According to the 2017 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report, “…careers and learning rose to second place in rated importance, with 83% of executives identifying these issues as important or very important.” In the modern workplace, the concept of “career” has changed dramatically. “Careers” are no longer a lifetime pursuit of one distinct career path.

And, HR and learning leaders must allow employees to drive their own development. Not only is this what most employees want, it’s also a key component of an effective learning strategy. In this session, we’ll explore what makes up the modern “career” and how to apply new employee-driven learning and development techniques to drive employee engagement and performance.

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Dawn Burke, founder of Dawn Burke HR, is an HR leader, speaker and writer specializing in new HR practices, engagement and workplace culture. Her HR and leadership career has spanned the last 20 years, most recently serving as VP of People for Birmingham, AL, based, award-winning technology companies.

During her tenure as VP of People, Dawn was responsible for finding great talent, developing team members, and preserving company culture - a culture recognized in Fortune Magazine as one of the "50 Best Small and Medium Workplaces." Recognized as a Top HR Innovator, she is the creator of DawnHBurke.com, and a contributor to a variety of national blogs including Fistful Of Talent.

Most importantly, she is addicted to TV, loves to cry at movies, thinks wine and a wheel of Brie make a well-balanced dinner, and sings in her car daily. Her husband and cat are the Yin to her Yang.
 
 

Emily is responsible for the product marketing activities of Saba's fully integrated learning and talent management platform, Saba Cloud. As a product expert, she has line of sight into how Saba Cloud can help clients build high-impact learning cultures, embrace ongoing performance management and increase employee engagement with valuable insights. Emily holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Marketing from Carleton University and an MBA from Queen's University.