The market is alive with discussion about becoming skills-powered, with plenty of conflicting advice and a tendency to overpromise on how straightforward it can be. However, there are many ‘snakes’ (challenges) that prevent organisations from fully embracing this journey. But fear not, for every snake, there’s a ‘ladder’ (an enabler) to help you climb higher.
We hosted an interactive workshop where we tackled the barriers to building a skills-powered organisation and showed participants how to navigate their way to success. Whether they were facing data challenges, cultural resistance, or struggling to gain executive buy-in, we helped unpack these issues and provided practical solutions to smooth the journey.
What do you mean by interactive workshop?
We believe people get the most of events that they can actually enjoy, this event was a play on snakes and ladders.
Attendees were split into small groups and rotated around our playing board to each of our expert-led sessions. Each hands-on session was short and sweet (around 20 minutes) with practical takeaways.
The event ended with a lively panel discussion and drinks reception to recap the learnings from the day and to answer any outstanding questions from our valued players.
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This event was aimed at senior HR & talent professionals, this workshop equipped them with the tools and insights to make informed decisions about your skills strategy. You’ll leave with:
- A value case template to justify investment in skills initiatives.
- A showcase of enabling technology to streamline your approach.
- A clear framework to decide which skills approaches are best suited to your organisation.
Meet the speakers
Mark Blatchford is a consultant at Merafield and is an experienced HR and transformation leader with over 30 years in consulting and global roles.
Toby Wolf is an Account Manager at WithYouWithMe and an Accredited SFIA Practitioner, helping organisations identify, map, and develop critical skills to drive workforce transformation.
Pavan Bilkhoo is a Director at LACE with 15 years of experience leading people transformation programmes, helping organisations reshape HR strategies to attract, develop, and retain talent.
Gemma Ryall is an experienced project Senior Manager at LACE Partners specialising in HR transformation and skills-based operating models, helping organisations drive sustainable change and unlock workforce potential.
Romy, Senior Marketing Manager, LACE Partners
Romy is leading our Becoming Skills-Powered campaign and will be co-hosting this event, bringing her extensive experience in facilitating conversations around the future of work.
