Navigating the Future of Work: Insights from the talentguide Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting

We recently hosted the first talentguide Advisory Group (TAG) meeting centered around interactive dialogue, bringing together influential leaders in Human Resources, Education, and Technology. The meeting explored the evolving world of work, guided by the mission to provide companies with data-driven insights for a future-proof workforce.

Skills & Analytics: Unveiling the Future of Work

The focal point of the evening revolved around the critical nature of skills mapping in today's workforce. The TAG community explored the role technology plays in ensuring accuracy and adaptability in this process. Dr. Vickie Dekocker, Senior Expert Education & Labour Market at Agoria and Bert Van Rompaey, Change Partner at SPHERE, shared their insights about the relevant business and HR challenges companies struggle with and sheds light on how HR managers can effectively and efficiently solve them. The discussion also served as a platform for the attendees to explore the strategic implications of dealing with the increasing scarcity of talent, retention issues and internal mobility management. 

TAG members also had the chance to preview the new version of talentguide's platform before its launch next year. With the new version of the platform, companies can now easily:

• Align employee skills with open roles faster and more accurately, reducing recruitment time and effort.
• Close skill gaps in your organization using actionable insights.
• Increase employee engagement with clear, transparent career advancement pathways.
• Minimize onboarding costs by promoting skill development among existing employees.
• Build a unique competitive advantage through strategic reskilling and upskilling programs.

Key Takeaways: Addressing Challenges and Embracing the Future

1. The deconstruction of jobs into tasks emerged as a critical theme. The discussion touched upon the partial or total atomization, augmentation, and automation of jobs. This nuanced perspective revealed the complexity of addressing workforce challenges.
2. Bert Van Rompaey emphasized that companies should look at work in a more granular way and evolve their approach to HR towards a future proof skills-based strategy to navigate the future of work. 
3. Companies will continue to face labor market scarcity which will impact businesses in many ways. 
4. Technology will play a huge role in transforming the role of human resources highlighting the strategic role of HR professionals in developing an organization’s competitive advantage. 

A Glimpse into the Future

Bert Van Rompaey's well-developed strategic approach combined with the talentguide platform’s capabilities can solve persisting HR challenges companies struggle with. These challenges include improving employee retention, upskilling and reskilling, hiring and onboarding, accelerating employee engagement and minimizing turnover rate.