10 Must-Read Articles for Leaders Who Care About Learning and Skills

Across the globe, both employees and employers are feeling the reverberations from a tumultuous economy. 

The share of LinkedIn members changing roles was up by 25% in October 2021, compared with October 2019 – a trend that has continued into 2022. And employers are still working to fill open roles, as hiring has bounced back beyond pre-COVID levels. 

Even amid these shifts, 87% of learning and development (L&D) pros still say workplace learning has helped their organization become more adaptable — and employees say that the No. 1 factor that defines an exceptional work environment is opportunities to learn and grow. 

Read on for 10 Talent Blog articles that explore how people leaders in your organization can improve employee engagement and retention in a time of great change.

1. Why Upskilling and Reskilling Are Key to Future-Proofing Your Organization

Today, workers not only need skills to access new jobs, they need them to stay competitive at their current jobs, which are changing all the time. Find out how learning and development can help keep your business and your employees competitive. 

2. Helping People Build Skills Can Be a Powerful Purpose

As hybrid work continues, shared purpose keeps dispersed teams together and helps keep employees engaged. Read more about how skill-building allows employees to connect to a sense of purpose at work. 

3. Learning Like a Kid — 4 Ideas Can Add Joy to Learning at Work

Employees who are lifelong learners are more likely to follow new trends and technologies. And when given the right support, employees find learning to be fun as well as valuable in their day-to-day work. Hear from Linda Jingfang Cai, LinkedIn’s global head of learning and talent development, about how joyful, community-oriented learning can enrich your workforce.  

4. Want to Retain Gen Z Employees? Look to Learning

Gen Z is the most likely of any generation to prioritize learning opportunities at work. Gen Zers surveyed in LinkedIn’s 2022 Workplace Learning Report were more apt than any other generation to agree with the statement “I used to think learning was not worthwhile, but now I think it is.” Find out how building a culture of workplace learning can help you retain your Gen Z employees. And if you’re lacking Gen Z talent, check out this guide on how to attract Gen Zers to your organization.

5. Hybrid Is Hard: New Data Helps L&D Pros Understand and Tackle the Challenges

As teams navigate hybrid work and an always-on culture that can lead to burnout, it’s important to find ways that learning can help make workers’ lives easier. Read more about how a combination of microlearning, self-directed learning, and collaborative learning can make hybrid work better for everyone. 

6. What Is Internal Mobility and Why Do So Many Organizations Get It Wrong?

Companies that prioritize internal mobility with opportunities for career growth inside the organization retain employees for nearly 2x as long as companies that don’t prioritize internal mobility. Learn how organizations are getting this wrong — and what they can do to improve internal mobility strategies. 

7. Go Skills-First with a Skills Taxonomy

Skills taxonomies, structured lists of the skills that your business and employees need to succeed, are an often-overlooked way to identify and close skills gaps within your organization. Learn more about how this tool can help your organization grow, build, and teach the skills needed to be successful. 

8. Employees Want to Learn and Grow. Here’s How L&D Can Deliver

A recent Employee Well-Being Report revealed that employees consider opportunities to learn and grow the top driver of work culture. Explore LinkedIn’s guide on the many ways L&D can support your employees. 

9. 6 Learning and Development Metrics That Your CEO Will Care About

While it can be challenging to tie learning and development to a profit-and-loss statement, it’s not impossible. From employee retention to closing skills gaps, here are six ways to tie L&D to outcomes that benefit your bottom line. 

10. 25 Tips on Engaging Workplace Learners That Actually Work in the Real World

L&D programs are only as successful as the engagement they get from learners. From introducing L&D during onboarding to connecting learners to career goals, here are 25 tips on how to engage your employees in learning.  

It’s more important than ever to help your employees build the skills they need to succeed. Learning and development is critical to help retain and advance your employees — and prioritizing skill-building can help make your employees more agile, engaged, and productive.

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