Summary

This chapter has set out some of the motivational factors associated with learning amongst knowledge workers, drawn from my own research into the learning approaches adopted by independent HR professionals. It has also discussed the different learning strategies that these independent professionals adopt. Informal learning, for a number of reasons, is often their more preferred learning approach. This includes: learning by observing other professionals at work; learning with and through other professionals through networking; learning through ‘explicit’ knowledge-generating activities; learning through nonworkrelated activities, as well as learning through critical reflection.