How do you keep up with new developments and trends in employee training and development?
As a leader, you have the opportunity to influence teams from the inside using your training expertise to implement and change programs that equip employees with job skills and meet their performance targets. Talk about the different avenues through which you grow your industry knowledge. A successful answer will mention how being updated in your field has benefitted you and the business.
"There are a few ways in which I keep up with trends and new developments in learning and development. One is by following some of the most trusted sources in the business of learning, such as Training Industry and Dale Carnegie. I'm also part of a LinkedIn forum for training professionals through which I've had a great history of networking with the best in the business. With so many trends coming up in the space, I like having these sources as a filter that distills the information for me. By subscribing to newsletters and listening to podcasts, I have an easy way of picking certain aspects in these think pieces and discussions that apply to my work. For example, I recently learned about few methods of combating virtual meeting fatigue. I shared this with my team, and they were able to apply some of the techniques in their virtual learning sessions."
