What are the Top 2021 HR Priorities?

What are the Top 2021 HR Priorities?

Of the top 2021 HR priorities, building essential skills and competencies is number one. What else is on the list as companies move toward post-COVID operations? With the COVID vaccine rollout, company leaders are preparing to move beyond their temporary work...
Who Knew? 10 Skills to be Grateful for from 2020

Who Knew? 10 Skills to be Grateful for from 2020

Beneath all the headlines in 2020, we quietly learned these ten skills that will help us make every year a little better. Who knew, one year ago, that 2020 would be such a remarkable year? Truly remarkable. Challenging. Unique. Devastating. Unexpected. Whatever...
Building Blocks for a Successful Workforce Development Plan

Building Blocks for a Successful Workforce Development Plan

A pandemic. Technological Advancements. Economic uncertainty. Skills gaps. Here are building blocks for a successful workforce development plan that weathers the storm. Workforce development leaders – in our communities and in the workplace – are facing a shift in the...
Skills and Competencies: What is the Difference?

Skills and Competencies: What is the Difference?

Nearly every day, we hear business people discuss the “skills” and “competencies” their employees need to succeed. The two terms are used together so often that many people think of them as synonyms.  Are they the same? Should they be used...
How to Win the War for Talent with Competencies

How to Win the War for Talent with Competencies

With record-low unemployment & a new work contract, what’s the secret weapon for winning the war for talent? In a word: competencies. Today’s employers are in an all-out talent war, facing unprecedented competition for recruiting and retaining talented employees....