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Skills First

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, one truth remains constant: a company is only as strong as its workforce. This is where skills-first hiring and promoting come to the forefront, offering a means to fill positions and a catalyst for driving your company’s growth. When you strategically hire for skills, you open doors to enhanced innovation, heightened productivity, and an overall surge in business success.

Skill Definitions

Determining the skills for each role is a critical first step in building an adaptive workforce. These definitions are the foundation for your job descriptions, job postings, career pathways, and workforce development programs, all of which provide the platform for implementing a skills-first hiring and promotion program.



Skills Assessments

Skills assessments are crucial to the skills-based hiring process. They are the litmus test that helps employers determine if a candidate’s abilities align with the role’s requirements. Yet evaluating technical skills alone is not enough.

You must embrace a holistic approach to skills assessments to find the perfect fit for your team.


25 Ideas for Leading Change at Home and Work

Posted on by Dwayne Nesmith

In calling Fast Company readers to lead change at work and at home, RealTime speakers shared their ideas about the state of business, the power of people, and the future of innovation. Here are 25 of the smartest insights that we took away from the event.

1. Audit Your Company Cultures
2. Informed People Don’t Fear Change
3. Beware “Aspirational Accounting”
4. Empower Your People — Turn Them Loose
5. Prevent Erosion of Human Assets
6. Be Generous With What You Know
7. Expand Your Roster
8. Don’t Judge a Man by the Size of His Wallet
9. Harness Your Skills for Good
10. Groom Your People for Success
11. Promote Brand Awareness Throughout Your Enterprise
12. Embrace Imperfection — Fast!
13. Don’t Let the Venture Capitalists Get You Down
14. Allow Yourself to Dream
15. Increase Your Net Worth
16. Use Every Teachable Moment
17. Shine Some Hope
18. Set a New Standard of Performance
19. Laugh at Yourself
20. Get Up, Stand Up
21. Stop Whining — Start Seeking
22. Leaders: Move It or Lose It
23. Be Honest
24. Don’t Stretch This Rule
25. What’s Your Bottom Line?