Since training programs often generate minor transformations, it is essential for those in charge of developing them to start with deeper issues, such as the mental models. Mental models are the basis of our behaviors, and are therefore the true keys to the changes and adoption of new behaviors. Offering employees a very wide range of e-learning materials will lead to greater autonomy, innovation and engagement.

Companies all around the world have already started to invest big in well-being programs for their employees. These have proved to be a successful incentive with a powerful impact on engagement. Including mindfulness training in these programs is easy and has the documented capability to lead to increased productivity and better results.

It’s getting increasingly difficult to find people to hire. It’s even more challenging to find people that fit perfectly into the job. A good talent management program has the capacity to provide the kind of competitive advantage required to attract and retain the right people. Developing such a program and adapting it to the ever changing needs and demands of the workforce is the only way to go in today’s business world.

Career mobility is about the movement of employees across grades or positions, mostly upward but also downward or horizontally. It can also mean a change in occupation altogether. It is directly connected to job advancement and personal satisfaction. It’s a good way to make sure that employees can move to roles that match their skills and their goals. That’s why HR and L&D professionals need to be on top of it.

Gen Z , though still very young, are already workplace adjacent. With their desire to save as much as possible and get an education without also acquiring debt, they freelance from early on. Very tech-savvy and with good self-teaching skills, they can perform rather complex tasks even before they get a degree in a certain field. Generation Z show great potential and it will be interesting to see how they transform our world.