![\"Take](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Header-for-Recession-Survival-Kit-for-LD-Leaders-1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n3 Must-Reads for Working With a Tight L&D Budget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nWhile concern of a recession has faded from the news cycle, L&D teams at many organizations are still feeling the squeeze. If you\u2019re anticipating a reduced budget for 2024, we\u2019ve got resources for you. And if you\u2019re still trying to convince senior leaders why they should invest more in learning, our thought leaders have written some excellent articles to help you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- \u201cSpeaking the Language of Your Peers Through the Right Metrics\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Annee Bayeux\u2019s CLO article shares how to use your learning metrics to convince internal leaders that downturns are actually the best time to invest in upskilling your people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Learning Spend & Impact Scorecard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
When money is tight, best to double-check that your spending accomplishes what you\u2019re paying it to do. To help with your learning budget audit, we created an easy and helpful scorecard of common L&D-related investments and their impacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Learning-Spend-and-Impact-Scorecard-Graphic-Degreed-1024x535.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n- \u201cSafeguarding Your Workforce During a Downturn\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Degreed\u2019s own Janice Burns wrote on HR.com compelling research that proves how investing in your people sets you up to come out stronger on the other side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
A Technical Guide for Navigating A Crowded Learning Tech Market<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
As an L&D professional, your main driver is your people\u2019s learning, but it\u2019s not always as simple as that. With tech advancements come more nuances for L&D pros to consider and navigate. It\u2019s a crowded and confusing market, and this requires L&D leaders to have more and more technical know-how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, the C-suite is asking L&D leaders to solve more and more problems, which often requires additional technology. We\u2019re seeing L&D leaders both consolidate their technology to save money and add new technology to address emerging learning problems. This turns their learning tech ecosystems into wild, disorganized messes characterized by gaps, lost information, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seeing L&D leaders struggle with this issue, we created helpful resources for evaluating, simplifying, and improving any learning tech stack. If your ecosystem is like the Wild West and you don\u2019t know how to tame it, check out the Degreed whitepaper Building Your Learning Tech Ecosystem<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Header-Building-Your-Learning-Tech-Ecosystem-Whitepaper--1024x536.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTop Content for Learning Ecosystems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nAs with most technical topics, there\u2019s a lot to learn about ecosystems. To give you more insight, we curated some additional articles and videos for you to peruse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- \u201cExperiencing L&D Growing Pains? Look to Your Learning Ecosystem\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What are your learning ecosystem problems? Great question. This Degreed blog breaks down the most common growing pains so you can find and treat the right ecosystem ailment without too much trial and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- A Better Way: Using Learning Tech to Your Advantage<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
We love technical experts who speak clearly and frankly. This describes our very own Dan Carlson, Senior Manager of Ecosystem Insights at Degreed, who shares his decades of experience in this compelling webinar about learning ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Bringing Out the Best in Tech Together<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The old \u201cyou have to pick one\u201d mentality is BS. Tech companies acting in your best interest make friends so you have choices and access to the best of the best. Degreed had a partner coup earlier this year when representatives from Workday, Eightfold, and SAP sat down with us to discuss partnerships at a session for LENS 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- \u201cEcosystem Mapping: The Secret to Optimizing L&D\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What does your learning ecosystem look like? Many people don\u2019t even know. In this Degreed blog, we guide you in a helpful exercise to map out your current learning ecosystem. The results may surprise you\u2014for example, did you know your vendors\u2019 ecosystems become an extension of your own?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Degreed-2023-Unwrapped-Does-Your-Vendors-Eosystem-Look-This-Good--1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA Foundational Study to Understand How Your Employees Learn <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
While there are always technical topics to explore, smart L&D teams consistently take the pulse of learning. They keep current with how employees prefer to learn. They stay up to date with new concepts and skill-building strategies. In other words, they don\u2019t forget the fundamentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Degreed prizes itself in putting the learner experience at the center of our platform. This is the reason we spend hundreds of hours gathering, analyzing, and presenting fresh insights into how the workforce learns bi-annually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To understand what your employees need to learn effectively, check out our 2023 report on How the Workforce Learns<\/em>. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Header-How-the-Workfrorce-Learns-2023-1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdditional Insights Into How Your Workforce Learns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nHow the Workforce Learns<\/em> has a lot of meat on it\u2014more than we can fit into one report. So here are some additional resources to give our study more context, commentary, and takeaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- \u201c26% of Employees Think Their Manager Doesn\u2019t Support Their Development\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
An article for Human Resources Director (HRD) interviews Janice Burns, Chief Transformation Officer at Degreed, to glean additional insight into the findings from How the Workforce Learns 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- How the Workforce Learns: Four Keys to Business Impact<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How do you apply the findings in our study to your organization in a meaningful way? Steve Boucher, Director of Strategy and Advisory Solutions at Degreed, helps connect the dots so you can start applying tangible takeaways from our latest How the Workforce Learns <\/em>report.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Degreed-Unwrapped-2023-How-the-Workforce-Learns-1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA Forward-Looking Introduction to Win the Skills-First Future<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
To recap: in 2023 we’ve covered timely, technical, and foundational topics. What’s left? The future. We\u2019re always thinking about the future, and that future revolves around skills. The World Economic Forum estimates that, amid the lightning-fast pace of technological change, businesses worldwide will need to upskill approximately one billion workers in the next few years<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe way to fill that skills gap? Help employees learn skills\u2014fast. Of course, L&D will play a critical role in the new skills economy because it provides people with the learning they need for skill development. In many ways, L&D can lead the charge by preparing companies for the quickly approaching future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about a skills-first future and the role L&D will play, check out our quick 15-minute introduction to Embrace the Skills-First Future<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/explore.degreed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Header-An-intro-To-a-Skills-First-Future-in-15-Minutes-or-Less-1024x576.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n3 Resources to Dig Into The Skills-First Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nSince skills are the future, you\u2019ll need more than just a 15-minute introduction. Here are some additional sources to sink your teeth into to prepare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- \u201cHow to Hire for Skills When the Skills Keep Changing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In a piece for Time Magazine,<\/em> Mitra Kalita interviews Annee Bayeux, Chief Learning Strategist at Degreed, about our approach to upskilling and reskilling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Building Skills with Technology-Enabled Innovation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
When you bring up the topic of skills, academies aren\u2019t far behind. In this Brandon Hall Group webinar, a panel of experts gets together to discuss how academies can efficiently close skill gaps, simplify and elevate learning experiences, engage employees, and reduce the burden on administrators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While concern of a recession has faded from the news cycle, L&D teams at many organizations are still feeling the squeeze. If you\u2019re anticipating a reduced budget for 2024, we\u2019ve got resources for you. And if you\u2019re still trying to convince senior leaders why they should invest more in learning, our thought leaders have written some excellent articles to help you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- \u201cSpeaking the Language of Your Peers Through the Right Metrics\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Annee Bayeux\u2019s CLO article shares how to use your learning metrics to convince internal leaders that downturns are actually the best time to invest in upskilling your people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Learning Spend & Impact Scorecard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
When money is tight, best to double-check that your spending accomplishes what you\u2019re paying it to do. To help with your learning budget audit, we created an easy and helpful scorecard of common L&D-related investments and their impacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n- \n
- \u201cSafeguarding Your Workforce During a Downturn\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Degreed\u2019s own Janice Burns wrote on HR.com compelling research that proves how investing in your people sets you up to come out stronger on the other side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
A Technical Guide for Navigating A Crowded Learning Tech Market<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
As an L&D professional, your main driver is your people\u2019s learning, but it\u2019s not always as simple as that. With tech advancements come more nuances for L&D pros to consider and navigate. It\u2019s a crowded and confusing market, and this requires L&D leaders to have more and more technical know-how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, the C-suite is asking L&D leaders to solve more and more problems, which often requires additional technology. We\u2019re seeing L&D leaders both consolidate their technology to save money and add new technology to address emerging learning problems. This turns their learning tech ecosystems into wild, disorganized messes characterized by gaps, lost information, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seeing L&D leaders struggle with this issue, we created helpful resources for evaluating, simplifying, and improving any learning tech stack. If your ecosystem is like the Wild West and you don\u2019t know how to tame it, check out the Degreed whitepaper Building Your Learning Tech Ecosystem<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTop Content for Learning Ecosystems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nAs with most technical topics, there\u2019s a lot to learn about ecosystems. To give you more insight, we curated some additional articles and videos for you to peruse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- \u201cExperiencing L&D Growing Pains? Look to Your Learning Ecosystem\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What are your learning ecosystem problems? Great question. This Degreed blog breaks down the most common growing pains so you can find and treat the right ecosystem ailment without too much trial and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- A Better Way: Using Learning Tech to Your Advantage<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
We love technical experts who speak clearly and frankly. This describes our very own Dan Carlson, Senior Manager of Ecosystem Insights at Degreed, who shares his decades of experience in this compelling webinar about learning ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Bringing Out the Best in Tech Together<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The old \u201cyou have to pick one\u201d mentality is BS. Tech companies acting in your best interest make friends so you have choices and access to the best of the best. Degreed had a partner coup earlier this year when representatives from Workday, Eightfold, and SAP sat down with us to discuss partnerships at a session for LENS 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- \u201cEcosystem Mapping: The Secret to Optimizing L&D\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What does your learning ecosystem look like? Many people don\u2019t even know. In this Degreed blog, we guide you in a helpful exercise to map out your current learning ecosystem. The results may surprise you\u2014for example, did you know your vendors\u2019 ecosystems become an extension of your own?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA Foundational Study to Understand How Your Employees Learn <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
While there are always technical topics to explore, smart L&D teams consistently take the pulse of learning. They keep current with how employees prefer to learn. They stay up to date with new concepts and skill-building strategies. In other words, they don\u2019t forget the fundamentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Degreed prizes itself in putting the learner experience at the center of our platform. This is the reason we spend hundreds of hours gathering, analyzing, and presenting fresh insights into how the workforce learns bi-annually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To understand what your employees need to learn effectively, check out our 2023 report on How the Workforce Learns<\/em>. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdditional Insights Into How Your Workforce Learns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nHow the Workforce Learns<\/em> has a lot of meat on it\u2014more than we can fit into one report. So here are some additional resources to give our study more context, commentary, and takeaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- \u201c26% of Employees Think Their Manager Doesn\u2019t Support Their Development\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
An article for Human Resources Director (HRD) interviews Janice Burns, Chief Transformation Officer at Degreed, to glean additional insight into the findings from How the Workforce Learns 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- How the Workforce Learns: Four Keys to Business Impact<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How do you apply the findings in our study to your organization in a meaningful way? Steve Boucher, Director of Strategy and Advisory Solutions at Degreed, helps connect the dots so you can start applying tangible takeaways from our latest How the Workforce Learns <\/em>report.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA Forward-Looking Introduction to Win the Skills-First Future<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
To recap: in 2023 we’ve covered timely, technical, and foundational topics. What’s left? The future. We\u2019re always thinking about the future, and that future revolves around skills. The World Economic Forum estimates that, amid the lightning-fast pace of technological change, businesses worldwide will need to upskill approximately one billion workers in the next few years<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The way to fill that skills gap? Help employees learn skills\u2014fast. Of course, L&D will play a critical role in the new skills economy because it provides people with the learning they need for skill development. In many ways, L&D can lead the charge by preparing companies for the quickly approaching future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about a skills-first future and the role L&D will play, check out our quick 15-minute introduction to Embrace the Skills-First Future<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n3 Resources to Dig Into The Skills-First Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nSince skills are the future, you\u2019ll need more than just a 15-minute introduction. Here are some additional sources to sink your teeth into to prepare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- \u201cHow to Hire for Skills When the Skills Keep Changing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In a piece for Time Magazine,<\/em> Mitra Kalita interviews Annee Bayeux, Chief Learning Strategist at Degreed, about our approach to upskilling and reskilling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Building Skills with Technology-Enabled Innovation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
When you bring up the topic of skills, academies aren\u2019t far behind. In this Brandon Hall Group webinar, a panel of experts gets together to discuss how academies can efficiently close skill gaps, simplify and elevate learning experiences, engage employees, and reduce the burden on administrators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Building Skills with Technology-Enabled Innovation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cHow to Hire for Skills When the Skills Keep Changing\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- How the Workforce Learns: Four Keys to Business Impact<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201c26% of Employees Think Their Manager Doesn\u2019t Support Their Development\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cEcosystem Mapping: The Secret to Optimizing L&D\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Bringing Out the Best in Tech Together<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- A Better Way: Using Learning Tech to Your Advantage<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cExperiencing L&D Growing Pains? Look to Your Learning Ecosystem\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- \u201cSafeguarding Your Workforce During a Downturn\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Learning Spend & Impact Scorecard<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n