Editor’s Note

Professional development has evolved beyond annual reviews, growing into a consistent, year-round investment in career goals. This new expectation requires employers to truly understand what each employee values in their career and their workplace. In, Supporting Career Everests, featured as the cover article this month, Troy Anderson talks about the four issues that typically hinder development and leadership in the workplace.
 

There is no doubt that today’s overtly competitive corporate environment calls for robust learning & development (L&D) and employee training programs, leading businesses all across the world to rapidly invest in their L&D initiatives and spend significantly on reskilling/ upskilling and talent development of employees to have a future ready workforce.

With newer technologies popping up every day, the training delivery process and mechanism in corporate L&D has significantly evolved over the years. Today, technologies like automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are revolutionizing the entire corporate learning space as we know it. Such technologies are helping businesses reduced disengagement and enabling them to take a more holistic approach towards employee training. 

Check out Amit Gautam's Leveraging Technology Enabled Learning To Achieve Impactful Employee Training that explores the role of technology in employee training.

Richard B. Secord, in his article Training For Success, touches upon training topics, employee involvment and practices that successful leaders have utilized to create a stronger workforce in their respective fields. 

Moving on there is, How To Create A Safer Workplace by Chris Willis, where the author delves upon how to prevent workplace violence.

Also read Kim Peterson's Moving Your Training Platform To Mobile, among other articles featured in this edition of Training & Development Excellence.

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