The Upskilling Imperative: 5 Ways to Make Learning Core to the Way We Work

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Publisher' s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Discover easy-to-implement programs and strategies for workers and leaders to usher in learning as a transformative force to help sustain careers -- and companies -- for decades to come. Anyone in today' s workplace knows that keeping up with the pace of change can feel impossible. What many don' t realize is that the concept and nature of learning at work needs to change, too-and this book shows how employees and managers can adopt a new way of thinking about learning and integrate a continuous learning mindset into their organizations to drive business performance. In The Upskilling Imperative, Shelley Osborne, vice president of learning at Udemy, provides a path to gaining and maintaining knowledge and skills that' s more effective for both individual employees and organizations. If you' re a leader, you can implement the five main components of a learning culture-and start closing that frustrating skills gap. If you' re an overwhelmed manager, you' ll become more comfortable with getting your employees ready for rapid change. If you' re a team leader, you can discover how to encourage direct reports to embrace learning as a means of improving performance. This valuable evolved mindset can make the inevitable next workplace upheaval or technology something to learn from and even look forward to-instead of something to dread.