A new dawn of learning and talent development is upon us. Gone are the days of sniggering at ineffectual HR managers. Talent developers (when they have the resources) can make real, lasting and positive impacts on their organisations.
According to LinkedIn's Learning's 2019 Report, finally the old roadblocks that plagued these professionals before are being broken down, adequate resources and support are now being provided in order to power fruitful learning programmes. In fact, executives now expect talent developers to play a strategic role in not just attracting and retaining talent, but also ensuring the workforce have the right skills for the present and the future.
The title of the report says it all, "Why 2019 is the breakout year for the talent developer". The report investigates how learning and development (L&D) professionals are able to tap into the potential of their staff, close skill gaps and drive deeper engagement with greater resources. Over 3000 talent developers and workplace learners across the globe were surveyed.
There is most likely a link between this discovery and the fact that many L&D professionals are leaning more towards online learning (59% of those surveyed are spending more of their budgets on online education now compared to 3 years ago). Online learning means that employees have to take responsibility for their own learning journey, they choose what they want to learn and when to learn it.
Access the full report here.
All of this is good news; silos are being knocked down, roadblocks cleared and real support given. Now, many organisations have the opportunity to take their success even further, with thanks to the talent developer/manager. Our People Management online short course will teach you or your people to tap into the true potential of your workforce. Learn how to attract, nurture and retain top talent that will ultimately result in sustainable, far-reaching successful teams.
Synopsis of the report written by Molly Fitz-Patrick, Communications Champion at Red & Yellow. Molly loves music and has a playlist for every occasion - her latest playlist is dedicated to weeknight cooking.