Formal training is like the conducted tour of a city you can take. Informal learning is like the experience of sauntering around a city’s by-lanes exploring, stopping to talk to strangers and sampling what strikes your fancy. L&D teams can do both. They do not have to choose.
As the workers get more connected in their life outside the organization, they get used to better apps, faster connectivity and delightful experience. Most of the apps where the people spend time like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc have been designed by the best User Experience designers of the world. Coming into the workplace can feel like a serious downgrade...
A few weeks ago, the McKinsey Global Institute released a report on skill shift, automation and the future of the workforce. They spoke about the major reskilling challenge that lies ahead. The strongest growth in demand will be for technological skills. The next big surge will be for social and emotional skills such as leadership and managing others. In the technology-charged world of work, empathy is the leadership essential...
Imagine being able to ask your voice assistant to find out if there are jobs you should apply to. Better still, “Tell me a job that I will be good at.” Or “Will I be successful as a sales manager at xxx company?” Your voice assistant could scan the internet and tell you if a certain online course is being offered for free or at a discounted price.
We filter all the feedback we receive. We filter it based on what we believe is the motive of the person giving feedback. Feedback from a loved one or a trusted person impacts us disproportionately. Even a stranger’s feedback can have sharp impact when we know that the person giving the feedback has no axe to grind.When people receive 360-degree feedback (much of which is anonymous), we spend time figuring out who could have said what. That is just human nature. It helps us put the feedback in context. Anonymous feedback does not drive change in individuals. It works for organisations. But that is not Sarahah’s target audience. It is aimed at colleagues and friends
