Exploring the Future of Skill-based Organisations

According to PwC, three-quarters of CEOs are concerned about the availability of key skills and how this could constrain them from acquiring, developing, and retaining the talent they need to drive growth. This is prompting an increasing number of companies to transition towards a ‘skills-based organisation’. The effort to do so should not be underestimated especially as the consequence of this shift is that the dominant structure of work for the past century – the job – is increasingly being disrupted.

People AnalyticsAndreas De Neve & David GreenApril 6, 2023EX, skill-based talent, Skill Management, UpskillingComment

9 Skills HR Professionals Need to Succeed in the Digital Age

The world of HR is changing as the digital age is advancing. And HR professionals need to provide value for their organisations so their businesses can stay competitive. But to accomplish this, they should have the right skills. Because without the right skills, HR professionals can be left behind and unable to implement the new changes that would help their organisations grow. Discover the 9 skills HR needs to succeed in the digital age!

People Analytics, Digital HRManpreet RandhawaJanuary 18, 2023HR Strategy, Upskilling, HR Skills of the Future, Skill ManagementComment

How is AI Influencing Learning and Development?

AI and technology are becoming more and more intertwined with the duties of HR. With the realisation from C-suites and business leaders that HR plays a large part in business success, CHROs, HRBPS and analytic teams have a new responsibility to become more aware of recent advancements. Moreover, understanding how it improves all aspects of people management, including learning and development, is essential.

How to Build a Successful Employee Listening Strategy

Employee listening is an area within employee experience and talent management that presents companies with significant opportunities for adding business value. In today's complex labour market, employees are demanding more and initiating listening strategies, and taking action from employee feedback can result in highly positive and impactful results. That's why more leading companies are investing in people analytics and strategies for employee listening.

How the S-Curve Can Help Grow Businesses

One of the biggest and best resources a company has with the most significant influence over whether they succeed in their industry or fail are the people hired to work in the business. A company with people who are not engaged and do not see a future with the organisation or even their department are likely to see losses. But for, companies that strive for greater growth but also offer continued opportunities for development within the organisation for their employees will discover they experience larger profit and remain competitive in a tight labour market.

How People Analytics Data Can Help Solve 5 HR Pain Points

Since the pandemic to our current state of concerns on economic growth, the fires HR are called to put out have become more taxing and intricate. They need everything in their toolbelt to help them be a service to the employees and provide real value to business leaders. Applying data to the many pain points, HR professionals face in today's work environment gives them an edge over their competitors and delivers better results.

How to Get Started with Skills-Based Talent Strategy

Companies face incredible challenges with labour shortages and skills gaps as they struggle to get work done. The traditional ways of filling open positions where HR professionals would post the job description and undergo the lengthy recruitment process to find qualified candidates are no longer effective. So, HR professionals and business leaders focus on a skills-based talent strategy to stay competitive in the tight talent marketplace.

How can HR help the Business Identify Critical Skills?

Critical skills are essential to the success of any company, after all your people are your biggest asset. Skills are the talents and abilities of employees, managers, and leaders to accomplish company goals and support your organisation to win in the marketplace. But it is not always easy for organisations to know and identify what skills their employees need to strive in the business and drive growth. HR leaders are in a unique position to assist decision makers with identifying the critical skills organisations need to succeed and what individuals and teams may need those skills.

Future of WorkManpreet RandhawaApril 28, 2022Upskilling, HR Skills of the Future, Skill ManagementComment

How ING Uses Skills Data To Support Workforce Planning And Employee Experience

There is an increasing shift towards a focus on skills, which is arguably leading to a radical transformation of HR. Perhaps this isn’t a surprise given that 74% of CEOs are concerned about the availability of key skills, and worried that the shortage of talent will constrain growth. In this expert interview David Green speaks to Luigi Maria Fierro, Head of HR Strategy and People Analytics at ING to hear more about how ING is using people data to derive insights into the skills and capabilities required across the bank and how these insights can be used to inform their future workforce strategy.

People Analytics, Employee ExperienceLuigi M Fierro & David GreenFebruary 23, 2022Skill Management, Advanced AnalyticsComment

Is HR Ready for the Digital Age?

HR professionals must prove agile. As the HR function continues to be disrupted by digital technology, automation and AI, HR professionals must be ready to adapt to new tasks and responsibilities. This research presents an often-overlooked element of understanding the potential of HR professionals: Recognising individual behaviours and soft skills, alongside hard skills, to gain deeper, more powerful insight into the talent at the organisation’s disposal and their propensity for adapting to strategic roles. In the course of undertaking this research, we collaborated with pymetrics to gather and analyse behavioural assessments of top performing HR professionals, largely at the HR Manager level. The result is a unique behavioural profile of today’s HR professional. Organisations can use this evidence, as well as the report’s guidance, to advance the success of HR in the digital age.

Digital HRIan Bailie & Caroline StyrJune 22, 2021Upskilling, Digital HR, HR Skills of the Future, Skill ManagementComment

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