PANEL: Moving to a Skills-Based HR Framework: Challenges and Opportunities

Connex Staff |

Organizations are increasingly recognizing that a skills-based approach to HR can foster agility, enhance talent mobility, and align workforce capabilities with strategic goals. By focusing on skills rather than traditional job roles, organizations can achieve more precise talent management and empowers individuals to take control of their career paths. As organizations undertake this transformation, it’s crucial to understand the strategic implications, practical steps, and cultural shifts required to sustain success.

This Session Will Explore:

  • Building the Foundation for a Skills-Based Approach: Understanding the key steps to transition from a job-based to a skills-based HR framework. This includes redefining job roles, mapping critical skills, and creating a skills taxonomy that supports your organization’s strategic priorities.
  • Integrating Skills-Based Talent Management Across the Employee Lifecycle: How to embed a skills-based approach into recruitment, learning and development, performance management, and succession planning.
  • Career Development in a Skills-Based World: Shifting from traditional career ladders to skill-based career pathways that support lateral movement, internal mobility, and the growth of diverse talent.
  • Cultural and Change Management Considerations: Addressing the mindset shift required for employees, managers, and leaders to embrace a skills-based framework and promote a culture that values continuous learning and adaptability.
  • Future Trends in Skills-Based Incentives and Compensation: Predicting the evolution of skills-based pay, the potential to eliminate bias and promote fairness, and how this will impact the future of comp and HR more broadly.

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