2023 Workplace Learning Report | LinkedIn Learning

Talent Development

This 52-page LinkedIn Learning report overviews various learning and development topics, including internal mobility, upskilling/reskilling, and career development. Regarding internal mobility, only 15% of surveyed workers report that their employer actively encourages them to seek new opportunities within the company. (p.27). My Take: While many organizations are introducing tech platforms to enable internal mobility, organizations often approach …

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Performance through People: Transforming Human Capital into Competitive Advantage | McKinsey Global Institute

Talent Development

This 40-page paper addresses the question: how does developing talent affect firms’ financial returns and other organizational outcomes? Based on an analysis of +1800 large companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue spanning various sectors in 15 countries, organizations were sorted based on two factors: 1) how much they focus on developing human capital—measured by internal moves as …

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Template for Auditing 6 Non-Technological Barriers to Internal Mobility in an Organization | Brian Heger

Talent Development

Internal mobility (IM)— the movement of employees across different roles and opportunities within the same organization — is a critical component of effective talent management. And while technology (e.g., internal talent marketplace platforms, etc.) is an enabler of IM, organizations often approach IM as a technology initiative and give less attention to the non-technological components …

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9 Articles and Resources on Career Development and Internal Mobility

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Career development and internal mobility are critical enablers of an organization’s talent strategy. Here are nine resources that address these topics from different angles. What Outperformers Do Differently to Tap Internal Talent | MIT Sloan Management Review | Outlines 4 talent practices organizations use to increase the utilization of lateral job moves as a source …

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Increase Development Inclusion for Neurodivergent Talent | Gartner

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Many organizations are investing in developing their workforce, particularly as they experience challenges recruiting external talent. Simultaneously, a segment of firms is building cultures of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This article addresses an under-discussed area in learning and DEI: neurodiversity. Neurodiversity refers to the variety of ways human brains are wired and the associated behavioral traits. Neurodivergent individuals …

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ESG Stories L&D Leaders Should Be Telling to Inform Their Organizations’ ESG Narrative | Gartner

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are a growing priority for many organizations. As I mentioned in my post covering The Conference Board’s recent report, Telling Your Human Capital Story, developing a compelling human capital strategy and ESG narrative must go beyond providing metrics. It must put the numbers in context and tell a compelling story for various stakeholders. A critical …

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Using Experience Maps to Accelerate Development | The Talent Strategy Group

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As I mentioned in a LinkedIn post last week, learning from experience is one of the most impactful ways to accelerate employee development. But since not all experiences provide the same development impact, it raises the question: what makes a high-impact experiential on-the-job learning? In that same post, I referenced a new Gartner article covering six high-impact experiential development attributes …

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The New Learning Environment | Gartner November 2022 HR Leaders Monthly

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This 42-page issue of Gartner’s HR Leaders Monthly includes six articles dedicated to the opportunities and challenges facing the learning and development (L&D) function. And while this issue is focused primarily on L&D, all HR practitioners can benefit from the content as it covers areas related to the talent ecosystem—ranging from skill-building to career development. Sample …

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Internal Talent Mobility Programs Can Advance Gender Equity. Do Yours? | BCG

Talent Development

This article summarizes how internal mobility programs—specifically internal talent marketplaces (ITM)—can help address gender inequities by democratizing access to opportunities. While several ideas build on this premise in the article, one point raised is how an ITM can reduce the perceived risk of switching jobs. Specifically, the authors mention a study showing that: “women were less likely …

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5 Indicators of Manager Talent Hoarding | Brian Heger

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Internal mobility—the movement of employees across different roles and opportunities within an organization — is a core component of a firm’s talent strategy. Yet organizations face many barriers to internal talent movement, including talent hoarding—a manager’s tendency to prevent or discourage employees from pursuing internal opportunities. One survey by i4cp found that 43 percent of the study’s participants say …

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