Posts Tagged ‘Skills’
New Research: 81% of Learning Pros Say Disruption Drives Upskilling and Reskilling Demand
We keep hearing that artificial intelligence, bots, and other components of technology will force employers to rethink skills in the workplace. But what do the data say? In a new study, Disruption Drives Reskilling and Upskilling, our team found that 81 percent of learning professionals believe that the current pace of change, automation, and disruption…
Read More#Think2019: Making People the Strongest Link in the Business
Check out the podcast episode below or scroll to read some additional insights from the event. For links to resources mentioned in the podcast please visit the podcast page. IBM Think 2019 Event Report Writing in from the IBM Think event in San Francisco this week. So far it’s been a very interesting series of…
Read MoreThe #AI Enabled Future of Work Requires Essential Human Skills
In my new book on Artificial Intelligence for HR (debuted at #1 on the New and Noteworthy books on Amazon), the final chapter is dedicated to the future human skills of the workplace. As I worked through the research I realized there were some common themes that blended together across academic and industry research sources…
Read MoreThinking of Changing Performance Reviews? Focus on These Core Components
Performance reviews are dead, or so we have been told. The data shows a shrinking support for the traditional method: only 15% of companies have not adjusted their annual performance management process and do not plan to. But the data from our Performance Management, Culture, and Business Results study shed a different light on the…
Read MoreHackathons Solve for HCM Issues: Learning, Recruiting, Retention [Case Study]
“This message will appeal to people in our recruiting process who gravitate towards a culture of hackathons and innovation. It will also turn away others that don’t fit.” Gary Bolton, Vice President of Marketing at ADTRAN I recently had the pleasure of connecting with a handful of key staff members at ADTRAN in Huntsville, Alabama,…
Read MoreBuilding a Skills-Based Organization
I’ve had numerous conversations in the past week about skills in the workplace and their impact on how work gets done (or doesn’t get done). From a software solution that measures skills and keeps a running tally of strengths and weaknesses across the organization to platforms that use skills to tell a compelling, verifiable story…
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