An important element of workforce development is for companies and the security industry as a whole to grow young and emerging talent. For this month’s Workforce Strategies column, in the second installment of a two-part series, the Security Industry Association (SIA) spoke with some of the honorees of the first-ever 25 on the RISE Awards. This program is presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders, with support from Brivo and the Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST), and honors 25 security leaders of today and tomorrow for their impactful contributions to advancing the security industry.

Following are some tips from the 25 on the RISE honorees on what companies in the security industry can do to better grow, develop and empower their emerging leaders: