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Cultivating Growth Mindset In Your Workforce And Why Artisan Training Is Crucial For Economic Growth


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As usual, Gavin, Sibongile, and Soji open the show with some HR updates from around Africa; we then moved to productivity/profitability on the topic 'Cultivating a growth mindset: Encouraging loyalty from a younger workforce ' our guest is Rob Jardine – Head, Research and Solutions at The NeuroLeadership Institute South Africa. On HR chat, we spoke to Mandisa Nyathikazi, Executive director of ATI on the subject of Africa’s latest scarce skills and the roles of Artisan Training Institute. Finally, of policy and compliance, we spoke to Jennifer Barkhuizen, Head of Communications for Managed Integrity Evaluation and we asked if you serving yourself and your potential employer honestly?
2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey reflect a very different reality, where most companies are viewed as failing miserably at fulfilling their societal and ethical roles and are seen as being solely motivated by profit. This is quite worrying, especially as millennials are considered to be the largest generation ever to enter the workforce and are now taking up positions of influence and leadership within businesses.
Inspiring millennial loyalty through continuous learning opportunities
One of the ways that organizations can encourage millennials to be loyal to them is through ensuring that they are regularly given opportunities to stretch themselves. Forty-eight percent of this generation put opportunities for continuous learning as an important item on their ‘Ideal Company to Work for’ Wish List. In addition, 81% of millennials believe that continuous professional development and self-paced learning will ensure they perform at their best in their job and keep pace with the changes that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will continue to bring. However, a mere 36% of millennial respondents believed their employers were helping them prepare for this evolution.
It is crucial that the youth is made aware of viable future vocations. According to the Artisan Training Institute.

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