How to Prepare a Future-Ready Workforce Through Upskilling
Dr. B. Lynn Ware
Live: One Dial-in One Attendee
Corporate Live: Any number of participants
Recorded: Access recorded version, only for one participant unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Corporate Recorded: Access recorded version, Any number of participants unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
To stay relevant as AI, automation, and rapid digital transformation redefine how work gets done, workers must shift from typical job roles to human resources with continuously evolving skillsets.
This session provides leaders with a strategic and practical framework to build a future-ready workforce through adopting an upskilling strategy.
Participants will learn how to set up a system that identifies critical skill gaps, design a scalable learning strategy, and create a culture where employees embrace continuously adaption, growth, and contribute at higher levels. Real-world case examples will illustrate how leading organizations are successfully embedding an upskilling culture into their talent strategies to drive productivity, innovation, and speed.
Why you should Attend:
In today's environment, competitive advantage is determined by how quickly your workforce can learn and adapt. Attendees will gain:
- A clear roadmap to identify and prioritize critical future skills
- Proven methods to align upskilling with business strategy and ROI
- Leadership practices that drive continuous learning adoption
- Practical tools to increase workforce agility, engagement, and performance
Areas Covered in the Session:
- The Future of Work and Skills Evolution
- How AI and automation are reshaping the world of work
- The shift from "jobs" to "skills-based organizations"
- Consequences of failure to adapt
- "Upskilling" re-defined
- A Process for Determining What Skills to Learn
- Adopt a 5-step framework to align your upskilling roadmap with your business strategy
- How to break traditional roles into tasks to identify which are automatable vs. human-value-added
- How to identify current workforce capabilities and compare with future requirements
- Which critical skills to prioritize and why
- How to build structured learning pathways based on measurable business outcomes
- Use Case Examples
- Case Example 1: A Global Technology Company (AI Adoption at Scale)
- Case Example 2: Healthcare Organization (Workforce Adaptability)
- The Seven Critical Leadership Behaviors That Drive a Continuous Upskilling Culture
- Leaders play a critical role in shaping a learning culture. Learn what they must do to be successful
- Summary: Building a Continuous Learning Culture
- The characteristics of continuous learning cultures
- Q&A
Who Will Benefit:
- Business Executives
- HR Teams and HR Professionals
- Learning & Development Professionals & Teams
Dr. Ware has created a process to build, measure, and improve an organization’s employee engagement program. This process has helped to increase engagement, productivity, and organizational commitment.
Dr. Ware has consulted on the creation of employee engagement surveys for several of the top Fortune 500 corporations. She has frequently been quoted on trends in talent management strategies in numerous publications such as the Associated Press, Computer World magazine, Network World and the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been featured several times on CNN as a national talent management expert.