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The Skills Revolution: Talent Development in the Age of Digital Disruption

In today's dynamic digital world, the demand for soft skills is more pronounced than ever before; given the extraordinary tools and automation offered by AI. There is an inherent challenge of cultivating soft skills, a distinctive aspect often overshadowed by the teachability and automation potential of hard skills.

Implementing strategic upskilling and reskilling not only enhances skill sets within your existing workforce but also proves to be a cost-effective alternative to extensive hiring processes. We'll look at how promoting individuals with key soft skills contributes to the creation of more fulfilling and rewarding career paths.

Workhuman IQ provides invaluable data which uses Natural Language Processing to create a map of skills across teams and individuals, providing the resources you need to make the right decisions.

Discussion points

  • Identifying the nuanced skills within your team as a vital step to fostering effective talent development strategies

  • Uncovering insights into leveraging these qualities to navigate the challenges and opportunities that arise in the contemporary HR landscape

  • Learning practical approaches and strategies to meet the demands of a digital era while prioritising the human factor in talent development

  • Understanding how HR leaders can make the case for training initiatives as strategic investments that yield tangible returns

Panelists:

  • Zakaa Farhat, Vice President HR Europe at GSK

  • Charu Mittra, Global Head of Talent Development at Philips

  • David Burke, Senior Director Global Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand at Workhuman

  • Nick Smaltan, Global Integrated Workforce Strategies Leader at Roche

  • Matt Burns, Industry Analyst at HR Leaders and Host of the Thinking Inside the Box Podcast

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