If you are wanting to progress up the job ladder, no matter what career you are in, learning is a vital skill. To be able to learn new processes and skills will give you a great head start in career progression as many jobs require you to be able to apply new methods or techniques to the job role you are performing.

For example, if you have new software installed in your company, the quicker you get to grips with it the more efficient you will be and therefore the more work you can do. Employers will see this as a massive assets and it means your production level will be higher.

If you have a new product coming to market or if you are having new systems installed, then why not dedicate a bit of your own time to carry out further research to allow you to be able to sell the product or work with the software more efficiently.