The health workforce is the backbone of our public health and healthcare infrastructure, from disease prevention to improving equitable clinical care. However, many health organizations are grappling with a range of challenges in workforce development that can hinder their ability to perform at their best. From retaining top talent to addressing skill gaps, these pain points are common, but they can be overcome with the right strategies and support. If your organization is facing these issues, it might be time to rethink your approach to workforce development—and Proximate Learning can help.

1. Are You Having Challenges with Retaining Good Employees?
Employee retention is a significant issue in public health. Organizations often struggle to keep skilled professionals due to burnout, lack of career development opportunities, and non-competitive salaries. When employees feel undervalued or lack growth prospects, they are more likely to seek opportunities elsewhere.
Proximate Learning Solution: Proximate Learning offers tailored support to build a growth culture within your organization—one that is transparent, equitable, and human-centered. By focusing on developing employees' skills and offering them meaningful professional development, we help you foster a workplace where people feel valued and invested in, reducing turnover and improving job satisfaction.
2. Have You Identified Gaps in Your Team and Don’t Know Where to Start on Developing Them?
Identifying gaps in your team’s skills can be daunting, especially if you're unsure where to begin. Whether it’s leadership, technical skills, or subject matter expertise, recognizing the opportunities for growth is the first step toward closing them. However, figuring out how to address them can be overwhelming, especially when resources are limited.
Proximate Learning Solution: Our team of expert consultants works with organizations to assess current skill levels and create customized learning pathways and tools. Whether it’s through mentoring, training, or upskilling, we guide you in developing a workforce that is equipped to meet the complex challenges in public health today. We prioritize growth and resilience, ensuring that each team member can thrive and adapt to your evolving needs.
Our new learning agility series: Future-Proofing Public Health: Learning Agility for Leaders in a Changing World teaches supervisory professionals working in State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal (STLT) organizations to use the current disruptive environment to build organizational and community success by expertly navigating the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous landscape of governmental healthcare with vision, understanding, clarity, and agility.

3. Do You Have Too Many Projects and Not Enough Project Managers?
Many health organizations find themselves stretched thin with an overwhelming number of projects and not enough project managers to effectively manage them. This imbalance can lead to burnout, missed deadlines, and underperformance.
Proximate Learning Solution: Proximate Learning provides targeted training to help build project management competencies within your team. We offer agile, strategic solutions that empower staff to take on more responsibilities and manage projects efficiently. In addition, we offer project management as a service. We can help organizations streamline workflows, ensure timely delivery, and increase overall effectiveness.
4. Are Your Professional Development Efforts Falling Flat?
Many organizations struggle with professional development initiatives that don’t engage employees and, therefore, fail to produce the desired results. Training tools and programs that are too generic or poorly executed can lead to disengagement and missed opportunities for growth.
Proximate Learning Solution: At Proximate Learning, we specialize in creating customized training programs and resources designed to meet the specific needs of your team. We emphasize human-centered, equitable, and strategic development, ensuring that your professional development efforts resonate with employees and contribute to both their personal growth and the organization’s success.
As we enter 2025, it's the perfect time for your organization to reflect, reset, and set new goals for workforce development. The challenges of the past year may have left some employees feeling burned out, but with the right tools and support, they can flourish in the year ahead.
Proximate Learning Can Help You Thrive in 2025
In the new year, Proximate Learning is here to support your organization in navigating workforce challenges and fostering a culture of growth and resilience. Our tools, resources, and customized trainings are designed to empower your team to move beyond burnout and achieve sustainable success. We provide the frameworks needed to build stronger teams, drive continuous learning, and ensure that your workforce is equipped to meet both present and future public health challenges.
Whether it’s addressing employee retention, closing skill gaps, improving project management, or revitalizing professional development, Proximate Learning is your partner in transforming challenges into opportunities for growth. Together, we can help your team not only survive in 2025—but thrive.
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