Financial Services Organizations Need to Invest in Their People Today
“The greatest asset of a company is its people.” – Jorge Paulo Lemann, Co-founder Banco Garantia
- Leadership is the No.1 most important skill for employees to learn from L&D programs. (LinkedIn, 2018)
- 87% of millennials consider professional or career growth and development opportunities as very important when looking for a job (Gallup, 2017)
- 71% of FS CEOs have changed their people strategy to reflect the skills and employment structures they need for the future, but only 25% to a significant extent. (PWC, 2017)
Given the future of skills, there is a need for financial services organizations to significantly invest in the leaders of tomorrow.
Improving Employee Engagement
“The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave, is not training them and having them stay.” – Henry Ford, Founder Ford Motor Company
Financial services organizations need to consider the impact learning can have on employee engagement. D2L’s modern learning platform can help you deliver your leadership development program in a way that’s relevant for the learner of today.
- Create a performance culture with personalized learning paths that identify potential leaders sooner
- Increase social and peer interaction among leaders across the organization
- Promote feedback, sharing and collaboration among learners and mentors
Bolstering the Bottom Line
“An organization’s ability to learn and translate that learning into action rapidly is the ultimate competitive advantage.” – Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO
Effective leadership development can help ensure financial services leaders are aligned with the strategic direction of the organization. D2L’s modern learning platform and robust services team can support you to build, deliver and track learner performance.
- Document and retail knowledge to upskill leaders of tomorrow
- Provide a central location where content can easily be created and curated to address your future leaders’ unique learning needs
- Make sure the learning program for leaders is directly aligned with organizational goals
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Follow our roadmap to find how you can create a performance culture at your financial services company.
