Finally, the organizational culture is an important aspect of being a learning organization. A learning organizations culture is one in which everyone agrees on a shared vision and recognizes the inherent interrelationships among the organizations processes, activities, functions, and external environment. There is a strong sense of community, caring for each other, and trust. In a learning organization, employees feel free to openly communicate, share, experiment, and learn without fear of criticism or punishment. If you delve deeply into many of the learning organizations characteristics you may notice something startling: Many of these elements are parts of a fully functioning, effective HRM system in an organization.