The Skill Shift

In an ever-changing workforce, it’s important for business leaders to know where, when and how their staff want to learn. In this episode, guest Anthony Stephan, chief learning officer at Deloitte, speaks to how L&D is approached in their organization, including Project 120 and Deloitte University.When it comes to internal development, Stephan highlights the need for both bus

In today's evolving workplace, employee development is challenging traditional compensation like salaries and bonuses. In the second part of this episode, guest Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn’s first CHRO and founder of Cadigan Talent Ventures, shares more insights on how investing in professional advancement is proving essential. Cadigan dives into his thoughts on remote work, the chal

Our workforce is experiencing a rapid pace of change. The tactics and expectations that worked last year, week or even yesterday might not be the answers we need today. In this episode, guest Steve Cadigan, LinkedIn's first CHRO and founder of Cadigan Talent Ventures, provides insights on the importance of learning in this new evolution of the workplace. Cadigan covers how employee

Organizations across industries and U.S. states are facing challenges in finding skilled workers. In this episode of The Skill Shift, guest Amanda Winters, program director at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, shares how her organization is working on projects that focus on building talent pipelines, economic growth and skills-based hiring. Amanda highli

During this episode of The Skill Shift catch up with guest Chike Aguh, Fulbright Scholar, educator, business leader, award winning non-profit CEO, and Biden presidential appointee. You can look forward to an engaging conversation connecting the dots between open roles and communities where workers need work, the importance of timeless skills for businesses and how employers can sta

As 2023 comes to a close, The Skill Shift will be taking a brief break over the holidays. We've had so many wonderful conversations with our guests about their unique approaches to learning and development. It’s been our pleasure to share them with you. As we head into a new year, we're excited to continue our conversations with industry thought leaders on how they're preparing t

This week catch up with our guest Mary Bollash, engineering learning and development officer at Carrier Global Corporation. Mary uses her educational background in adult learning and education to lead knowledge management and transfer activities within the engineering function for Carrier. In this episode, Mary shares how Carrier promotes knowledge sharing to fill forecasted skills

This week we talked with Tom Whelan, director of corporate research at Training Industry. Tom is an organizational scientist and research professional with over 15 years of experience working with companies to improve enterprise and employee outcomes. In this episode, we dig into some of Tom’s recent research, Redefining the ROI of Corporate Learning. Tom discusses more modern ap

This week we welcome two guests from Jobs for the Future (JFF): Meena Naik, director, skills-first design, and Cat Ward, vice president, employer mobilization. In their roles at JFF, our guests work to drive transformation of the education and workforce systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all. In this episode, we talk about what defines a quality job, and how JFF

This week we chat with our guest Jackie Barker, global director of the VMware IT Academy, which partners with governments, educational institutions and non-profits to offer courses that create a pipeline of much-needed talent in the IT industry. Jackie is passionate about creating change through education as well as upskilling and reskilling in an era of what she calls the skills e