In a McKinsey Global Survey on future workforce needs, almost nine out of ten executives claimed “their organizations either face skill gaps already or expect gaps to develop within the next five years.
However, this kind of change is new in the sense that there are still many companies that believe their legacy learning programs are the only way to approach professional learning and training.
The fear of change was evident in the past few years, but as we look forward into the future, we see that change is not only a possibility in HR and L&D, it is also something that can result in positive outcomes.
Because it relies on technology, the digitization of your corporate learning and training is facilitated by technology and the ubiquity of cell phones and laptops tends to give a learner more control over learning path, time, place and pace.