The TechWolf Podcast Josh Tarr — Workday's Skills-Based Organization: When Hype Meets Reality
Oct 14, 2024
Josh Tarr, Director of Skills-Based Organizations at Workday, champions the shift toward skills-driven structures within businesses. He discusses the entrepreneurial spirit required for this transformation and highlights the importance of data in understanding skills dynamics. Tarr shares impressive milestones achieved in collaboration with TechWolf, completing in three months what typically takes 18. He emphasizes the critical alignment of skills with organizational culture and the need for HR to drive successful transitions in this evolving landscape.
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Why Skills Matter Now
- Skills have been discussed since the 1950s, but recent conditions make them critical now.
- Acceleration in technology, talent scarcity, AI, and shifting worker values drive the new era of skills work.
Skills Transformation Challenges
- The skills value chain is simple but implementation is complex and transformative.
- It requires technology, culture change, and a paradigm shift from jobs to focusing on necessary work and skills.
Skills Hype Cycle Maturity
- Skills work has passed hype and is entering a trough of disillusionment.
- This trough is necessary to distinguish real value and sustain lasting organizational change.