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■ Global Projects
This gives your talent an opportunity
to lead, or participate in, a project
with a global scope. These initiatives
will allow them to develop and
demonstrate their leadership skills and
technical expertise. It also provides a
unique experience to engage with an
international and/or cross-functional
team to make a real, positive impact
on the way your company operates.
■ Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Putting together an IDP helps your
employees articulate their personal
and professional development goals
and their plan for reaching them.
Being part of a talent community
will facilitate their access to
development tools and help them
accelerate the process.
■ Mentoring
An established partnership between
colleagues for the purposes of
learning and growth, mentoring also
helps increase self-confidence, selfawareness
and job satisfaction.
■ Young Shadow Board
A " shadow board " is a group of nonexecutive
employees who work
with senior executives on strategic
initiatives. The purpose? To leverage
the younger groups' insights and
to diversify the perspectives that
executives are exposed to.
■ Influencing Without Authority
Through this
program,
participants
practice influencing and persuasion
skills in different manners. For
instance, they can take on the " buddy "
role for new employees, serve as
moderators or contributors on internal
social media, champion diversity and
inclusion initiatives or co-facilitate
Francesca Farinati is the director
of knowledge management and
learning strategy at NielsenIQ, where
she's responsible for designing and
deploying a consistent learning and
development experience across the
globe. Email Francesca.
training events based on the needs of
your department.
■ A " Day in the Life " Miniseries
To spotlight your talent and give
them more visibility, you can create a
miniseries of videos where they are
interviewed based on themes that
are most relevant to other employees
(i.e., early career advice). You can also
record a " day in the life " interview with
a team or an individual to showcase
the diverse career paths and dynamics
at your company.
The New Learning Era
No matter what type of strategy you
develop or role you take in the learning
and development (L&D) space, don't
forget to set the stage for bottom-up
and top-down learning.
Learning
is
always a two-way street - from toplevel
management to their reports and
from on-the-ground experts to higherlevel
management.
Hopefully the two approaches in this
article inspire you to engage with the
talented people at your company to
foster better career frameworks, facilitate
internal movement, scale-up employee
transitions and retain those who make
your organization a great place to work.
Also, be sure you have a focus on
the future. It is not enough for L&D
leaders to focus on the skills needed to
survive today!
Not all employees have the same goals.
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