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According to a report from McKinsey, 92% of organizations plan to invest more in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next three years. Honestly, this isn’t surprising. Organizations have been talking about transitioning to more AI driven activities.
With this shift to more AI, organizations will also want to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees. And frankly, if the organization isn’t providing these skill development opportunities, then employees might want to search them out on their own.
I recently published an article about the “10 Work Skills Every Recruiter Wants to See” and wanted to share a few other skill development articles that might be helpful as well.
Use SMART Plans to Create Actionable Goals
One of the things that frustrates me is when the speakers present a topic and, in the final couple of minutes of the session, they say something to the effect of “…and I challenge each of you to leave this session and create your own personal action plan to…” do whatever is that they’re suggesting we do. As a result, I’ve learned that every time a speaker issues one of these challenges I should try to work it into a SMART plan.
Having Media Literacy Is a Business Competency
As businesspeople, we spend a lot of time on the internet. We use articles and reports from the internet in our presentations and proposals. We share content on our social media accounts. We comment on what people write on their blogs, etc. It’s important that we’re responsible media publishers which means as individuals, we must learn how to be media literate.
10 Public Speaking Tips for Your Next Business Presentation
The best way to learn public speaking is by doing it more. It’s one of those things that gets easier with frequency. And being a little nervous is okay. It’s about focusing on being comfortable with the room so you can showcase your expertise and knowledge.
5 Business Lessons Learned Using a Hobonichi Techo Planner
Planning is an important activity. As individuals, we make plans for our personal and professional lives. Organizations make strategic and operational plans. Our plans help us succeed. Spend time understanding how to plan. Thinking about how we like to plan and what works for us isn’t a frivolous exercise. It’s an investment into our future.
Employee Productivity Means Having a Healthy Relationship with Technology
Technology is an important part of our personal and professional lives. There are wonderful technology tools that can help us save time and money. Technology can give us access to information we wouldn’t get otherwise. So, let’s give technology the appropriate accolades. That being said, it doesn’t mean we need to be on technology 24/7/365 to realize it’s value.
Celebrate Your Successes Through Micro Victories
Micro-victories or micro-celebrations are a great way for individuals, teams, and organizations to recognize their successes, stay focused on the big picture, and keep motivation at a high level. Because all those little steps will be what creates the “next BIG thing” in the organization.
No matter what your job title is, we should all be thinking about developing new skills to stay relevant in today’s business world. The way to do that is by:
- Setting goals
- Using business information to support your plan
- Communicating what you need to accomplish your goals
- Monitoring your progress towards completing those goals, whether it’s on paper or digitally
- And celebrating your successes along the way
Not only is this something we can do for ourselves, but we can encourage others to do the same. Business isn’t going to slow down, and we need to be ready for what’s next.
Image captured by Sharlyn Lauby while exploring the streets of San Francisco, CA
