Employee Learning and Development has

Changed

Are You Ready?

New Type of Worker

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

MillennialsBoomers

There is a 50 year age gap between workers

…and two new growing types of worker

Virtual Worker FreelancersFreelancerVirtual Worker

Source: Johns, Tammy, and Lynda Gratton. "The Third Wave of Virtual Work." Web blog post. Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business School Publishing, 01 Jan. 2013. Web.

MillennialsBorn: 1982-200050% of working population by 2020Prefer indirect communication methods

BoomersBorn: 1945-1964

Expect to work into their 60s or beyondKeepers of cross-generational knowledge

Source: Collier, Elissa. "Workplace Warfare: Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y." Career FAQs. Career FAQs Pty Ltd, n.d. Web.

Virtual WorkerEmerged in the 80s with the rise of telecommuting

In the next few years 1.3bil will work virtual

Source: Johns, Tammy, and Lynda Gratton. "The Third Wave of Virtual Work." Web blog post. Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business School Publishing, 01 Jan. 2013. Web.

Freelancers53mil people are involved in freelance activityA chance to try an organization before you commitThey love flexibility, challenges, and rewards offered by independent work

Source: Horowitz, Sara, and Fabio Rosati. "53 Million Americans Are Freelancing, New Survey Finds." Web blog post. Freelancers Union Broadcasting Network. Freelancers Union, 4 Sept. 2014. Web

The changing demographic of the workforce presents HR with a new set of challenges: How do you drive

engagement and maintain retention?

A Strong Learning Culture Drives Engagement

Employee engagement and retention rates are 30–50% higher for organizations with a strong learning culture.

Learning Culture

Source: Bersin by Deloitte, Becoming Irresistible: A New Model for Employee Engagement, 2015

30-50%Higher

Engagement and Retention

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