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Managing onward and upward
“Managing up” is a term that refers to the proactive and thoughtful interaction of an individual with their supervisor. It is a response to the concept of “help me help you.” Managing up involves using self-awareness and relationship management skills, frequently cited as two of the four cornerstones of Emotional Intelligence.
Learning Insights: Mukta Arya strives for future-focused learning
Chief Learning Officer’s “Learning Insights” series is dedicated to showcasing the thoughts and career journeys of chief learning officers and learning executives—the tireless trailblazers who are transforming the landscape of corporate learning and workforce development. In this Q&A series, we garner strategic insights, innovative approaches and challenges overcome from visionary leaders worldwide.
Transforming key talent careers with a mentoring program
One of our recent employee engagement surveys revealed only 54 percent of our workforce perceived significant professional growth and career development opportunities. In response, the Organization Effectiveness team launched a targeted, high-touch mentoring program. Our goal? To provide additional focused career development to our talent, increase diversity, grow skills and foster cross-functional collaboration. In this article, we will share some of the highlights and outcomes of the initiative.
Podcast: Voices of CLO: Dilek Çilingir Kostem
This episode of Voices of CLO features a conversation with Dilek Çilingir Kostem, global assurance talent leader at EY. June 10, 2024 In this episode of Voices of CLO, I speak with Dilek Çilingir Kostem, global assurance talent leader at EY, about the talent landscape, skilling and talent and learning trends in the auditing industry. Tune into our conversation, and remember to check out Voices of CLO on your favorite podcast player.
Freedom and learning: Amplifying L&D through learner autonomy
I’ve always remembered a statement made by one of my graduate school professors during a session of an organizational behavior course: “Practitioners would be well-advised to keep in mind that employees are human beings first and workers second.” One aspect of being human that significantly impacts learning and development is the innate need for freedom and autonomy.
Build your workforce’s power skills
The debate around how many jobs artificial intelligence will automate is heating up, with recent news showing that AI can automate college-grad jobs such as software engineering and sales development. Critics of AI affirm that it will never fully replace humans, since AI lacks the interpersonal, communicative, leadership and similar “power” skills of human workers. And, as a result, they believe AI is doomed to tasks and functions that solely rely on technical competencies.
How Future Leaders See Leadership
Recently I spoke with a fellow consultant about current leadership trends we’re seeing. I mentioned that I’m seeing evidence of more focus on what is commonly referred to as the human side of leadership: qualities like empathy, inclusion, and social responsibility. He replied that he believes that, despite that trend, there is and will continue to be a “binary” focus on employees – treating them as much as resources as people.
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