TD Magazine Article
Member Benefit
The Anatomy of a Multifaceted TD Professional
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Bring the most value to the role by enhancing—and diversifying—your skill set.
Bring the most value to the role by enhancing—and diversifying—your skill set.
Tue Nov 01 2022
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The modern talent development professional must be multidimensional, multi-talented, future focused, and highly strategic. Historically, our profession's work has looked something like this: Training managers consulted with business units to pick topics; instructional designers created the material; facilitators delivered the training; and the administrators managed the learning management system and kept track of training records. Everyone had a role, and those roles were primarily about products, services, and sales training. Soft skills training and leadership development were considered nice to have but not essential.
The modern talent development professional must be multidimensional, multi-talented, future focused, and highly strategic. Historically, our profession's work has looked something like this: Training managers consulted with business units to pick topics; instructional designers created the material; facilitators delivered the training; and the administrators managed the learning management system and kept track of training records. Everyone had a role, and those roles were primarily about products, services, and sales training. Soft skills training and leadership development were considered nice to have but not essential.
