The Value of Upskilling and Reskilling
Host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli is talking about the value of upskilling and reskilling in your career. Whether you’re happy where you are or looking for a new career, it’s important to constantly evolve with the world!
Episode Highlights:
• The world is in a constant state of shifting so we must stay in a constant state of preparation and learning
• Upskilling is all about enhancing your current skills while reskilling is about gaining new skills
• There are many different methods and strategies to both upskill and reskill your soft skills and hard skills
• Upskilling and reskilling don’t necessarily mean just working on your technology skills
• Soft skills are just as important as hard skills when it comes to learning and growing
o Show some initiative by asking for more responsibility which will allow you to learn new leadership from different people
o Leadership is about influencing and helping a team move towards a goal even if you don’t have a management position
o Participate in cross-training opportunities with peers or mentors because everyone knows something that you don’t
o Developing emotional intelligence increases your ability to lead others through their own emotional awareness
o Emotional intelligence is something that you can improve and increase through consistent work
o Improved resilience and stress-tolerance management allow you to recognize what changes need to be made to avoid burnout
• Hard skills are the technical skills that help you shift with the job and industry
o Your formal education will never give you every single skill that you will need for a job as it changes
o Stay involved in your industry and the ones that are closely connected to it
o There are plenty of low-cost/free training and educational opportunities to accomplish your learning goals
o Up to 80% of jobs come from non-published sources, so dedicate some time to networking
o If you’re looking for a completely different path, then you might want to look at vocational training or formal education
o Use your growing portfolio of skills to create a side hustle or work on a passion project
3 Key Points:
Whether you’re feeling stuck or you are completely happy where you are, upskilling and reskilling are highly valuable.
Emotional intelligence consists of being aware of your own emotional state and the emotional states of others and being able to navigate that for both of you.
In ten years, up to eighty-five percent of jobs that will exist have not been invented yet. That’s why you must look at learning as a lifelong process or you’ll get left behind.
Tweetable Quote
“Up to eighty-five percent of jobs that will exist just ten years from now haven’t even been invented yet.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
“Upskilling is really about facilitating enhancements to current skills that you have, building on them, expanding on them.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotell
“It’s really all about you taking ownership of your professional growth and development.” - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
Resources Mentioned:
Contact Sheila at sheila@professionalsuccesscoaching.com
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