Focus skills are the skills you most want to develop right now. You can have up to five at a time.
How it works
They shape your Home page. HowNow adds a Focus Skills row to Home with learning for those skills.
They're starred on Grow. A star next to the skill name shows it's a focus skill. The star is a label, not a button. To change focus skills, use the three-dot menu on the skill.
Five is the limit. Once you have five, Add to Focus no longer appears in any skill's menu. Remove one to make room.
Most skills can be focus skills, including skills someone assigned to you. A skill your target role needs can be a focus skill once it has a rating.
For example, you're a customer service advisor preparing for a team leader role. You focus on Conflict Resolution and Coaching, and your Home page starts suggesting courses on both.
Who uses it
Everyone can choose their own focus skills on Grow, unless your organisation manages skills for you.
Admins can also make a skill a focus skill for several people at once, and see who is focusing on each skill.
Good to know
To see only your focus skills on Grow, select the star button above the list (Show only focus skills).
Adding or removing a focus skill is recorded in Skills Activity on Grow.
Nobody is notified when you change your focus skills.