Several trends will likely emerge over the next three to five years, impacting businesses across all sectors. The most probable and impactful involves an accelerated transition to technology. With this shift, entire industries will experience a further widening of an already existing skills gap. Companies will face an unprecedented need to reskill their workforce, rendering most training strategies no longer effective. A new form of leadership will be required to make these changes successfully. It will also need to be integrated to practice at a shop floor level, where implementation and execution occur.

In this overview, we discuss the benefits of online development as an option for preparing middle managers and front-line supervisors for the challenges ahead. We’ve outlined five advantages to online supervisor training and learning and believe the timing has never been better for its consideration.