07-06-2026 / Blogs / By Frauke Schmid-Peter
Who really decides about learning?
Many companies and organisations want people to truly take responsibility for their own learning. They want learning to be driven by personal motivation and intrinsic initiative. At the same time, organisations often decide very precisely who learns what, when they learn it, how they learn it, and how success will be measured.
This contradiction has been on my mind recently, and I would like to invite you to join me on a short thought journey. Let me begin with a question: Who is responsible for learning in your organisation?








