6 Professional Development Trends for Learning in the New World of Work

Making sense of all the options for employee learning and growth

Something that has always struck me as odd is that while our workplace and organizations have evolved, our approach to managing our careers has been slow to change.

But with the Great Resignation/Reimagination/Rethink, this serves as a great opportunity to transform how we as employees think, how we manage our careers, and employers, we can reconsider how we create opportunities for our people to develop their careers so they stay with our companies and contribute to the bottom line.

Fortunately, we’ve seen a lot of change and transformation in the learning, professional development and leadership space over the past few years. There has also been plenty of investment from VC and PE firms in this space.

After talking with hundreds of professionals who have made career moves over the past few years, there are a number of interesting new trends I’ve witnessed as proactive and career-driven employees consider unique and new ways to manage their careers.

As companies develop their return to work policies and we navigate a changing world of work, here are 6 trends that I think will be interesting to watch as they relate to how employees can develop and manage their careers.