In this episode of The Talent Development Hot Seat, Andy welcomes Al Dea to the show. Al Dea is the founder of Betterwork Labs, a talent advisory firm focused on helping companies create cultures where their people can thrive. He is a speaker, advisor, and researcher on talent development, corporate learning, and career and workplace trends. Al is passionate about helping individuals and organizations create diverse, inclusive, and growth-oriented cultures that unlock individual purpose and potential to achieve high performance.Al Dea is the host of the MBA Insider podcast. He researches, writes, and speaks on corporate learning, workplace trends, and talent strategy. His thinking and insights have been published in outlets like Business Insider, Training Magazine, The World Economic Forum, Inc., and Time Magazine. Al previously worked at Salesforce.com as a product marketer, helping launch products that touch thousands of customers. He was also a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting, advising Fortune 500 companies on developing and executing digital transformation, employee engagement, and leadership development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in theology from Boston College and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.In this episode, you’ll hear:What Al Dea is observing in the corporate world, how learning in the workplace is transitioning, and what these changes are leading to.The definition of a fractional MBA and how you can still capture the value of an MBA.Why leadership development should go beyond hypo and the two things that have helped the shift away from hypo.How coaching is becoming more corporate-friendly and why it can help propel your career.What you can do to begin furthering your own career through the creator economy in addition to building a personal brand.The six trends Al Dea outlined in this podcast and his informational LinkedIn post.Connect with Andy Storch here:WebsiteLinkedInJoin us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community!Connect with Al Dea:LinkedInBetterwork Labs6 Professional Development Trends for Learning in the New World of WorkMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/

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