LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
The team behind Valor’ s people-first excellence
I’ m glad I took my team’ s advice, as they were right
Moira Laird People & Culture Director Valor Hospitality
What organisational barriers get in the way of building a learning culture? At Valor, learning starts from the top. We ensure that we are regularly developing and challenging ourselves, to ensure our appreciation, knowledge and understanding are relevant to the current world of work. We commit to providing all senior team members opportunities to develop and ensure they feel comfortable and adequately supported to lead in a learning culture.
Without buy-in and engagement from management, it’ s unlikely that learning cultures will develop.
Creating a culture within a business takes work and appreciation that every member of the team who walks through the door is part of curating our culture. It’ s not‘ delivered’ – the entire team needs to nurture it. Businesses can’ t afford to let it slip and must be prepared to put in extra effort in an authentic way when new team members join.
Culture can never be seen or expected to be the responsibility of a people function, and it’ s in danger if it’ s perceived to be the enthusiasm of one person. Therefore, senior leaders need to be provided with the headspace to maintain and grow the learning culture.
88 April 2026