While some companies have hemorrhaged hard-won talent from layoffs during the pandemic, others have struggled to recruit the numbers they need to fill their labor demand. This leaves HR to wonder whether it’s realistic to create a talent strategy amid so much uncertainty.

While every turn of today’s reactive economic environment inspires warnings about the pressure to compete aggressively or fade away, the future of work is still hopeful. It’s possible to weather the current crises, identify critical skills and infuse them into the talent employers need, and emerge thriving.

This playbook explores how the future of work is about more than AI, automation and disruption — it’s about how those advancements will affect the talent organizations need to succeed. Readers will learn:

• The relevance and timeliness of education to today’s employers
• The importance of wellness benefits
• Why local partnerships between businesses and educational institutions are key
• How employee and employers can see benefits from rapid professional development experiences

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