Reskilling the Workforce and L&D’s Seat at the Strategic Table with Tomislav Vujec, Director of Learning at Red Hat

In this episode, Tomislav Vujec, Director of Learning at Red Hat, explains the role of L&D in today’s corporate strategy and its future. He emphasizes that L&D should help companies achieve their goals, assist board members in making informed decisions about strategies and workforces and train leadership to make decisions equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge and tools for success in today’s evolving world. Tomislav highlights the importance of data analysis in supporting L&D practices and the growing necessity of skill development and continuous learning.

Key Takeaways:

(02:16) Leading the transformation toward targeted skill development.
(02:41) Creating exponential impact by equipping others with essential skills.
(04:56) L&D’s focus shifted to continuous learning due to the rapid pace of technological change.
(05:40) Continuously develop not just new associates but entire organizations.
(07:08) Reskilling and skill practice will be the new focus for L&D.
(09:28) Asynchronous and scalable learning models are critical for supporting global teams with diverse time zones and needs.
(14:44) Data science skills are a growing need in L&D for predictive analytics and gap identification.
(17:08) L&D without data support lacks credibility.
(21:00) L&D must align with corporate strategy and actively contribute to decision-making.

Resources Mentioned:

Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
Conference Board
ATD
Gartner
Red Thread Research

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