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HR Strategy

HR should stop thinking of employees in headcount—consider them as a collection of skills

“Skills tell us not just that we have a person, but what that person can do, what work they can accomplish.”


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HR Strategy

How having promotable skills can have adverse effects on employees

“When we get promoted, of course, it’s obviously an occasion for great celebration. At the same time, we haven’t changed, but our position has changed. We’re in a new level, and we have new rules. If people are not aware of that, it comes [back] to bite them.”


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Tech

How Workday narrowed its talent strategy for AI enablement and skill building to focus on three things

“The goal of this program is for all of our nearly 20,000 workmates to build the mindsets, the skills, and the habits to use AI effectively every day.”


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Tech

AI strategy can be built on sand, and in this case, it’s a good thing

Some companies are letting their employees play in the AI sandbox and it’s helping generate use-cases and alleviate AI anxiety.


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HR Strategy

Employees who manage up to bosses help the entire organization and their careers

“Managing up…is really about creating the conditions you need to be successful, whether that’s negotiating your workload, giving feedback and actually having it be heard.”


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Tech

AI is poised to upend the world of learning and development

HR analyst Josh Bersin predicts the way employees learn and grow is about to dramatically change, and for the better.


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HR Strategy

Workers want to harness AI for learning but they’ve not yet grasped how to use it effectively

Employers are realizing they need to create training for using AI tools, particularly for Gen Z workers.

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