TRAINING & EDUCATION
LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY
Tom Holz, Senior Director, Bb International, Blackboard discusses the importance of keeping employees on top of their game with regular professional training.
Today’s working environment is changing so fast that no one could ever expect their learning and
development to stop once they start a
job. That’s why, more than ever, it is critical for companies and people to continue to grow. And that growth comes from more than just attending a training course, or ticking a box that you’ve participated in self-paced training online. Earlier this year in an interview with the New York Times, Randall Stephenson, CEO of US telecommunications giant AT&T, said
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those who don't spend 5-10 hours a week learning online "will obsolete themselves." How can companies of all sizes ensure that their staff keep up to speed? And what are the risks if they don’t?
Being vocal about the commitment to learning within the company’s operation is a good start. And the buy in of management and shareholders – as well as the active participation by employees - can be achieved when you can clearly outline the benefits to the business and the advantages to the individual. We are now in a world where “nobody is the expert, yet everybody is the expert” as
consultant and TED talk favourite Simon Sinek has said.
Information has never been so easy to access as the world of online content; YouTube and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) provide a wealth of material that you can learn from. But it’s important to harness your employee’s learning in ways that ensure quality and align their development with corporate business objectives.
In late 2015 a survey conducted by Bersin for Deloitte showed that the majority of CEOs are looking to improve their company’s culture, employee engagement and retention
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