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“Employees want to understand future career opportunities, and what skills, competencies, and capabilities they need to get there. [...] Companies that can’t help answer some element of these critical questions will lose out on great talent.” It is interesting to think about the "how" of upskilling in organizations. As this article states, upskilling can help with employee retention. But ultimately, these programs should aim towards some larger goal or purpose. Otherwise, skills go to no use. One case study I saw recently was a company investing in upskilling and even had some excellent incentives through salary increases for completing some certifications. At that same time, I wonder if those skills were going towards any actual business operation or work that it could be applied to, besides a generic employable skill that can be added to a resume. My take is that it helps to have a learning organizational culture so ideas and current pressures of what is needed by your group is more clear to everyone. https://lnkd.in/e_d4xZCJ
