days, Learning & Development (L&D) professionals are swamped with digital tools that exist to improve, scale, expand and differentiate learning. Otherwise known as Learning Tech (LT). The...
View ArticleGrowth is our Mantra
In looking back at this year and trying to wrap it up, we realise how much learning has been happening…and not only related to core job-skills. A lot of the learning has come out of a necessity to...
View ArticleHow to Future-Proof your Career in the 4th Industrial Revolution
When you’re in the midst of a paradigm shift it can be difficult to understand that you are, since there is never a clear end or beginning. However, we have already been transitioning into the 4th...
View ArticleBeing skilled at upskilling
A constant challenge for most organisations is to make sure their people are up to date with the skills they need. It’s a subject that’s been debated within HR (and in particular Learning &...
View ArticleCultivate Your Adaptability
In my last blog post, I wrote about being and staying learning agile to keep our people’s skills up-to-date. One important factor we look at is the ability to adapt, and do it quickly, also known as...
View ArticleLearning & Development Under The Spotlight
It’s A Great Time To Be In Learning & Development Being in Learning & Development (L&D) in today’s world is fantastic! There’s an increasing recognition for learning as a competitive...
View ArticleCategorizing Skills: More Than Just Semantics
In the Learning & development team at Spotify our preferred way of categorizing skills is by dividing them into durable and perishable skills. This is a different way of categorizing skills...
View ArticleThe Great Retention: Culture & Community Experience
With there being lots of movement on the labour market currently, let’s talk retention. There’s a lot of talk of The Great Resignation, but we’d rather talk about The Great Retention. What is the key...
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