Stefanie Krievins - The Art of Upskilling and Reskilling Employees

Send us a text Summary: Stefanie Krievins is the President of The Change Architects, a business coaching firm that helps organizations develop upskilling and change management programs. In this episode, Stefanie talks about the challenges organizations face when seeking to roll out upskilling programs; how organizations know if their employees need upskilling or reskilling; and some best practices for implementing an upskilling program. Chapters: [0:00 - 7:04] Introduction Welcome, Stefanie! Today’s Topic: The Art of Upskilling and Reskilling Employees [7:05 - 20:11] What challenges do organizations face when upskilling their employees? Why leaders should have a 10-year vision Creating a plan to close existing skill gaps [20:12 - 25:44] How do organizations know if there is a skill gap? The importance of identifying what you don’t know Methods for exposing skill gaps in an organization [25:45 - 37:03] What are the best practices for developing and rolling out an upskilling program? Understanding and leveraging bias for good How to keep competencies up-to-date and relevant [37:04 - 38:36] Closing Thanks for listening! Quotes: “[Leaders] have to spend some intentional time painting the future vision of the organization.” “There’s always going to be bias built into skilling inventory . . . it’s not inherently bad, we just have to know how to leverage it for good.”Resources: The Change ArchitectsContact:Stefanie's LinkedInDavid's LinkedInDwight's LinkedInPodcast Manager: Karissa HarrisEmail us!Production by Affogato Media To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/ Produced by Affogato Media