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Future skills: The capabilities businesses, leaders and talent need to thrive

The future of work is really about the future of skills. As we progress through the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations and individuals are beginning to re-examine what the world of work looks like and what we need to succeed. For leaders, this might be about demonstrating the emotional intelligence required to thrive during the pandemic. For organisations, it’s about looking at how we recruit, develop and upskill talent to be the best they can be.

In this edition of Catalyst, we examine how companies and individuals will  have to work in partnership to create and build workforces of the future. We look at how organisations can move beyond traditional talent pipelines to tap into the skills of people from excluded, neurodiverse and marginalised backgrounds.

Topics in this issue include:

  • Good work, good jobs: how to build the workforce of the future
  • Leadership 3.0 and leading in a time of uncertainty
  • Practical ways to develop more diverse, socially inclusive teams
  • Why ESG is central to our entire business ecosystem
  • Reimagining learning and development

Featuring insights from our clients and partners, this issue includes perspectives from Bristol Myers Squibb, Nationwide, bol.com, European Investment Bank, Staples and Beam, alongside columns from Dave Ulrich of the RBL Group, Frans Campher of Imperial College, Christian Stadler of Warwick Business School and Dr. Nicola Klein of Rotterdam School of Management.

Wellbeing, inclusion and belonging. The leadership imperatives of our time.

 

As we learn to live with COVID-19 and to reimagine ‘normality’, there is a need to explore new ways of bringing people together at work and to consider the human consequences of the pandemic.

In this edition of Catalyst, we draw on our collective experience (at AMS and beyond) over the past 18 months to discuss the ‘COVID humanity dividend’ – and how to reap it. We explore the themes of wellbeing, inclusion, purpose, collaboration, new ways of working, diversity, upskilling and engagement.

Featuring insights from our clients and partners, this issue includes perspectives from Nestle, Medtronic, Essilor Russia, Rinna, Bank of America, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, and NatWest, alongside thought-provoking opinion pieces from Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School, Dr Hannes Leroy of Rotterdam School of Management and Dr Michelle Rogan and Dr Anne ter Val of Imperial Collage.

Topics in this issue include:

  • People first: making the most of Covid-19’s humanity dividend
  • Reimagining future skills
  • Leaning into vulnerability
  • Culture change in a time of crisis
  • Fostering diversity in technology
  • Why diverse recruiting is smart recruiting

 

Survive or thrive?
Creating a workforce built for change.

 

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that it’s even more critical than ever to define what talent means in different, and changing, environments. The latest edition of Catalyst explores the rapidly shifting work landscape and what designing a workforce built for change really means.

Packed with in-depth features and insight, this issue features perspectives from our clients, Baker Hughes, Bristol Myers Squibb, Deloitte, Equinor, Gilead Sciences, Marsh McLennan and Synchrony, alongside inspiring op-eds from leading thinkers across the globe such as Josh Bersin, Margaret Heffernan and Jacob Morgan.

Topics in this issue include:

  • Creating business resilience from disruption
  • How can CHROs humanise work in the wake of COVID?
  • Why resilience comes down to the health of your people
  • Putting D&I at the heart of your talent strategy
  • Five ways talent acquisition has transformed
  • Why future learning must focus on soft skills

To mark AMS’s 2021 rebrand, Catalyst also has a new look and feel, mirroring our new and distinctive visual identity. These changes reflect our ambition to remain at the cutting edge of thinking around talent – meeting the evolving needs of our clients.

We hope you enjoy the issue!

 

Diversity is top-of-mind right now.
It should always be.

 

Continuing from our last two issues, we’ve invited world-leading businesses, clients, and esteemed academics to revisit key themes of dexterity, diversity, and digitisation discussed in issue 4, from the perspective of business in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With unstoppable change impacting every business—in the last few months and for the foreseeable future—we deepen our exploration into the concept of diversity with a curated collection of relevant, engaging and thought-provoking content related to the world of talent.

In this issue, our featured topics include:

  • How to support people with disabilities to thrive at work
  • D&I at a crossroads: Exploring the potential and pitfalls of 2020
  • Re-energising anti-racism strategy and examining our values
  • Moving the dial on diversity and inclusion
  • Harnessing social consciousness to enhance culture
  • The impact of COVID-19 on the psychology of remote team

The one constant right now (and always?) is change.
Dexterity is the key to survive and thrive.

 

Continuing from our last issue, we’ve invited world-leading businesses, clients, and esteemed academics to revisit key themes of dexterity, diversity, and digitisation discussed in issue 4, from the perspective of business in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With unstoppable change impacting every business—in the last few months and for the foreseeable future—we deepen our exploration into the concept of dexterity with a curated collection of relevant, engaging and thought-provoking content related to the world of talent.

In this issue, our featured topics include:

  • Work reimagined: What does it take to build workforce dexterity for the future?
  • Reframing talent management as talent liberation
  • Saïd Business School: How to re-align your talent in the face of disruption
  • Why the time is now for the CHRO
  • How a ‘total talent’ approach at Thermo Fisher Scientific is key to long-term success
  • What does the rise of the remote worker mean for employer brand?
  • Harvard Business School: Why we must invest in curiosity to thrive

The 'Digital' Issue—
New content and a new format for a new world.

 

In our last issue, we explored the themes of dexterity, diversity, and digitisation. In this and the next two issues that follow, we continue on those themes—now with the perspective of a world rocked by COVID-19.

In keeping with our changing world, we’ve also changed the format of the Catalyst magazine.

The time for paper-based magazines may not be completely over, but with advances in technology, our changing work environment, and choices on how we spend our time, it seemed clear that it was time to shift Catalyst from a content-rich, physical magazine to a digestible, completely digital format, that retains the same level of quality content.

Our first issue in this new format, appropriately The ‘Digital’ Issue, is the first in a series of three—followed by issues around dexterity and diversity in the coming months.

In this issue we hear from HR influencer Josh Bersin and other business leaders from around the globe as they assess and analyse the current state of business and provide insight to how other organisations can adapt and move forward.

In this issue, our featured topics include:

  • Josh Bersin on Exploiting HR analytics during ‘the big reset’
  • Talent in a time of crisis: what we can all learn from the 2020 pandemic
  • Developing talent from within at Sanofi
  • How is COVID-19 impacting the jobs market?
  • Embracing technology to improve candidate experience
  • Five tips for addressing sustainable employment
  • Working environments for the future
  • The effects of long-term homeworking and how to support remote teams

In issue four of Catalyst, we again partner with world-leading businesses and clients to provide a curated collection of content comprised of exclusive views to help readers find new solutions to solve increasingly complex talent problems as we enter a new decade. After all, in a global marketplace, where competition for talent is fierce and vital tech skills scarce, leaders will need to adopt new approaches to sourcing and developing talent, while broadening the candidate pools they tap into.

As this issue of Catalyst shows, digitisation requires people to adapt and learn; it blurs geographical and work/life boundaries, enhancing flexibility, but intensifying pace and complexity. As evidenced on the pages therein, to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution, organisations must have the dexterity to respond to unexpected challenges. Moreover, the content will demonstrate to you that instilling dexterity into the workforce and true diversity into hiring is a major part of this process.

These insights and more can be found in the following features:

  • A focus on digital transformation
    Is talent acquisition embracing tech?
  • Instilling dexterity into hiring
    Hiring for characteristics and fit
  • Managing contingent workers
    The ethics around flexibility
  • Beyond high potential
    Harnessing the power of the majority
  • Enabling social mobility
    Allowing difference to thrive

From robots taking over repetitive tasks, to people working remotely without ever meeting their managers, there is no doubt that the world of work is changing.

Which is why the timing is right to share with you the first 2019 issue of our flagship publication. Its aim, during this period of exponential change, is to keep you up to speed on industry topics and the latest thought leadership related to the world of talent and work.

Our renowned bi-annual magazine gives us the opportunity to provide you with a curated collection of content comprised of exclusive views and opinions from some of the top talent acquisition and management leaders, those at the businesses of our incredible clients and other world-leading companies of the same stature.

This edition offers their insights around the pressing topics of AI & Tech in Hiring, The Workforce of the Future, Employee and Candidate Experience, and Diversity & Inclusion, within the following features:

  • The Age of the Deconstructed Team
    A disjointed workforce brings new challenges and opportunities
  • Workforce Transformation
    Planning for an unpredictable future
  • The Promise of Artificial Intelligence
    AI Technology could improve and democratise the hiring process
  • Taking the Employee Experience Approach
    Scrutinise your employee value proposition
  • Moving the Dial On Diversity
    How to accelerate the rate of progress on diversity and inclusion

These stories, and many more, including articles containing the voices of our own experts, who share takeaways from the talent excellence we’ve achieved together with our clients, await discovery by you.

Catalyst Issue 2 brings to life the importance of looking past interim talent needs to take a long-term and holistic view of the workforce. It’s about Total Workforce Solutions: a challenge and an opportunity for us all.

At AMS, we are recognising the value in blending all talent types, whether permanent or contingent, under one approach, and other influential organisations are beginning to do likewise.

The magazine is packed with content and includes contributions from leading business figures, multinational companies and our own global talent acquisition experts.

Future Proof

  • One workforce, one big opportunity
    Jerry Collier on developing ‘total workforce solutions’ for your business
  • Embracing the open-talent economy at Deloitte
    Laurence Collins explains why workforce strategy should be flexible and holistic
  • Five steps towards developing an integrated workforce
    Practical tips on preparing for the future of work from Philips’ Martin Thomas
  • Developing a Virtual Service Centre in the US
    Virtual contingent workers provide scalability and efficiency
  • How to be a visionary leader
    The distinction between managers and leaders is dissolving
  • How is the talent market evolving?
    Talent acquisition experts offer their views on the changing talent landscape
  • Stewardship in the new economy
    Why connecting your business to society is crucial
  • Leading in the modern workplace
    The CIPD’s Peter Cheese on why only adaptive leaders will survive
  • How emotionally intelligent is your business?
    Understand the minds and emotions of your people, urges Alain de Botton

Talent Centric

  • Being bold about gender
    Everywoman co-founder Karen Gill on realising gender balance in the workplace
  • Arianna Huffington on leadership
    A focus on wellbeing is crucial to effectiveness
  • Creating an agile workforce
    Practical advice on supporting flexibility for workers
  • The power of part-time
    Laurie Padua provides a personal perspective on flexible working
  • Make talent your competitive advantage
    How the banking and insurance industries are embracing ‘diversity of thought’
  • GCSC spotlight: Belfast
    Celebrating the work and impact of our Belfast Global
  • Career profile: Brett McCoy
    Get to know your peers in our career profile series
  • Nick Clegg on social mobility
    Why it’s time for business to make a difference
  • The entrepreneurism of APAC
    Key market trends, challenges and opportunities of the region

Digital Innovation

  • Appen’s robot trainer
    CEO Mark Brayan explains how the company is applying the human touch to artificial intelligence
  • Navigating change
    How can you promote innovation in a climate of continuous disruption
  • Transforming assessments with AI
    How HireVue is modernizing assessment with video technology
  • Smart recruitment at Avery Dennison
    Implementing a streamlined platform has led to a dramatic rise in job applications
  • Combining precision and candidate experience in digital assessment
    Sova Assessment on evaluating the whole person to identify potential
  • Developing a global talent acquisition strategy at Verifone
    Mike Clarke outlines the strategy to support the acquisition of talented people
  • Five ways to inspire innovation
    Challenge yourself to do things differently
  • Celebrating our talented people
    A selection of Alexander Mann Solutions’ recent recognitions

Catalyst was created to be an agent of change, inspiring innovation, encouraging collaboration, provoking debate and showcasing best practice - our own and that of our customers.This issue covers...

Digital Innovation

  • Revolutionise your recruitment with tech
    Artificial intelligence and robotics will transform candidate experience
  • How to meet the challenge of the future workplace
    Alain de Botton on keeping one step ahead of technological advancement
  • Engaging candidates in the Age of the Customer
    Adapting consumer technology to the candidate journey

Talent Centric

  • Maintaining the talent pipeline
    Heads of Resourcing outline their current priorities
  • Rebuilding trust after turbulence
    HomeServe's CEO explains the benefits of putting your people first
  • Driving talent acquisition efficiency at Medtronic
    Markus Pflanz on how Medtronic is introducing flexibility through RPO
  • A new era of apprenticeship
    Tim Campbell calls for multiple pathways into the workplace and an emphasis on inclusion
  • Benefits from the Apprenticeship Levy
    How to turn a major social change into a robust talent strategy
  • A military step towards workforce inclusion
    The cultural and commercial value of employing veterans

Future Proof

  • Being entrepreneurial: the power of resilience
    Award-winning CEO Rosaleen Blair shares her journey to build Alexander Mann Solutions
  • Entrepreneurship in action
    The mutual benefits of partnerships between entrepreneurial organisations
  • Lynda Gratton: Transparency will define our era of work
    How successful leaders connect business interests with those of the wider world
  • Developing an entrepreneurial culture
    Harvard Business School's Amy C. Edmondson on making space for innovation
  • The traits of an entrepreneur 
    Leading academics' insights into what makes an entrepreneur
  • What makes a growth leader?
    How to generate growth through innovation
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