In a tight labor market, companies from Amazon to JPMorgan are trying to get better at retraining the workers they have. “We need a Waze for your career,” says one labor expert.
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Designing Your Own Apprenticeship: How to Build a Team of Mentors
You cannot master a skill on your own. Finding your calling will not happen without the assistance of others. An accidental apprenticeship is your best shot.
This article point out how major advances in professiknal development in manfacturing and sports have led to incredible performance advances in those fields. And yet, many fields and professionals struggle with this. Its interesting how the "I'm/we're done learning" still permeates many fields, including some (like education) that should know better. What's the attitude like of the people in your organization for contiuned professional development? Of course everyone gives it lip service, but even in 2014, so many have yet to embrace this. A potentially, huge competitive advantage to groups and organizations who invest in this seriously, especially in industrirs where it's not standard practice.