“The illiterate of the 21st Century are not those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler
No one has been able to avoid the challenges that 2020 has brought our way. At Enovation, we understand the key role learning plays in times of uncertainty and change. We believe that learning enables adaptability, resilience, and agility and that upskilling and reskilling are paramount in this new normal. But as McKinsey (2020) reported it, 87% of executives said they were experiencing skill gaps in the workforce or expected them within a few years.
That’s why we created the #KeepLearningStrong movement which aims to promote learning and uplift the profession of talent and development to help businesses succeed during this time. We’ve been chatting to business leaders and HR and L&D specialists about how they plan on keeping learning strong. In this series of interviews, they share their tips and best practices on how to learn to remain agile.
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As the Global Director, L&D, Inside Sales and Client Success of Indeed.com, Annemarie McAuley tells us what the almost overnight shift to distance learning meant for her team and the business and how they kept the experience of learning as engaging and as strong as it would be in the classroom. For Annemarie, every day is a school day, so as an L&D professional we need to question how we keep learning strong for the team that we support.
‘It’s important to keep learning strong because we are always learning, we’re always having to make adjustments. If we don’t we’re going to be left behind’. And we could not agree more with Debbie.
Confronted with a tragic situation at a young age, Ryan tells us how this experience transformed his life and led him to develop a ‘Culture of Good’ movement to make a positive impact in the business world. His energy and wit are truly inspiring!
“It comes down to the ability for people to reinvent themselves by challenging the assumptions and rules they have always had.” Our interview with Sofian Lamali certainly provides food for thought.
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How to get comfortable with being uncomfortable? Sure, no one likes being out of their comfort zone but Amy teaches us here how this is a crucial part of improving our performance, resilience and skills in the long run. Watch now and get ready to embrace change.
What makes a good learning experience? Lars Hyland’s mantra is ‘Less Learning, More Often’ which seems slightly dissonant at first but when explained, the clearer it becomes. Lars also shines a light on open source technologies and LMSs and how their flexibility is key in transitioning to remote work and learning.
For Kassy, successful distance learning removes the word distance from the equation. As the situation of the last few months has proven to be challenging for most of us, Kassy talks us through the best practices to learn and work remotely.
Adapt. Adopt. Advance. These are the three new phases which, according to Donald H. Taylor, Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute, have emerged from the pandemic and are paving the way of the ‘New Now’. When asked what skills does the workforce need to cultivate to be future-ready, Donald H. Taylor gives us the most unexpected answer!
We sat down with John Haynes, HR Executive & Business Partner at Johnson Controls, who surely knows how organizations and people are ‘wired’ and gave us the honor to share his precious knowledge and best practices with us. John also discusses the ‘pandemic within the pandemic’ in the current crisis of civil unrest, and why this time, even though this all seems familiar, it is different as this moment offers a new opportunity for a fundamental social change.
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