How to Unlock Hidden Talent at Scale: Skills, Mobility & the Inside Gig with Dr. Edie Goldberg (Best of 2025)

What if the talent your organization is searching for is already inside your walls? In this Best of episode, Lori revisits one of the most impactful conversations of the year with talent strategy expert Dr. Edie Goldberg, and it’s just as relevant now as when it first aired.

Dr. Goldberg shares why traditional job structures are holding organizations back, how skills-based talent strategies unlock massive ROI, and what leaders can do right now to reduce burnout while increasing engagement and agility.

• Why internal talent marketplaces are transforming how work gets done

• How skills-based approaches future-proof organizations amid constant change

• What “job crafting” really means—and how it helps prevent burnout

• How AI can reduce work (not increase it) when used thoughtfully

• Why widening pathways to talent is both a moral and business imperative

Dr. Goldberg is the founder of E. L. Goldberg & Associates, a nationally recognized expert in HR strategy, and the author of The Inside Gig. She previously served as Global Leader for Learning and Development at Towers Perrin and recently chaired the board of the SHRM Foundation, where she helps mobilize HR as a force for positive social change.

You’ll also hear concrete examples from organizations like Cisco Systems and HERE Technologies, showing how internal mobility saved millions, boosted engagement, and created more resilient teams.

• 05:40 – What industrial-organizational psychology teaches us about work

• 14:20 – The birth of internal talent marketplaces

• 21:10 – How skills-based strategy saves millions

• 28:30 – Burnout, job crafting, and deconstructing work

• 36:45 – Widening access to opportunity through HR

🎧 Listen now and discover why developing talent from within isn’t just smart—it’s essential.

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