Organizations around the world have an unquenchable thirst to understand how to implement and manage learning programs that support their business’ needs. Skillsoft’s Global Leader Forum, consisting of 100 top learning and development/talent professionals from around the world, gives Skillsoft the ability to continuously unearth, adapt and share best practices from our most progressive clients. We most recently asked our forum, “What’s trending in 2017?”

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LEARNING TRENDS
CURATING
CONTENT
Serving up the right content at the
right place and time will continue
to increase learning’s efficiency and
effectiveness. Microlearning is key,
building skills in small modules.
ENABLING LEARNING
ANYWHERE
Businesses will make learning
accessible through various systems
and devices and embed it into the
workflow, eliminating separate
systems and silos.
EVALUATING BUSINESS
IMPACT
Organizations expect to be
able to link learning to business
results and impact—the ability
to measure has become crucial,
not optional.
SHIFTING
OWNERSHIP
Managers and business units will
take on more accountability for
driving learning into the culture,
removing some of the burden
from HR.
PERSONALIZING EXPERIENCES
THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING
Offering staff relevant
recommendations and social
feedback within the content
experience will become
increasingly important.
TALENT TRENDS
EVOLVING
LEADERSHIP
Companies will cultivate leaders
who deliver coaching and
meaningful feedback, rather than
traditional managers.
PAIRING LEARNING
AND TALENT
More cohesive, connected
systems and processes offer up a
better employee experience.
EVOLVING PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
Organizations will move from
annual reviews to more frequent
and proactive performance check-
ins, including increased feedback.
DEMONSTRATING
A STRONG CULTURE
To attract prospective employees,
organizations need to gain their
trust and show that current
employees are engaged.
BECOMING AN
EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
To attract top talent, companies
will focus on building a great
employer brand.
WORKPLACE TRENDS
RESTRUCTURING
ORGANIZATIONS
Team success and outcomes are
taking priority over individual
efforts and performance.
ELIMINATING
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
Inclusion remains a top talent
priority. Organizations will
work to heighten awareness
of unconscious bias.
IMPROVING WORKPLACE
WELLNESS
Organizations that want to attract
and retain top talent will improve
work-life balance and expand
well-being initiatives.
ENSURING GENDER
BALANCE
Firms will focus on increasing
women’s influence in the
workforce and developing
more female leaders.
CREATING DIGITAL
WORKPLACES
Embedding technology
throughout the business better
supports people and processes,
improving employee experience.
By 2020, 30% of browsing sessions
will be done without a screen.1
1“Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2017 and Beyond.” Gartner, Inc. October 18, 2016.
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DELIVERING AN INTEGRATED EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
W H AT T H AT L OO K S L I K E
Mature companies recognize that, now more than ever, learning and talent work better together. They’re melding practices
and policies and rethinking design and delivery to ensure a better experience for their employees.
D I G I TA L
Leveraging technology to improve
efficiency and effectiveness
M O B I L E
Making information accessible
anytime, anywhere
M O D U L A R
Using small bits of content that can
be configured in a variety of ways to
deliver the most relevant insight
Organizations around the world have an unquenchable thirst to understand how to implement and manage learning
programs that support their business’ needs. Skillsoft’s Global Leader Forum, consisting of 100 top learning and
development/talent professionals from around the world, gives Skillsoft the ability to continuously unearth, adapt and
share best practices from our most progressive clients. We most recently asked our forum, “What’s trending in 2017?”
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