Sat.Jul 16, 2022

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4 Reasons for the Employee-Employer Skills Confidence Gap and 5 Companies That Get Employee Learning & Development Right

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Employee learning and development is more important than ever before. According to LinkedIn’s recent workplace learning study , 72 percent of respondents agree that it is more strategic today than five years ago. The modern workplace is constantly changing, and employees need to be able to adapt to new technologies, processes, and methods. As a result, companies around the world invested over $357.7 billion into employee training in 2020 (with $165.3 billion spent in the US alone).

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How to thrive in a hyper-connected world as a business leader

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We live in a hyper-connected world. Never in our history have people, products, and data been more connected on a global scale than today – allowing access to new markets, ideas, and collaboration partners. However, we’re also experiencing the negative side of ‘hyper-connectedness’– empty shelves, deserted ports, worker shortages, information overload, and rising prices.