Infographic: Skilling at Speed and Scale: Five Guideposts to Success

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Infographic: Skilling at Speed and Scale: Five Guideposts to Success

21 March 2025 / Chart

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As labor shortages intensify and AI disrupts jobs, business leaders face mounting pressure to reskill and upskill their workforces fast. 94% of CEOs say new skills are essential to unlocking AI’s productivity gains. Meanwhile, 72% of large European companies report difficulties finding employees with the right capabilities. Based on interviews with senior leaders in 18 multinational firms, our latest research, Skilling at Speed and Scale, explores how to make skilling strategic, not just reactive. The five guideposts show how companies can build the capabilities they need at pace and scale, from aligning skills with business strategy to embedding skilling into talent processes, technology, and culture.

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Author

Robin Maillard

Research Associate, Human Capital Center, Europe
The Conference Board

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