As a learning leader, you are positioned to help your organization succeed during the pandemic. But you can’t drive change if you’re burned out.
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By keeping the goal of empathy in mind, retaining the familiarity of in-person training is possible.
As L&D professionals, we must evolve from being learning providers to learning enablers. Doing so will help us help our employees help themselves to prepare for the future.
Learning leaders should not underestimate design thinking’s potential to creatively and rapidly meet the needs of their learners.
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is scary, discouraging many people from embracing new opportunities or facing their fears.
As new social practices emerge, employers will need to adapt to new patterns of work to engage and empower a distanced workforce.
Part of the role of any leader is to make sense for others and reduce uncertainty. Feedback is a powerful tool for doing so.
Especially in a time of crisis, leaders should have a collective rather than individualistic approach and be willing to ask for help, even if it means going outside of their cultural comfort zone.
Social distancing and the current crisis demand that communication and coaching become priorities, beyond business as usual.
If we seek to support instructors and trainers to excel within their profession, then we need to consider a professional development approach that demonstrates empathy for the individuals and values their role within the enterprise.