Closing the skills gap is a modern fairytale

Closing the skills gap is a modern fairytale

Digital disruption is making many technical skills obsolete, and rapidly creating new skills gaps. By the time a new technical skill is identified, learned and disseminated across a workforce, there’s already a new technology or tool requiring a new and expanded skill set.

Commentary & Opinion
Creating a culture of caring means supporting non-native English speakers, too

Providing greater support for immigrant and refugee workers and their families is critical for the health and sustainability of our economy and future of work.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
L&D is going through an identity crisis — here’s why that’s a good thing

We’re in a new situation, and we need to do something different. Our employees are hungry for growth and purpose amidst the Great Reshuffle, and companies need to respond and act or risk watching their talent walk out the door.

Leading Through Adversity | Learning Delivery | Strategy
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.

Commentary & Opinion | Leading Through Adversity | Measurement
A tech company’s novel approach to closing talent and equity gaps

Here’s how Anaplan laid the foundation for a stronger and more inclusive pipeline of talent as demand for its services continues to increase.

Commentary & Opinion | Strategy
Rebuilding learning equity: The key to overcoming the skills gap

Rather than get distracted by timely skill gaps, L&D must instead address the pervasive and damaging lack of opportunity.

Commentary & Opinion | Learning Delivery
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
Get on board with reverse mentoring

Reverse mentoring is an opportunity for organizations to acknowledge that skills gaps exist among all generations and can motivate both younger and more experienced employees to push outside their comfort zones.

Leadership Development