From Helping People to Developing People — Entering the Corporate Talent Development Perspective“Does studying social work mean
you can only become a social worker?”
And if you don’t become a social worker…
does that mean your degree was wasted?
In this episode,
we invited a special guest—
Director Yang Fang-Yu from the Human Resources Division
of the Yulon Group Headquarters.
Her journey took her
from helping professions
into the world of corporate talent development.
Once upon a time,
we were all the same.
Young.
Unsure.
Entering the social work department
without fully knowing
whether we were truly suited for this profession.
And after graduation,
life gradually led us down different paths.
For Director Yang,
the training and perspective gained through social work
didn’t disappear after leaving frontline practice.
Instead,
they transformed.
The skills learned in social work
became strengths within human resource management.
To see people,
not just tasks.
To find balance
between understanding human needs
and pursuing organizational efficiency.
Especially in conflict situations—
like labor-management disputes—
empathy,
active listening,
systems thinking…
suddenly become
very “social work.”
In the corporate world,
human resource management is also about identifying:
Potential.
Stability.
Growth.
In some ways,
it’s not so different from helping work.
Social workers try to help clients rediscover
their ability to stand steadily in life.
HR professionals try to help people
find the position where they can grow and thrive.
Through the lens of talent management,
Director Yang also helped Lee-san and Pammei
break out of our old mental frameworks.
When frontline social workers struggle
between ideals and harsh reality—
Is adaptation solely an individual responsibility?
Or does the system itself also need to change?
From a business and organizational perspective:
How do we create environments
where talented people actually want to stay?
Graduation season is approaching again.
As veteran social workers,
we still hope
more new blood will join this profession.
And for those already on this ship called “social work”—
We hope we can continue fighting side by side.
But not through exhaustion and sacrifice alone.
Rather,
within safer, more supportive environments
where our professional abilities
can truly flourish.
And together,
move toward a better future.
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這一集是中文版第 32 集「 從助人到用人~走進企業的人才發展視角 」的英文版。
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