TALENT DEVELOPERS
How are savvy talent developers adapting to the pace of workplace change?
They onboard, enable, develop, and activate the key differentiator of any organization—its people. They build talent strategy and the infrastructure of employee journeys and experiences. They have the unique ability to hone employee talent and create and curate learning content to empower employees to continue to grow.
Talent is top of mind for organizations
Talent developers, executives and people managers agree that providing resources to enable talent is crucial to the business. There is consensus that learning and development programs are a necessary benefit to employees and that overall, employees are engaged with those programs.
The #1 focus for talent development in 2018 is training for soft skills
Talent developers are preparing their workforce for automation by naming "training for soft skills" their #1 priority
35% of them expect a budget increase, only 11% expect a decrease, with the majority of their spend allocated to soft skills development programs.
The most successful talent developers are balancing today's challenges with tomorrow's opportunities
Executives and people managers ranked ‘identifying industry trends to prevent internal skill gaps’ as the #2 priority for L&D initiatives in 2018, talent developers placed this as #6 on their list.
Talent developers are embracing digital transformation
Talent developers are embracing digital transformation. Our survey shows that talent developers depend more on online learning solutions than ever before—not only to deliver content, but to measure learning success. They’re watching key industry trends like “microlearning” and “just-in-time learning” in order to better support the modern employee.
Top online learning trends for talent developers:
As companies grow, they dedicate more budget to scalable online learning solutions that meet ever-growing skill demands
Talent developers are looking to push boundaries with their programs
Talent developers are 40% more likely to recommend their own learning programs compared to last year. That's something to celebrate! But talent developers know there is room to grow. Still, only 1/3 of talent developers would be willing to recommend their L&D programs. Across the board, executives, people managers, and employees agree that there is room for improvement—but are rooting for their success!
"The ability of the talent development function to positively affect culture and help plan and execute change make it a dynamic player in driving organizational agility, innovation, and growth that contribute to lasting market leadership."
— Tony Bingham, CEO of ATD
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TALENT DEVELOPERS
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