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Why you need to start upskilling for Skills of the Future now
Why you need to start upskilling for Skills of the Future now

If the words “upskill and reskill” are bantered about by executives in your organization, that’s a big opportunity for you to demonstrate your value. And if they’re not, they should be. The World Economic Forum estimates we will need to reskill more than 1 billion people by 2030. How can you leverage this situation to demonstrate your value?

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3 Ways to address learning levels in competency models
3 Ways to address learning levels in competency models

Now you have a model that people can easily assess against for both upskilling in their current job and also reskilling to learn a new role (career planning and workforce agility). It will define any skill gaps and tell them exactly what learning level of activity they need to develop. It will make them self-sufficient and able to capitalize on intrinsic motivation and a growth mindset. And it tells you exactly what learning content you need to close your organizational skill gaps and position it for future success.

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Easy data visualization techniques that drive buy in
Easy data visualization techniques that drive buy in

The purpose of data visualization is to help make people aware of a situation and motivate them to take action. It is a way of influencing people to support your recommendations. It is much more compelling to tell the story and let your audience draw conclusions than if you make recommendations.

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The time for upskilling and reskilling is now
The time for upskilling and reskilling is now

“Companies can’t be resilient if their workforces aren’t. Building your reskilling muscle now is the first step to ensuring that your organization’s recovery business model is a success.”

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Why Traditional Talent, Learning & Development can’t support organizational agility
Why Traditional Talent, Learning & Development can’t support organizational agility

Traditional Talent, Learning & Development can’t support organizational agility. So what do we do? Like the organizations themselves, we evolve. We need to identify and build capability in real time, just-in-time, to support changes. We need to allow people in the roles who need the capabilities to own their achievement.

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The value of task-based mentors
The value of task-based mentors

Collaborative learning has been shown to be one of the most effective types of learning. We call it “task-based mentoring” though you may call it “flash mentoring”, “peer coaching”, or “modern apprenticeship”.

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Unlock continuous skill development by helping each person both learn and teach
Unlock continuous skill development by helping each person both learn and teach

Taking advantage of task-based mentors/peer mentors (what McKinsey calls distributed apprenticeship) is key to upskilling and reskilling at scale in the flow of work.

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Use behavioral examples to minimize the halo effect for managers during competency assessment
Use behavioral examples to minimize the halo effect for managers during competency assessment

Behavioral examples in a competency model are what drive consistency, accuracy, and objectivity. And without that, individuals won’t accurately identify skill gaps and get the right personalized learning to close them.

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