The Role of Learning and Development in 2030: Four Emerging Trends

In the latest series of the Digital HR Leaders podcast, we spoke with five leading thinkers in the Learning and Development (L&D) space. From academics and thought leaders to practitioners and vendors, four recurring themes emerged about the future of learning over the next 10 years: 1. Learning will be central to redefining the nature of work, ensuring talent agility above all else. 2. The business impact of learning is better understood as learning and work become firmly intertwined. 3. Learning breaks out of a vertical silo and instead has impact across the business. 4. To sustain remote learning, new technologies like VR will increase in popularity.

Digital HR, Future of WorkCaroline StyrOctober 28, 2020Lifelong Learning, Learning and Development, Learning, Continuous LearningComment

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of September 2020

Presenting quite possibly the strongest monthly collection of the best HR and People Analytics articles yet for September, which looks at some of the latest research on remote working, the development of talent marketplaces, the increased focus on the disclosure of human capital metrics, the shifting role of HR and plenty of examples of how companies are developing new capabilities in people analytics. Contributors this month inc: Dave Ulrich, Tanuj Kapilashrami, Michael Arena, Andrew Marritt, Stacia Sherman Garr, Lynda Gratton, Diane Gherson, Gianpiero Petriglieri, Amit Mohindra, Volker Jacobs, Richard Florida, Ethan Bernstein, Stefan Seiler and many more.

What are the Skills needed to Create a Culture of Lifelong Learning?

Innovation does not just change our behaviour, but also what we need to master to be relevant in the economy. Simply put, the faster we innovate, the faster jobs are redesigned to incorporate new technologies. The data on this issue suggests that there is a general trend towards more relationship-based and expertise-driven work. However, it also suggests that the type of expertise deployed is also changing more quickly. This results in a shrinking shelf life of technical skills. This is why concepts like ‘growth mindset’ and ‘agile mindset’ have caught the attention of business and HR leaders. In this blog Lewis Garrad outlines the critical core skills necessary to create a culture of lifelong learning within an organisation.

How does IBM use AI and Analytics to Measure Employee Skillsets?

Your people are the key to remaining competitive in an unpredictable marketplace. In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast David Green speaks to Diane Gherson CHRO at IBM about the transformation that the HR function at IBM have undergone during Diane’s tenure and here, in this blog, we’re going to dive deeper into one area of their conversation: skills-centric career management and the talent marketplace approach at the tech giant.

Digital HR, People AnalyticsGuest UserSeptember 18, 2020Talent Marketplace, Artificial Intelligence, HR Skills of the FutureComment

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of August 2020

Presenting David Green’s selection of the best HR and People Analytics article of August, which shines a light on how HR has stepped up during the crisis. There are over 20 resources covering the impact of remote working, productivity, learning, people analytics in responsive organisations, employee segmentation, network analysis on open data and much, much more. It’s a must read!

The best HR & People Analytics articles of July 2020

David Green presents a ‘bumper’ addition of the best People Analytics & HR articles for July, with over 30 articles, podcasts and videos. As with June’s collection, the crises of 2020 continues to produce a slew of high-quality writing with a data driven theme. This months collection of articles focus on topics such as how HR drives value, the role of People Analytics in M&A and leadership and culture and features the likes of Michael Arena, Serena Huang, Dave Ulrich and Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic to name a few.

How Companies are using Talent Marketplaces to Promote Internal Mobility

Careers are changing. The era of linear career paths as the #1 form of professional growth is coming to an end. Slowly but surely, “career switches” are becoming less of a surprise (or even concern) as the global workforce acknowledges the rapidly changing job market. What’s more, the spotlight is on lifelong learning to keep employee skillsets – and employees – agile throughout their careers. In this blog Caroline Styr examines the role of the Talent Marketplace in attracting and retaining top talent, along side the three components of a culture that supports internal mobility and talent marketplace adoption.

Future of Work, Digital HRCaroline StyrJuly 17, 2020Talent Marketplace, Internal Mobility, Lifelong LearningComment

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of June 2020

David Green’s selection of articles of the month for June is unsurprisingly dominated by Covid-19 and #BlackLivesMatter, but also features some fascinating pieces on D&I, the future of the workplace, ethics, how people analytics drives business value, employee segmentation, the curse of analytics maturity models, machine learning in HR and HR Tech.

How Do You Build a Digital HR Strategy?

HR needs a digital HR agenda that focuses on the few activities that generate the biggest business value in the new world of work. It also needs to change the way the function works, with an emphasis and focus on innovation. If not, HR is doomed to simply translate ‘digital HR’ as ‘a new HRIS’ – which is a high-risk undertaking, missing out on the great digital opportunities already on the table. In this blog post and short video, Volker Jacobs walks through the 9 areas that are critical in building a digital HR strategy.

Digital HRVolker JacobsJune 25, 2020Digital HR, HR Technology Comment

The Best HR & People Analytics Articles of May 2020

David Green once again curates an exceptional collection of the best People Analytics & HR articles for May. Unsurprisingly it is once again dominated by Covid-19, but also features some fascinating pieces on growth mindset, workforce planning, ONA, continuous listening, HR Tech, new research on D&I, the value of culture and human-centred design. Take a break from Zoom fatigue, enjoy, share some data-driven love. David has included contributions from the likes of Dave Ulrich, Marc Effron, Michael Arena, Andrew Chamberlain, Zanele Munyikwa, Alexandra Keunen, Tertia Wiedenhof, Martijn Wiertz, Kathi Enderes, Nehal Nangia, Jeannie Walters, Amy Webb, and Serena H. Huang to name a few.

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