Reskilling/upskilling

Amazon’s 4 big insights from fast-tracking AI training to 2M people

A landscape shift allowed Amazon Web Services to lean into upskilling with its AI Ready commitment. Here are key takeaways from the project for business and HR leaders.

Reskilling mandate? How to use AI to help chart the future of work

AI is reshaping the workforce, creating new roles and demanding fresh skills. How can HR leaders prepare employees for this transformation?

Why skills could be the overlooked key to improving efficiency, avoiding waste

At a recent Congressional hearing, an expert with the Government Accountability Office shared that skills gaps are plaguing most federal agencies, dragging down efficiency and driving up waste. It's a pain point felt by many private orgs.

What does a (real) continuous learning culture look like?

Traditional learning and development isn't going to cut it anymore. A deeper shift is needed that changes what it means to continually learn.

The bold shift to a skills-based workforce: A CHRO’s perspective

Citizens has been migrating to a skills-based workforce for several years. Get the story about what works, and what doesn't, from the org's CHRO.

Tech and skills: HR’s must-have investments for 2025 hiring success

Integrating AI while strengthening the emphasis on skills-based hiring can create more efficient hiring processes and enhance long-term retention, says LinkedIn's Erin Scruggs, head of global TA.

Skills, leadership and learning: 3 talent management areas to watch

Next year, talent management leaders will increasingly lean into new strategies for hiring, leadership development and L&D, among other areas, experts say.

Skills-based hiring: Where we stand heading into 2025

While many organizations are considering the pivot to skills-based hiring, HR must raise some considerations to ensure the strategy is a fit, Wharton's Peter Cappelli writes.

Why any skills transformation must start with employee engagement

To drive skills and boost productivity, HR leaders need talent visibility. This ServiceNow leader says employee engagement must come first.

Skills development tech is going ‘next level.’ How HR can help

Watch the RedThread Research co-founder's video interview about the evolution of skills management and tech's role in making skills data actionable.

Reskilling HR for the future: Navigating the shift to shared services

The transformation of HR through shared services and reskilling is not just about efficiency and cost savings—it's about reimagining the role of HR in driving business success.

Companies are ‘missing out’: Making the case for a CHRO and CIO collaboration

With AI transformation accelerating, the historically loose alliance between technology and HR chiefs has turned into a make-or-break leadership dynamic, according to Asana's CIO.

How SAP SuccessFactors hopes to push employee skills ahead

Business and HR leaders are focused on all aspects of employee skills, research shows. But few organizations have reliable data on the topic. AI is helping change that.

The new digital workplace reveals a tale of two Americas

Rural workers face triple the technology barriers and double the broadband access problems compared to urban counterparts. Also in this week's column: product and people updates from ADP, BambooHR, Gloat, Lightcast, UKG and more.

5 essential skills for thriving in the AI-driven workplace of 2025

To equip workers with skills for the future, HR should emphasize both the potential of AI and the human qualities that machines can’t replicate, this expert says.

Skills: Putting this new currency of work into action

At HR Tech, Mercer's Ravin Jesuthasan explored how organizations can effectively lean into more fluid, agile talent structures, with a focus on skills.

AI expectations not being met? Keep adapting and upskilling, writes this expert

There's a gap between expectations and implementation of generative AI, writes Top 100 HR Tech Influencer Johannes Sundlo, who spoke at HR Tech Europe earlier this year.

A 4-step blueprint to elevate tech staff with a speaker training program

As artificial intelligence becomes prevalent in the workplace, and tech professionals are increasingly expected to translate complex tech topics for the rest of the workforce, this expert explores how a speaker training program for tech staff can benefit an organization.