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3 distortive trends to avoid around career mobility

The flawed mindsets that hold companies back from making meaningful progress toward career mobility – and what you can do about it.
Alex Cannon

Alex Cannon

February 23rd, 2023

1. The Hyperbolic Discount: “We’ll figure out career mobility someday, but for now let’s just cut costs.

2. Scarcity Mindset: “Talent will leave and go somewhere else if we invest in their skills growth.

“The war for talent is over. Talent won.”

Tim Ryan, PWC U.S. Chairman

3. All-or-Nothing Thinking: “If we can’t commit to building mobility pathways into every role immediately, we’ll have to wait until we can.

Best practices for growth and retention? Career pathways

  1. Guild Membership Research Survey conducted in September of 2019.
  2. Guild’s internal data over the last 12 months as of 01.01.2023 from employers who have provided the required data for at least 13 months post launch.
  3. Guild’s internal data over the last 12 months as of 07.01.2022 from employers who have provided the required data for at least 13 months post launch.
  4. Average of all Return on Investment analyses conducted by Guild for employer partners as of 01.01.2023.
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