Leeds Building Society invests in the future of learning with Thrive.

Barriers to learning

Currently in its 105th year, Leeds Building Society is a well-established brand with over fifty branches and thousands of staff. While learning and development has always been a big priority within the organisation, their previous solution just wasn’t up to the challenge – and the motivation to search for a new one was born out of unanimous dissatisfaction with a platform that simply wasn’t fit for purpose.

With a clunky, hard-to-use interface and learning that couldn’t be accessed once complete, the platform wasn’t conducive to long-term self-development and therefore wasn’t fulfilling its main purpose. Low levels of engagement, coupled with low marks on employee sentiment surveys, revealed that something quickly needed to change in order to remove these barriers to learning.

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Building a learning culture, brick by brick

In searching for a new platform, the L&D team at Leeds Building Society collectively thought about what they wanted for the future of the organisation. They knew that building a learning culture was at the top of their priority list, cognisant of the fact that organisations with a learning culture are more successful than those without.

After a detailed market analysis, their research led them to Thrive. What set Thrive apart (beyond the platform’s capabilities) was the team of people behind it, and the full wraparound service they offered. Thrive worked closely with Leeds Building Society to understand their needs and rebuild their learning culture from the ground up, forming a partnership that would deliver unbelievable results.

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