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Why Learning and Development is Crucial in 2023

India Employer Forum February 22, 2023

Learning and Development (L&D) is a crucial aspect of any organisation in 2023. The fast-paced nature of today’s business environment requires employees to continuously adapt and acquire new skills. L&D programs not only benefit employees by enhancing their capabilities, but they also benefit the organisation by improving productivity, fostering innovation and promoting a culture of […]

One Essential Skill to Mitigate All Skill Gaps

India Employer Forum January 31, 2023

There is a lot of talk about wide-scale skill gaps and learning deficits that need to be addressed in order to improve employability. However, most of the discussion and remedial measures focus on the development of technological skills. While tech skills are absolutely necessary, another factor that needs to be remembered is that a key […]

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Workforce Reskilling: Why Companies Need to Act NOW

India Employer Forum January 16, 2023

While technology alone might not be enough to herald change in the workplace, it is one of the primary drivers of how we work and how it affects economies worldwide. Our reliance on all things tech has contributed to a better quality of life, financial stability, and quicker, smarter decision-making at the workplace. Yet, for […]

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Everybody in the Organisation will have to be Constantly Evolving, Constantly Learning and Constantly Developing

India Employer Forum October 15, 2022

Nirav Jagad, Group Chief People Officer, Sugar Cosmetics, speaks to India Employer Forum on the quiet quitting phenomenon, mitigating skill gap, creating a continuous learning culture, reskilling and upskilling, and bringing more women into the workforce and more. Q. Tell us a little about yourself. I have about 21 years of experience in the HR […]

Micro-Mentoring: Learn the Nitty-Grits and How it Benefits an Organisation

India Employer Forum July 20, 2022

Mentoring programs have always been key to helping employees develop new skills and prepare for new, more prominent roles in the organisation. However, because of the challenges these programs bring, such as the long-term follow-through required of the mentor and the mentee, employers often hesitate to opt for them. But in the last few years, […]

Content For Training Must Align With Hybrid Workforce

India Employer Forum October 18, 2021

With almost one and a half years into the pandemic, most of the workforce in major business industries has embraced the hybrid mode of working. While employees were working only from home in the beginning of Covid-19 outbreak, today most of them often pop into their office, or meet clients at locations that are not […]

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What To Avoid When Upskilling The Workforce

India Employer Forum February 18, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic threw so many employees off balance with the new reality it brought along. People lost their jobs simply because of their computer illiteracy. And these recent happenings have pushed people to way past their limits. To resolve the situation, many employees and employers are taking on upskilling and reskilling programs. While this […]

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Transition From Learning Libraries To Learning Experience Platforms

India Employer Forum November 19, 2020

As the skill demands of the workplace continue to evolve, so do the responsibilities of learning and development professionals grow. With each new demand, their functions move further away from their traditional role of creating training programs at the request of business leaders. The challenge with L&D has always been the deployment and maintenance of […]

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Future Of Learning: Top Five Trends In 2020

India Employer Forum November 12, 2020

Every organization understands the importance of employing and retaining the best employees. But to do this requires a lot. One way organizations can guarantee employee retention and increased productivity is by putting a learning and development (L&D) framework. There are many surveys showing that employees would stay longer in an organization if they see a […]

Unlearning To Learn

India Employer Forum October 30, 2020

Unlearning, oftentimes, is harder than learning something afresh. Unlearning takes more effort because it involves breaking a habit and moving away from behavior with which one previously had positive affirmations. In the context of workplace learning, unlearning sets the stage by clearing the mind and activating the schemata of the subject at hand. Unlearning eliminates […]

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The Power Of Workplace Mentoring Program

India Employer Forum August 3, 2020

The success or failure of every organization depends on the quality of its workmanship. In other words, the quality of an organization’s employees determines whether an organization will achieve its objectives or not. Intrinsically, it’s in every establishment’s best interest to see to it that aside from hiring the top talents in the industry, it […]

Learning And Development Strategy – Bigger Returns When Done Well

India Employer Forum June 11, 2020

Technology is evolving at a rapid pace and so is the need for employees to remain updated with the latest skills at their workplaces. It directly points to the importance of learning and development while at the job. While technology has helped the world become a global village by connecting people across borders, it has […]

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