Thursday, February 5, 2015

Making Talent: 4 Lessons from the Front Lines Of Digital Education

Allison Kent-Smith, founder of Smith & Beta, discusses the lack of talent development (digital or otherwise) at most companies and shares a few lessons from her POV as a digital trainer.


At times, I hear secrets. Recently I met a prominent business leader, a person who manages multi-million dollar global client relationships at an established company. He admitted that he "walks into work naked every single day." In other words, his skills have not evolved to meet the digital-specific demands of his job. It's likely that his supervisor and colleagues are unaware of the extent of his skill deficiency. His lack of digital expertise, coupled with an inability to admit what he doesn't know, costs the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost opportunities annually.


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from Co.Exist http://www.fastcocreate.com/3040751/making-talent-4-lessons-from-the-front-lines-of-digital-education?partner=rss

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