Dec 20, 2024 | Inside Thomson Reuters
Learning and Development at Thomson Reuters in 2024: Thriving Together
Abby Pinto, Director, Talent Development
Rebecca Davidson, Career Development and Skills Lead
As we wrap up 2024, we celebrate our achievements in learning and development and look forward to exciting plans for 2025. This year, our mission focused on fostering continuous learning, embracing AI, and enhancing career growth across our global community. Here’s a look at our progress.
Support for Continuous Learning
Our commitment to continuous learning remained strong with three enterprise-wide learning days, engaging over 14,000 colleagues on key topics and skills:
February: AI in Action
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- Employees invested in building their mindset and comfort with using AI to enhance their work. Colleagues shared practical advice and inspiring use cases from various areas of the company.
April: Understanding Our Business
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- We deepened our understanding of Thomson Reuters’ business strategy and financials, strengthening our collective business acumen.
October: Product Learning Week
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- Colleagues gained insights into our products, their impact, and future product roadmaps for 2025. We launched a library of on-demand product demos and provided opportunities for everyone at Thomson Reuters to experiment with our new CoCounsel generative AI assistant.
Grow My Way
This year, we proudly launched Grow My Way, an initiative to support career growth in our dynamic work environment. It aims to:
- Help colleagues continuously develop skills that enhance current and future career opportunities.
- Enable leaders and managers to effectively adapt to meet rapidly changing business needs.
Grow My Way included webinars on AI’s impact on work, new skills necessary to stay relevant in today’s market, the value of hands-on projects for career growth, and building a professional network. We also introduced an AI-enabled Careers and Skills Explorer tool to help colleagues identify development areas and potential career moves.
Celebrating AI Adoption
Our journey with AI has been remarkable. In 2024, a substantial number of our colleagues regularly used AI tools, surpassing our initial expectations. Over 11,000 colleagues have completed our AI Foundations course, and 3,800 have developed advanced skills in prompting and our internal AI platforms. The AI in Action Storytelling Series highlighted how AI has enhanced work efficiency and enjoyment. We supported AI engagement through hackathons, challenges, and a global network of AI champions.
Manager Development
In 2024, we launched Managing at TR, an onboarding program to support new managers and equip them with essential tools and skills. More than 700 managers participated globally, with 93% finding it a valuable investment. We continuously evolve the program based on feedback to best position our new managers for success.
Looking Ahead to 2025
As we enter the new year, we’re excited to make learning and career development even more personalized and impactful. We will enhance Grow My Way and explore new AI tools, including various AI-powered digital assistants, to enrich our colleagues’ learning experiences. Our focus is on equipping all Thomson Reuters employees with the skills needed for a successful future.
If you’re interested in joining our team, check out our careers site and view our open roles.
