upskilling
Why focusing on skills is one of the biggest competitive advantages in ‘The Great Reshuffle’
A career journey is rarely a straight line to a final destination. There are twists and turns and pit stops for learning along the way. Employers that help their employees learn and grow with intention, clarity and flexibility will have competitive advantage and emerge as leaders in 2022.
Hybrid skills are ascendant in the post-pandemic talent economy
We now face a tight labor market with fewer resources to pull from when it comes to human capital.
How ‘decision fatigue’ stalls employer upskilling initiatives
Here's what L&D can learn from Netflix on driving learner behavior with data.
Stepping up benefits to recruit and retain employees post-pandemic
Employees are deciding what they value at work. Talent leaders must step up rewards and benefits that attract and keep talent.
After EI, DI?
What might digital intelligence look like, and how might we develop it?
Employers need new strategies to win the post-pandemic race for scarce talent
Employers need to be proactive by developing comprehensive strategies to identify which skills they need to stay competitive and how to acquire them, be it through hiring new talent or reskilling and upskilling their existing workforce. Many employers are broadly aware of this challenge but lack clarity about how to implement a dynamic program that meets it.
Breaking down silos between learning, engagement and performance
Unite your teams to unlock greater productivity and improve results across your organization.
‘Learning literacy’ and the currency of a knowledge-based economy
While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, there is ample evidence of the universal benefits that employee education programs confer.
Here’s why L&D’s seat at the C-suite table is secure in 2021
Data from LinkedIn Learning’s new “2021 Workplace Learning Report” indicates that L&D is well-positioned to have a long-term, elevated role within organizations today, from promoting internal mobility to actively creating a more inclusive and equitable workforce.
Skill data: the secret to your 2021 L&D strategy
Person-centricity is often the key to a smart learning strategy. L&D is, after all, deeply personal. Leveraging your skill data can help you personalize your learning to all workers.
The future of learning is humanity, with a side of technology
When it comes to talent mobility, a real-life “talent concierge” can beat out any algorithm.
Creating an environment for effective learning measurement
If we truly embrace our people as our most valuable corporate asset, invest in them as we would to maintain and grow physical assets, and surround them with opportunities to acquire new skills that directly align with corporate goals, the return on learning investment will naturally find its place among our top business KPIs.
To overcome business disruption, take a front-line-first approach
Eighty percent of the global workforce is on the front line. Disruption may have changed the way they do their jobs, but they remain the ultimate driver of business success, and we should invest in their development.
The Reskilling Revolution versus the ‘clay layer’
A Reskilling Revolution is a necessary and noble goal, but its execution will collide with populations that are not prepared for change and do not view lifelong learning as key to their future success.