Characteristics of a Development Culture
(From The Dilemmas of Building a Development Culture,
B. Kaye and B. Jacobsen, ODN Conference, 1991) 

• Development is seen as crucial to the business.

• Policies and structures support growth in place.

• People are put into positions for which they may not yet be fully qualified (for purposes of development).

• Reward systems are aligned with development efforts. 

• Information about mobility opportunities is available to all employees.

• Movement across organizational lines occurs regularly and easily.

• Talent development is accepted as a line responsibility, and commitment is demonstrated by the amount of time that management devotes to it.

• Everyone gets the business information they need.

• Task forces are used for individual and organizational learning, as well as for problem solving.

• Managers see their teams as customers and the product they deliver as a learning product (developing their people).