How Cryptocurrencies Are Driving Tech Advances

Upskilling focuses on expanding an employee’s skills and scope of knowledge within their current field. Our ever-growing mindset drives investment in the growth and development of our global teams through initiatives such as talent and development programs.

Why invest in improving your skills?

The doom and gloom about technology eliminating human jobs has been going on for hundreds of years. But how often do we hear about the other side of the coin?

Emerging technologies, such as generative AI, provide employees with ideas and new, creative directions. We hope that businesses adapting to these modern tools will – Encouraging reskilling and upskilling will give you the best chance of achieving results.

The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs report predicts that 50% of global employees will need reskilling by 2025 as technology adoption increases.

Future of Work thought leaders appreciate the benefits of upskilling.

Upskilling varies from company to company. Our talent and development programs prioritize investing in Krakenites, supporting more than 2,300 Krakenites globally distributed in more than 60 countries.

So far we have had great success with our upskilling process. The satisfaction level of Krakenites attending workshops is 94%.

How Kraken approaches technology advancement

Training options by topic

Flexible, ongoing, and self-directed training opportunities help you foster a company full of lifelong learners. Empower your employees through themed training sessions focused on the latest cryptocurrency industry developments. When AI emerges in 2023, we introduced “Productive Paranoia” sessions that incorporated AI tips aligned with Kraken’s security policies.

learning at work

A variety of structured learning opportunities are integrated into our work. Monthly information sessions cover key crypto topics, allowing Krakenites to enhance their knowledge with crypto basics sessions and also cover topics such as time management and fatigue prevention.

listen and learn

We build our courses based on feedback from Krakenites, creating a culture of continuous improvement. We offer sessions such as How to Talk About Cryptocurrency with Friends and Loved Ones, Derivatives and Futures in the DeFi World, and Security Elements (where Kraken Security Labs reviews hardware wallet design and functionality).

Social Learning and Gamification

We encourage Krakenites to serve as educators, sharing their expertise with their peers every day through internal channels, cohort events, and knowledge sharing platforms. Integrating gamification into your learning management system increases engagement and motivation. Our Customer Engagement team organizes regular trading competitions, a kind of Dogfooding, to familiarize the team with our products.

Learning content ≒ Business strategy

We start by clearly defining the skills required for different roles and then align our learning content with your organization’s priorities and business strategy. We need to be comfortable learning and operating Savage Velocity on the go. This requires a focus on developing ownership, clarifying priorities, and embracing constructive disagreement. We always make collective decisions with positive intent.

Level up with soft skills

Soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and problem solving enable adaptive and cohesive teamwork in a rapidly evolving industry. Although technical skills in blockchain development are irreplaceable, collaborative efforts and engagement with various teams, stakeholders, and global communities are essential to the success of cryptocurrency projects.

That’s why Krakenites created the Level Up series. These trainings develop soft skills, building resilience, conflict resolution and time management.

• The Art of Assertiveness: Krakenites learn to identify their level of assertiveness, explore assertive behaviors, practice saying “no” tactfully, and apply assertiveness skills to a variety of situations. These skills enable confident communication and effective boundary setting.
• Embrace a growth mindset: Krakenite will learn the difference between a fixed and growth mindset, how to assess your place on the growth mindset continuum, and how to implement growth mindset strategies into your work approach.
• Power to influence: Krakenite explores how to identify your strengths and areas for development. This session will cover how certain actions can amplify impact and detailed steps Krakenites can take to drive positive change within their companies.

Skill Upgrade: Circular Journey

Investing in growth and advancement through technological advancement is essential in today’s cryptocurrency workplace. It benefits everyone involved. Upskilling is one of the most important tools for employee retention, helping every organization maximize its in-house talent.

Want to get ahead in the cryptocurrency industry? Get started in the Kraken Learning Center: