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10 Future Work Skills to Teach Your Members

WBT Systems

Is your association helping members develop the work skills they need for the future? Associations have traditionally offered education on the competencies members need to excel in their industry or profession. Self-care for association CEOs. Making a compelling case for anything. Slaying the fear of failure.

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Lifelong Learning in the Freelance Economy

WBT Systems

Now’s the time for your association to start asking questions: How is the growth of the freelance economy impacting your association now? How could it impact your association in the next several years? How could it affect your business model, membership model, and the products and services you offer?

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Aging Members Will Stick Around (& Keep Learning) Longer Than You Think

WBT Systems

Many associations operate with the assumption that they’ll lose these aging members to retirement. According to a Merrill Lynch/Age Wave study, nearly 50 percent of retirees want to continue working in retirement. One-third said they have to because they need the money, and two-thirds want to work to stay mentally active.

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Why Soft Skills Are Important in Your Organisation and How E-Learning Can Help – Part 1

Capytech

Why Soft Skills Are Important in Your Organisation and How E-Learning Can Help – Part 1. It makes sense in business to place a lot of emphasis on ensuring your team has the technical and hard skills required to meet the expectations of your clients. What about soft skills, though? Collaborative working.

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Learning Pathways: How to Fill Your Industry’s Skills Gap

WBT Systems

LinkedIn offers nearly 60 Learning Paths on their Lynda.com platform for hundreds of careers in design, IT, marketing, business, and more. Benefits of learning pathways for learners and associations. Designing learning pathways at your association. Learning pathways at your competitors, LinkedIn and Coursera. Don’t go it alone.

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In Case of Brand Crisis, Call Learning

CLO Magazine

If she’s really perturbed about the matter, the Better Business Bureau might hear about it, too. Having weighed the low risk of her sharing her experience with friends, they choose to quietly handle the situation and continue with business as usual. Bravetta Hassell is a former Chief Learning Officer associate editor.

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How Covid-19 changed sales & skills you need to crush your quota

TalentLMS

With that in mind, here are three ways selling has changed during the pandemic and the new sales skills you need to crush your quota anyway. You shouldn’t be surprised that the largest economic downturn in history has been correlated with a reduction in new business opportunities. Change #1: Slow pipelines. The takeaway?

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