Drop the hierarchy: Why people skills are more important than ever

Drop the hierarchy: Why people skills are more important than ever

As technology continues its rapid advance, those of us on the forefront of workplace learning are wondering: Are we, as humans, learning, pivoting and adapting fast enough to keep up? Enter people skills.

Leadership Development | Strategy
Why we must deliberately embed curiosity instead of conformity

Our environment is complex and constantly changing, necessitating the intentional development of meta-skills to adeptly navigate it. Organizations and their leaders must dismantle engrained conventional frameworks and legacy thinking, conformist approaches, and inflexible systems and deliberately embed curiosity if they are to succeed in the VUCA world.

Resilience and Stress Management | 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
New benchmarking tool for higher ed seeks to address workplace soft skills gap

Quality Assurance Commons’ new Employability Self-Assessment will support higher education programs as they develop proficiency in teaching eight 21st century soft skills critical to today’s employers.

News | Strategy
Onward … to the past?

Reflections on how our profession evolves (or not).

Commentary & Opinion | Strategy
Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for development

The only way to build EI is through practice, practice and more practice.

Leadership Development
What is the future of skills, roles and workforce development?

Celeste R. Smith, director of education at the American Association of Law Libraries, says every organization will need to play a role in providing continuous learning opportunities for employees.

Learning Insights
Consider scenario-based microlearning for soft skills

When done right, emotional learning centers in the brain can be effectively engaged with scenario-based storytelling using video or animation.

Learning Delivery