L&D professionals can help close the professional development gap by creating non-linear career advancement opportunities for employees — thereby reducing turnover, improving engagement and enabling employees to finish the work day feeling fulfilled.
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Have you been disappointed because you didn’t receive the promotion you were hoping for? You could be far more successful (and less stressed) going down a different road. You could be a great follower, instead! Without great followers, businesses fail.
Not taking risks is riskier than taking risks. If you continue to do what you did yesterday, you will grow stale. Growth comes from taking risks. People who take risks in and out of their professional lives tend to be happier and more successful.
Workplace cultures often feature certain contradictory personality types. Sometimes, these difference are based on hierarchy or rooted in gender. Regardless, feeling uncomfortable speaking up at work can impact your performance and sense of well-being.
IQ and EQ — intelligence quotient and emotional intelligence — have been hallmarks of success in the past. A new success trait is what Silicon Valley Bank vice president Natalie Fratto calls AQ — the adaptability quotient.
Employee development delivers what employees want most: opportunities to grow. It directly impacts retention and creates a more attractive employment brand in the marketplace. And, as employees expand their capacity and thrive, so do organizations.
Even if you’re not the most qualified candidate, impressing an interviewer with insightful answers and thoughtful questions can make you the one the CEO wants to meet.
As L&D professionals, it’s easy for us to focus so much of our attention on other people’s development that we neglect our own. But just like the people whose learning we nurture, we need a continuous, strategic plan to develop our skills and...
There are a variety of paths people take to enter and advance in the training profession. The paths learning leaders take throughout their careers can offer insights for newer — and more experienced — professionals.