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2018 Workplace Learning Report
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2018 Workplace Learning Report

The Rise and Responsibility of Talent Development in the New Labor Market

LinkedIn, 2018

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8

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  • Analytical
  • Applicable
  • Insider's Take

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Will a robot take your job? If soft skills are your strength in the workplace, then probably not. Developing employee skills such as communication and leadership is a priority for talent managers. The popular LinkedIn Learning platform surveyed 4,000 professionals on the state of employee training today. If you can stand a little repetition, this report will help keep company talent developers, executives and managers current with evolving workplace learning trends. 

Summary

Talent developers face growing pressure to help a diverse workforce learn relevant new skills as workplaces become more automated. In a 2018 survey, 4,000 professionals on LinkedIn identified several critical trends in workplace learning. Only a third were willing to endorse their own learning programs. 

Employees, managers, talent developers and executives agree that talent development is vital and that soft skills are the most important...

About the Author

LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that offers expert-led Lynda.com courses driven by insights from 530 million professionals on LinkedIn.