Skills in demand, skills in decline

Skills in demand, skills in decline

As a new normal emerges, it is apparent that ruling out the strategies that don’t work is just as important as identifying the ones that succeed. Taking a similar approach to skills data — by looking at skills in decline as well as those on the rise — will better prepare all of us for…

Crisis Leadership | Leading Through Adversity | Talent Management
Unleash the power of peer coaching

Peer coaching is a powerful, yet underused, learning tool. But with many learning functions currently stretched thin, there’s opportunity to take better advantage of it.

Learning Delivery | Talent Management
Psychological safety: an overlooked secret to organizational performance

Psychological safety is an essential foundational component for innovation, divergent thinking, creativity and risk-taking — but it should not be confused with comfort. There are a number of small behaviors leaders can cultivate to help their teams take more interpersonal risks to increase psychological safety.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | Leading Through Adversity | Talent Management
Progressive Insurance gives interns an entry-level lesson in the new reality of office work

Rather than eliminate its internship program, Progressive retained it as its interns joined the pandemic-riddled remote workforce.

Talent Management
Communication in the time of COVID: tips for effectively engaging with employees

Whether teams are on the front lines or sitting at a laptop in a makeshift home office, everyone is vital to making it through this challenging time. Now is the time for leaders to beef up their communications skills and look to colleagues to share what they need.

Crisis Leadership | Leading Through Adversity | Talent Management
Skills aren’t soft or hard — they’re durable or perishable

The heavy focus on short-term ROI and the delivery of narrow skill sets oft-evangelized in L&D circles may well be the source of the “skills shortage” industries face today. Approaching training from a durable-skills-first perspective empowers talent to make dynamic, longer-term contributions to an organization.

Talent Management
5 things you should be doing for your virtual internship program

Internship programs are essential to business owners and students alike, and it’s important to have a clear transition for interns to work virtually in 2021.

Crisis Leadership | Talent Management
Why businesses need an internal career marketplace for skills, ASAP

Think of it as the ultimate database to discover not only who in your organization has what skills, but also who is developing what skills — and how far along they’ve come in their development.

Crisis Leadership | Talent Management
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.

Talent Management
Psychological safety leads to better managers and teams at this major enterprise

Research finds digital behaviors that encourage psychological safety are linked to high-performing managers and engaged teams.

Leading Through Adversity | Talent Management