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Monday, October 19, 2020 / 08:00AM / Ayomide Oguntoye for WebTV / Header Image Credit: @ldni_nigeria
There is a clear need to champion the cause of continuous
learning, encouraging organizations and the government to finance Learning
& Development activities, for organizations, companies, ministries,
departments and agencies. This was part of the key takeaways from the Champions
of Talent Conference 2020 organized by the Learning and Development Network
International (LDNI) which focused on the theme "Building New Pathways"
The President, LDNI Rev. Collins Edebiri in his
welcome address said that times are evolving and it is necessary to keep up with
the pace of learning and development.
"In times like these, it is what we know that will
carry us through" he added. this gave birth to the theme of the
conference.
Dr Oladimeji Alo, Non-Executive Director, ARM Life Plc in his goodwill
message said that LDNI has championed new developments across the world. He
acknowledged the fact that they have also been at the forefront of equipping
people with digital tools critical to modern applications.
Speaking on digital learning, the Head of Learning and
Development in Stanbic IBTC, Mr. Godwin Akpong, explained that digital learning
is a technology that allows learners to choose what, how, when, and where to
learn.
He said, "As learning professionals, we must stay
close to new learning tools. we learn by doing and we take this mindset into
the workplace".
Speaking further Akpong noted that Digital learning
becomes effective when the learners are empowered to implement the knowledge
acquired in their different professions.
Giving further insight he stressed that the process of
digital learning also allows for networking. According to him, research has
shown that 69% of employees regularly seek out new ways of completing work from
co-workers. Beyond coworkers, employees learn from broad networks of peers.
Dr. Prebagaren Jayaraman, in his outlook on unlocking
organizational learning, pointed out that it is necessary for organizations to
fully optimize talents. He tasked organizations with giving priority to talent
management.
He described organizational learning, as a system that
facilitates steps to optimizing talents to achieve sustainable goals.
"Learning becomes meaningful when the result is
transferred but unfortunately locked learning is the current reality in most
organizations. The way out of this therefore will be to pay attention to every
talent in the organization and optimize these talents for proper use" Jayaraman
said.
On her part, Mrs. Adejoke Alli, the Chief Learning
Officer at FIDSON Healthcare Plc called for leadership plans that align with
talent and business.
She highlighted the following steps to take in achieving a successful leadership development plan in an organization;
In terms of leadership potentials, she identified
interpersonal skills, creativity, innovation and pragmatism as critical
skillsets that leaders must acquire and sustain if they are going to stay a the
top of their businesses and professions.
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