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Turn your skills into opportunities

Learning is in the nature of the human being. It is part of their identity stamp as a species. For this reason, the commitment capacity of an employee is closely linked to opportunities for learning and growth.

This is reinforced by a study carried out by Glint, which states that employee engagement and company culture show that the main driver of an exceptional work environment is now "opportunities to learn and grow".

This is how learning becomes a key piece in those institutions that seek to get the best out of their collaborators. A finding of the same study is that currently, the profiles seek more personalized learning, behind is homogeneous learning, which does not take into account the student's background and professional experience. It is at this point, that the online offer gains more strength, since it allows employees to learn at their own pace, taking into account their interests and experiences, with richer and more varied programs.

As a team leader, it is vital to know the skills and abilities of your team, in addition to their job projection in the medium term. But you shouldn't leave him alone in your team, because you are his priority, and like on airplanes, it's important to prioritize your needs first so you can focus on your team later.

At what point in your working life are you now?

Work on a SWOT (Weaknesses - Opportunities - Strengths - Threats) Analysis of your current situation and make a plan of how your professional career could evolve.

Don't forget to include questions like:

Where do you want to project your career?
What are your aspirations?
Do you want to stay in your area or change?
Are you satisfied with your trajectory?
Where would you like to be in 3 years?

There are many questions that you can delve into, but without a doubt, analyzing your situation will help you create a good scenario to work on your skills and turn them into opportunities.

It is important to take into account the statistics that the study carried out by Glint showed:

12% of respondents believe that efforts to improve or update skills in their organizations are effective.

15% indicate their organizations are very effective at analyzing the gap between current workforce capabilities and future business requirements.

What are you doing to reach the levels of education you and your team need?

As a great conclusion to this study, we can say that professionals want to have space to grow and learn.

Learning is key for all those who seek to leave a mark on society, if this is your case, look for an institution that allows you to achieve your goals and perpetual learning, which goes beyond a professional title, since it provides you with a philosophy of life, based on knowledge and contribution to society.