In the war for talent, corporations are struggling to not only attract employees with the right skills, but to retain them. A strong employee learning and development program, customized to fit the needs of today's workforce, is more important today than ever before. Achieving this has become increasingly challenging as companies have had to adjust their curriculum and resources to serve upcoming generations of workers, including Millennials and Generation Z.
In addition, new technology has changed the relationship that companies and employees have when it comes to learning. Training courses, tutorials, and information are readily available on tablets, smartphones, and wearable technologies that didn't exist a decade ago, and this pool of knowledge is growing larger every day. This presentation will:
Dan Schawbel is the managing partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the author of the number one international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future, which is now available in 13 languages. His second book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, was released in 2014 by St. Martin’s Press.
Dan is a columnist at both Time and Forbes, and has been featured in more than 1,000 media outlets, such as WIRED magazine, The Today Show on NBC, The Nightly Business Report on PBS, The Willis Report on Fox Business, and Elle magazine. He’s spoken at Google, NBC Universal, McGraw-Hill, Harvard Business School, MIT, Time Warner, IBM, and Citigroup. He was named to the Inc. magazine 30 Under 30 List in 2010 and the Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 List in 2012, and Businessweek cites him as someone entrepreneurs should follow on Twitter.
