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We live in a D.I.Y. (do it yourself) world. Modern technology, increasing labour costs and shorter shelf-life have all contributed to consumers having to help themselves. Self-service restaurants, ATMs, snap-fit furniture, shrink-wrap computers bought on-line, IVR (Interactive Voice Response), ready to serve meals... The list goes on...

What does that have to do with learning? Are we not supposed to be taught? Are organisations not supposed to help employees' with their training and development? Well, not exactly.

If you want to succeed in the modern world of work, you must be comfortable learning the D.I.Y. way!!!

Ask any Manager or HR Head and he will tell you that the responsibility for learning now rests squarely and surely with the employee. He will also tell you that the organisation will provide you with the tools, infrastructure and support to facilitate this learning. The organisation will also give you feedback about where you stand so that you can chalk out your own road map to learning. The rest is completely up to you.

This is the reality of today and tomorrow. If tenure is fast reducing and employee costs are fast increasing, it is only natural for organisations to become far more realistic about what they can and cannot do for your learning.

You might be a fresh entrant to the world of work or you might be a CEO. Here is a quick guide to surviving in the D.I.Y. world of learning!

Before we get firing on ideas, let us get familiar with a few basic concepts.

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* Contributed by -
Ganesh Chella is the founder & CEO of totus consulting (www.totusconsulting.com), a strategic HR Consulting firm that partners with organisations by designing HR solutions that meet their business needs.