--- title: Maximus Blog | Leadership, Strategy & Human Capital Articles | Tips description: "Tips | Maximus International’s Blog is where you can learn about a range of topic areas, including: Leadership, Sales, Strategy and Organisational Development." --- [![maximus](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-396417636-gif/image1/headerLogo.gif "maximus")](http://www.maximus.com.au/homepage.aspx) 02 9216 2800 [info@maximus.com.au](mailto:info@maximus.com.au) [![blog](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-394688783-png/image1/wordpress.png)](http://www.maximus.com.au/blog) [![twitter](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-397290307-gif/image1/linkedin.gif)](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2883235&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr) [![twitter](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hs-fs/file-396521286-gif/image1/twitter.gif)](http://twitter.com/#!/MaximusInternat) # A Maximus Exchange ## [The Future Learning Organisation](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/the-future-learning-organisation) Posted by [Vanessa Gavan](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/author/vanessa-gavan) Sep 16, 2015 1:56:00 PM [![](https://blog.maximus.com.au/hubfs/Collaboration.jpg) ](https://blog.maximus.com.au/blog/the-future-learning-organisation)   Traditional *corporate learning *doesn’t leave much to the imagination. The usual classroom-led courses and 70-20-10 mindset are familiar reminders of what corporate learning means to most employees. During these learning experiences, we hope that employees take away as much knowledge as possible and utilize it to make them not only better performers, but better human beings. All good intentions aside, this learning strategy often fails to truly shift an employee’s way of thinking. It is necessary for companies to get creative, get collaborative, and turn learning on its head. 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Chinese athlete Li Na’s win in the Women’s Final after two failed attempts proves as much.** But can the keys to success in sport be of any help in the world of business? Absolutely! 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In this article, we challenge you to think more deeply about individual and organisational leadership through the tragic case of the Mann Gulch Fire before outlining six leadership development lessons you can use *now* to improve your leadership capability. 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