Enterprise Skills Unlocked
Skills-based talent strategies are emerging as a key pillar of HR transformation. Organizations are facing talent shortages, rapid digital transformation, and evolving job roles, making adaptable talent models a necessity to keep pace with rapidly changing markets. Enterprise Skills Unlocked shows leaders how to move from strategy to action - and how to do it in a way that drives real business value.
Drawing on three decades of consulting experience and insights from over 150 interviews and 80 client examples, Enterprise Skills Unlocked brings clarity to a complex field. The book introduces field-tested tools, such as the STREAM™ Maturity Model and Skills Value Chain Model™, to help organizations assess their current state and plan their path forward.
Enterprise Skills Unlocked is structured to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders:
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Unit 1: For senior executives building the business case
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Unit 2: For PMOs and governance leaders, aligning teams and mitigating risk
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Unit 3: For tech leads and systems architects building the infrastructure of a skills-based organization
Designed to be used in tandem with The Talent-Fueled Enterprise, the two books form a powerful toolkit for Chief Learning Officers, CHROs, and cross-functional teams. With aligned language, shared frameworks, and modular sections, they empower organizations to move forward together, from vision to execution.
Whether your organization is experimenting with localized pilots or aiming for an enterprise-wide transformation, Enterprise Skills Unlocked provides the blueprint to make it happen. This first-of-its-kind book is now available for purchase through Amazon, with the audiobook to be released later this summer on Audible.
Praise for Enterprise Skills Unlocked
"Whether you lead all of Talent or Learning for your organization, drive the company's skills strategy, or serve as a deep-expert practitioner, Enterprise Skills Unlocked is a must-have blueprint and guidebook to build your skills-based organization," . "Craig Friedman takes the traditional talent models for People, Jobs, Work Tasks (activities), and Workforce Planning and turns them on their side, setting into motion how an organization could operate with skills as the center of gravity, unlocking possibilities of workforce capability." - Mike Ohata, former KPMG Partner, Chief Learning Office and author of The Talent Fueled Enterprise.
“I wish this book had existed a year ago when I began exploring this topic in my own organization. Enterprise Skills Unlocked cuts through the complexity, translating the strategic 'why' into a clear, practical 'how' – complete with real-world examples. An essential guide for anyone seeking to leverage the power of skills to achieve business strategy.” - Tom Craig, Global Learning & Leadership Development Lead, Rio Tinto
“I am impressed with the tremendous amount of detail and holistic view around skills-based talent management, as well as the introduction of helpful frameworks for identifying, assessing, and mapping skills maturity within an organization. Whether new to the skills odyssey or a skills enthusiast like me, the book has something for everyone with deep-dive information across the many considerations and implications of implementing a skills strategy. The book reads like a playbook or a talent consultant’s resource handbook with its case study examples and reflection questions at the end of each chapter. I would recommend this book to anyone who is seeking a “definitive guide on skills” starting with the business drivers and implications of a skills- based talent strategy and advancing into deeper dives on the technology, assessment, governance, workplace planning, and talent drivers for activating a skills-based talent management journey.” – Jason Strasser, Director of Learning and Development, Acuity Brands