The Talent-Fueled Enterprise With Mike Ohata
The Learning & Development Podcast
Intro
This chapter showcases a guest's evolution from a tech background to leadership at KPMG, focusing on their passion for professional development. It highlights their efforts in establishing a cohesive learning strategy to foster talent and enhance structured learning initiatives within the organization.
The Talent Fueled Enterprise seeks to provide insight into key disruptors driving an imperative for talent in organizations. The book also provides a fresh perspective on how leaders should consider navigating the evolving landscape of talent management. It challenges the conventional framework for talent management, urging leaders to reimagine how they perceive, nurture, and leverage the people within their organizations. In this episode, we unpack what this means for organisations, their Talent teams and the workforce.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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A talent-fuelled enterprise provides a skills deal that works for employees as well as the organization.
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Talented employees are no longer willing to only serve the business they want to develop skills that also progress their careers.
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If you don´t give people the chance to learn they will go elsewhere.
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A talent-fuelled enterprise values and cultivates the entire organization.
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Identify what makes performance sustainable, adaptable and scalable.
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Hire for agility, people who learn and adapt.
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Ongoing transformation has to be part of a company´s DNA.
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L&D has to start setting the agenda.
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Developing the workforce of tomorrow is an essential investment.
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L&D needs to develop itself to be able to deliver a talent-fuelled workforce. Mike explains how in the episode.
BEST MOMENTS
“The talent-fuelled enterprise is one that's …. going to cultivate, and it's going to celebrate that wealth of talent, that already exists in the organization .”
“Skills are the currency of the organization … it's also the currency of the people themselves.”
“Talent is something that we need to rethink.”
“It's really about our ability as professionals to be a good business partner and to be curious and to go and study.”
Mike Ohata Bio
Mike Ohata is the author of the book The Talent Fuelled Enterprise and has a career-long history of transforming Big Four and Fortune 15 organizations through talent frameworks, comprehensive people development, and workforce solutions. During his 26-year executive career, Mike strategically navigated Microsoft Corporation and KPMG through disruption and challenges, honoured with the LearningElite Gold Award for pioneering exemplary learning and development strategies at KPMG.
The Talent-Fuelled Enterprise was written for leaders who aspire to build a culture that truly embraces continuous learning and a workplace that is based on trust and collaboration.
You can follow and connect with Mike via:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeohata/
The Talent Fuelled Enterprise book (discount code for listeners: DJPODCAST30): https://a.co/d/c2Ppn3N
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Learning And Development Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523
L&D Master Class Series: https://360learning.com/blog/l-and-d-masterclass-home/
ABOUT THE HOST
David James
David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning & OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
As well as being the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&D.
CONTACT METHOD
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/
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L&D Collective: https://360learning.com/the-l-and-d-collective/
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L&D Master Class Series: https://360learning.com/blog/l-and-d-masterclass-home/
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