Avoid
Waiting for direction, siloed learning, and treating growth as separate from day-to-day work.
Learn. Grow. Share.
Lifelong Learning
This pillar focuses on strengthening capability through visible learning, shared insight, and a culture that supports growth in current roles and beyond.
Purpose
Make learning a visible part of the work.
The goal is not to invent learning from scratch. It is to make development easier to pursue, easier to share, and easier to apply.
- Support self-directed learning alongside leadership support.
- Expand access to role-specific, technical, and power-skill growth.
- Make useful learning visible across the team.
Embrace
Guided, collaborative, and self-motivated learning that is visible to the team.
Because
Capability grows faster when people can learn in ways that strengthen both individual development and team impact.
Protect learning time
Make development visible in calendars and team expectations so people have room to pursue it consistently.
Share what was learned
Use office hours, channels, or quick summaries so insights travel beyond the individual who attended the training.
Use team input
Surface useful opportunities through team feedback before people commit time and energy to learning paths.
Success Signals
What progress can look like.
Protected time is visible
People feel they have real space for learning rather than only good intentions.
Learning becomes shared
Useful takeaways move across the team instead of staying isolated.
Capability feels applied
New skills show up in work, not just in completed courses or certifications.
Growth feels supported
People see development as part of a healthy team culture, not an individual side task.
Team Members
The people shaping this pillar.
- Briley Kellison (Cyber)
- Chance Manning (Cyber)
- Cole Trevor-Wilson (Cyber)
- Dan LoPresto (Cyber)
- Daniel Tolczyk (Cyber)
- Jay Anthony Pantano (Cyber)
- Ravy Gordon (Cyber)
- Smitha Stavos (NPSW Valid)