As we know, the most important component of a company are their employees. Studies have shown that most barriers that lead to employee attrition are people related. Replacing a lost employee is far more costly than training and inspiring leaders and employees while they are on payroll. Helping leaders and employees to understand how to improve their skills to improve their impact on organizations is a key component that is often over-looked.

Please join Jamal Watkins, Adobe Learning Product Evangelist as he discusses:

• Methods for Organizations to Take Initiative
• Methods for Employees to Take Initiative
• Leverage Learning as a Method to Reduce Employee Turnover
• Discuss Methods to Show Employees you are Investing in them

Jamal has had an extensive career as a Learning & Development practitioner and leader for approximately 25 years. During this time, Jamal has become adept at influencing business processes by driving business results through the use of blended-learning and human capital management. His professional journey continues to lead to opportunities to partner with key stakeholders that influence employees/customers toward achieving business goals. His professional passion continues to blend learning/talent principles with enabling technologies.

Jamal’s previous work experiences include industries such as telecommunications, healthcare, educational publishing, and software technologies. These enriched experiences have allowed him an opportunity gain a comprehensive and first-hand perspective of how learning technologies help to move the business forward.