Avilar

JUNE 5, 2024

Use these five skills-based talent management strategies for developing an effective workforce for the future. It’s a force that’s affecting every business, every country, every industry, every economic sector in our global community. Yet, supporting today’s employees in closing their current skills gaps is not enough.

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Avilar

MAY 18, 2022

It’s always been important for leaders to hone their management skills to keep up with organizational priorities, leadership best practices, and workforce trends. For example, over the past decade employee technical skills have become essential for nearly all job categories. Does your company have a remote management skills gap?

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Avilar

JANUARY 5, 2022

From COVID-19 and the economy to higher education and the labor market, here are four predictions about 2022 – and why this will be a skills-first kind of year! Skills Impact: As companies make hybrid working the new norm, leadership, managers, and employees must advance the skills they need to succeed and for the company to thrive.

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Avilar

AUGUST 2, 2023

Business leaders are exploring how to responsibly adopt AI to augment worker contributions. How can AI help close the skills gaps of their workforce? Business and HR leaders are curious, learning, and imagining how to responsibly adopt AI to augment worker contributions. What’s Causing the Workforce Skills Gaps?

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Avilar

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When talking to business and HR leaders about how to solve workforce issues, one of the most common questions we get is, “What, exactly, is a competency model?” This blog post offers a longer answer to the first question – and outlines how a competency model can help you better manage your employee skill sets.

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Watershed

MAY 14, 2020

explains the last two steps in the Global Dealer Learning (GDL) team’s change management process: Culture and People. These first two areas are critical in creating the infrastructure to support cultural change and skills development. Let’s take a closer look at how Caterpillar manages change across Culture and People.

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Kitaboo

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As businesses strive to foster a ‘data culture’ and become more data-driven, effective data management is no longer a luxury but a necessity. As a result, the ability to manage, analyze, and interpret data has become a crucial skill for students to possess. What are Data Management Skills?

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TalentLMS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But there’s also a core portfolio of training courses that every business should provide. And provided a bit of background to each one to help firm up your business case, and build your strategy. So, what should you include in your safety training toolkit ? It also helps to protect your business. A culture of care.

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TalentLMS

JANUARY 16, 2024

Welcome to the fast-paced world of technical skills, where the only constant is change. Being skill-proficient isn’t a one-time achievement. However skilled and knowledgeable you already are. In the digital era, you need to embrace the future, one skill at a time to stay ahead in the race. It’s an ongoing journey.

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Avilar

MARCH 5, 2024

READ TIME: 4 minutes To the delight of business and HR leaders, employees are prioritizing stability at work. To the delight of business and HR leaders, employees started to settle into their new positions, prioritizing stability at work. Build new skills, upskill, and reskill. The Big Stay of 2023 is sticking around for 2024.

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Avilar

APRIL 5, 2022

Skills-based talent management isn’t a new concept. For decades, companies have identified the skills required for their jobs, then hired people with those skills and developed that skillset once employees were on board. Marketing skills for marketing professionals. Software development skills for software engineers.

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Avilar

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Here’s how (and why) to build a culture of respect for your service workers. Build a Respect-First Culture. If there’s anything that 2020 taught us all, it’s that we can all choose to pivot – to do things differently – in business. Hire for skills and aptitude (not education). Yes, all those factors are on the table.

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Avilar

JANUARY 17, 2024

As business and HR leaders, how can we successfully engage the newest workforce generation? As business and HR leaders, how can we successfully engage this newest work generation? In isolation, their interpersonal skills didn’t fully develop, and the mental health of many suffered. What motivates Generation Z?

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Avilar

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, workforce planning is a critical aspect of organizational success. And managing workforce skills and competencies is essential for workforce planning. An updated competency model will help you align workers’ skills with your business needs. What are the OPM Competency Models?

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Avilar

JULY 21, 2023

After 30 years, a director at a family-owned business moved to a competitor. This is our fourth blog for our “Inside Voices” series, periodic interviews of professionals at different points in the employee lifecycle , to hear about their experiences and insights around skills and competencies. Amy : People skills.

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Avilar

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Employers, too, appreciate the flexibility of temporary and on-demand workers to close short-term skills gaps or to complete a project. For business leaders, gig workers present both opportunities and obstacles – for today’s environment and tomorrow’s workforce. Skills and Expertise. Scalability.

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Avilar

JANUARY 19, 2022

Now, imagine what it would be like if your organization intentionally, systematically discovered the hidden skills, talents, and experience of your workforce. It’s also smart business! Start with skills-based job descriptions. Keep your workforce skills assessments current. It would be a delightful exercise.

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Degreed

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Because what people experience as they build skills is at the heart of a strategic and successful learning solution. Any one of these options can prove crucial to someone learning a new skill or role. Degreed helps learning leaders be strategic business partners who have a huge stake in business performance and resiliency.

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Avilar

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The strategy is a good one for finding people who fit your culture or who share your values. Benefits of Cultural Diversity at Work. The business case for creating a multicultural workplace is strong. When celebrating holidays, look for menu choices from that culture.

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Elucidat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

How to become a true business partner in your organization. We interviewed Dave Barone, ex-Head of Comcast University and now a Consultant with the Josh Bersin Academy, and Jason Edwards, Global Digital Learning Partner, Kingfisher plc, to get their tips and tricks on why getting to a level playing field with business leaders matters.

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Avilar

JULY 6, 2023

More and more companies are sold on the benefits of skills-based hiring and are actively removing the four-year college degree requirement for many of their jobs. Include the skills and competencies required for each. Or talking about a “work hard, play hard” culture could characterize your workplace as sexist.

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Coursera

JANUARY 23, 2023

By Zac Rule, VP of Enterprise at Coursera Widespread economic uncertainty is causing businesses to rethink their priorities in the new year. With shrinking hiring budgets, more companies are now looking internally to fill the critical skills gaps needed to maintain growth and drive innovation. A recent survey of U.S.

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Avilar

APRIL 19, 2023

Intuition and gut feelings don’t work for strategic business decisions. Here are eight benefits of making skills data-driven decisions for the workforce. The problem is, that this approach doesn’t work well for strategic business and HR decisions. By contrast, data-driven business and HR decisions outperform guesswork.

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WhatFix

MAY 11, 2023

Different types of employee training methods focus on enhancing different skills for employees to improve their performance and rate of productivity, as well as upskilling and reskilling them to prepare for what the future will require of them. The major benefits of employee training include: 1.

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Avilar

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As the economy slows, businesses want to get the most out of their workers. For more than a decade, businesses have focused on growth. Employee technical and sales skills were highly valued. Business and HR leaders are focused on how to increase productivity in the workplace in times of slow growth.

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Avilar

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Individual career paths give employees and their employers a clear plan, outlining the skills, competencies, experiences, and milestones needed for career progression at the company. Employees want to know that the skills they have – and the skills they know they need to develop – will lead to fulfilling careers.

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Xyleme

OCTOBER 12, 2023

However, in today's rapidly evolving business landscape, investing in L&D is more critical than ever. This data-driven approach enables organizations to prioritize investments that deliver the highest return on investment (ROI) and align learning objectives with business outcomes.

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SweetRush

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Unify the process of onboarding, enrolling in benefits, and learning about Bayer’s culture, history, mission, and innovations. Recognizing that new skills, behaviors, and mindset shifts were needed to lead in the “new normal” of hybrid work, Bayer, SweetRush, and Third Factor collaborated on a groundbreaking learning program.

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Training and skills development don’t only focus on keeping up. Each of the corporate training resolutions targets today’s workforce needs and works as a toolkit for trainers to navigate challenges and keep training efforts on track in 2024. Microlearning will fit seamlessly into their busy schedules. What’s more?

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Thinkdom

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It equips leaders with the skills to elevate team productivity. These programs aren't just about honing individual skills; they're about creating a culture where everyone feels empowered to step up and lead. They are skilled at analyzing complex situations, weighing options, and making informed decisions.

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Academy of Mine

MAY 29, 2024

The importance of training cannot be underestimated in the ever-evolving business world. Learning management systems (LMS) give companies the power to bridge the gaps in skill sets, ensure compliance, and foster a culture of continuous professional development.

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Avilar

JULY 7, 2021

Most business office environments are better equipped than home offices to provide comfortable, productive working conditions. Keep your company culture in mind. This Forbes article reminds us of the importance of investing time and attention into equipping your workforce with the tools and skills necessary to succeed.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In order for a business to be sustainable, empowered employees must continually grow their technical hard and soft skills. Throughout all this, chief learning officers play an especially critical L&D role in developing the new organizational environment and culture to thrive in the new era of digital transformative AI.

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Elucidat

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The Learning and Development Handbook: A Learning Practitioner’s Toolkit – Michelle Parry-Slater. You can give this a quick read to pick up some new skills, or a lengthier read for an in-depth dive with case studies. Transformational Culture: Develop a People-Centered Organization for Improved Performance – David Liddle.

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eFront

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Soft skills are just extras, right? If you believe that soft skills aren’t important enough to prioritize in training, you’re in the (misguided) majority. According to a survey by Udemy for Business , 72% of respondents admit to only providing training directly related to employees’ roles. What Are Soft Skills?

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Avilar

MARCH 3, 2022

Harvard Business Review defines first-generation professionals – or “FGPs” or “class migrants” – as “those who move from working-class roots to white-collar careers.” Such lack of capital – economic and cultural – can hamper their ability to successfully navigate a college education and/or professional workplace experience. Resiliency.

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MAY 4, 2021

Sadly, today’s business leaders agree that active shooter incidents can happen anywhere. Even so, here are five reasons to create an active shooter prevention plan for your business: Active shooter incidents are on the rise. Employee wellbeing has become a business issue. A mass killing incident is a business disruption.

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