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According to the WEF, the way we work will be redefined by 2025. This is not surprising, giving the accelerated pace of the changes we are facing in our daily lives. Let’s see what major trends are shaping up the work landscape, and how technology will help us adapt, especially if we work in the L&D industry.
By making small changes in your habits and routine, you will get spectacular results in time, as these small changes or tweaks accumulate. In learning and development, marginal gains can work miracles. Let’s see some minor changes we can make if we want to become better learners!
Innovation is not something you can stop doing; it has to be an ongoing mindset. A silo mentality is not good for business. Let’s see what organizational silos are and how we can overcome them, break the barriers and boost innovation!
We should prepare for the next decade of innovation and for the major trends that it will bring. As L&D professionals, we should also prepare others for the coming changes. After all, this is what the learning and development industry is all about: constant learning and lifelong education.
Training and development have something in common with care work: the willingness to help others in an empathetic manner. This is why the ALOHA model might be a useful instrument for educators and trainers, especially in this context, when social distancing is the norm. ALOHA to all trainers and educators out there!
The Seneca effect is pervasive in many industries and it involves slow growth and rapid collapse. Business resilience is the proper way to deal with collapse effectively. In L&D, we are experiencing the collapse of the traditional model, so a fluid/flexible mindset is the best tool to build resilience in a changing environment.
We should understand the value of time and what it might bring us if we stop worrying about “wasting” it and start living our lives as explorers of knowledge, not as mere task managers. If procrastination can help us explore more and think more deeply about the things we have to do, then it’s a small price to pay.
With the current rise of online events and meetings, listening has become an important skill in our professional lives. So how can we improve our listening skills in the Golden Age of online professional events?
To make sure trainees are able to apply what they learn in real-life work situations, it is essential to address a few key factors: stakeholders, context, social environment, motivation, integration, intensity, and technology. Let’s see how each can improve the transfer of learning and make training programs more efficient!
The world is changing at astonishing speed, especially when it comes to doing business. Perhaps it’s time for companies to stop thinking in terms of “fit” and start adopting a “fitness” mindset when they recruit their top professionals. Fitness-oriented recruitment will be essential for the 21st-century economy.
