Mar 23, 2023 • Article •

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Plug Skill Gaps & Make Economic Downturn Your L&D Opportunity

Nobody wants to see an economic downturn. But L&D can still spin gold. You can make tough...

Tom Schultz

Mar 21, 2023 • Article •

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The Decade Ahead: Evolving Your Company into a Skills-Based Organization

Ten years from now, traditional job roles will have likely gone the way of the flip phone.“You...

Emily Gerson

Mar 3, 2023 • Article •

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What Is a Skills Taxonomy? And Why Is Your Competency Model Obsolete?

Michael Jordan famously practiced and perfected his basketball skills five hours per day, six days...

Avra Bossov

Feb 21, 2023 • Article •

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Making Skills The Great Equalizer: L&D Enables DEIB

The number of DEIB programs at colleges and universities is growing, but your company can’t wait...

Tom Schultz

Feb 7, 2023 • Article •

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Creating a Common Language for Skills that Drives the Future of Work

Creating foundations is one of the oldest human activities. These stone, wood, mud and straw...

Kelly Palmer

Aug 16, 2022 • Article •

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Don’t Let the Skills Gap Swallow Your Organization

When I hear “skills gap,” I think of a chasm as wide as the Grand Canyon quaking, like it's...

Lisa Spinelli

Jun 15, 2022 • Article •

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Calculate the ROI on Upskilling

Choosing the right learning technology can mean millions in savings. Learn how Degreed clients saved money, improved retention and increased productivity.

Lisa Spinelli

May 15, 2022 • Article •

6 mins

Skills and Competencies: What’s the Difference?

Skills and competencies: what’s the difference? Depending on who you ask, you might get complicated answers. We’re making it simple. Read to learn more.

Christiana Torres

Feb 16, 2022 • Article •

5 mins

Now It’s Personal: Effective Upskilling Addresses the Individual

What can your organization do to support an effective upskilling strategy focused on individuals? Try these five adjustments.

Kelly Palmer

Dec 22, 2021 • Article •

5 mins

Upskilling Survival Guide, Part 2: Close Skill Gaps with Data

Learn how using skill analytics can give you vital insights into your workforce and help you address the skills gap head-on at your organization.

Christiana Torres

Dec 1, 2021 • Article •

4 mins

The Business Case for DEIB in the Workplace

It’s not enough to talk about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Read to find out what skills you need to support DEIB in the workplace.

Christiana Torres

Sep 22, 2021 • Article •

4 mins

Skills for the Win: How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

Last year, with professional sports teams quarantined, millions of sports fans tuned in for The...

Nick Welna

Sep 15, 2021 • Article •

5 mins

What the Hell Is Skill Data? 3 Ways You Can Use It for Agile L&D

With skill data, there is a new way to approach learning and agile talent development. Read how it can inform L&D guidelines and help fill skill gaps.

Tom Schultz

Sep 8, 2021 • Article •

5 mins

Upskilling Next-Gen Leaders: Why, How, and What Skills Are Needed

With fundamental changes at work, forward-thinking companies are focusing on upskilling leadership. Find out what skills are needed for next-gen leaders.

Louise Anderson

Aug 4, 2021 • Article •

5 mins

DEIB & Skills: What We’ve Learned So Far

We've learned a few new initial insights on DEIB & skills. Read to find out what fosters a DEIB culture, and for updates on continuing research.

Stacia Garr

Jul 6, 2021 • Article •

7 mins

Welcome to Hot Skills Summer

Join us as we chase hot skills all. summer. long. Yes, it’s hot enough to cook an egg out...

Justin Gallegos

Jun 22, 2021 • Article •

7 mins

Building Your Upskilling Strategy: Data vs. People

Need a helping hand with building your company’s upskilling strategy? Answer a few foundational questions to plan out your next actionable steps.

Kristi Broom

May 26, 2021 • Article •

6 mins

The Secret to Organizational Agility? Empowering Your Managers.

The key to organizational agility is enabling and empowering frontline leaders and workers to set and carry out their own skill strategies.

Ben Cowan

Mar 23, 2021 • Article •

2 mins

Skill Data Dictionary Part 3: Using Your Skill Data

Skill data is complicated. Talking about it and researching it can help, but you’ll often find...

Isabella Lazzareschi

Mar 10, 2021 • Article •

3 mins

Skill Data Dictionary Part 2: Organization

Welcome back to our Skill Data Dictionary series. If you haven’t already, we recommend you...

Isabella Lazzareschi

Mar 2, 2021 • Article •

4 mins

Build Your Skills Inventory with Diverse Skill Data

When it comes to data, more is better. This doesn’t just mean more data points, it also means a...

Isabella Lazzareschi

Feb 11, 2021 • Article •

3 mins

Skill Data Dictionary Part 1: The Basics

Executives are increasingly demanding a more data-driven company culture. But 67% of leaders...

Isabella Lazzareschi

Feb 3, 2021 • Article •

6 mins

Upskilling Your People: Getting Started with Skill Data

No matter how or why you’re upskilling your people, there’s a reliable way to make learning...

Koreen Pagano

Jan 27, 2021 • Article •

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How to Get the Workforce Skills You Need for 2021

In response to COVID-19, companies around the world are pulling back on upskilling. And yet, six...

Tom Schultz

Dec 2, 2020 • Article •

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Upskilling For Business Recovery | Degreed State of Skills Report 2021

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the global skills crisis cost trillions of dollars in lost...

Sarah Danzl

Nov 19, 2020 • Article •

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Skill-Building in Degreed: Making Your People Better, Faster

If your company’s like most, it’s using several systems that make HR processes — like...

Jeff Sherlock

Nov 4, 2020 • Article •

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Skill Data: Reducing Bias in Career Opportunities

Imagine you’re dropped into the middle of a city that has 36,000 residents. There’s no...

David Kuntz

Oct 6, 2020 • Article •

5 mins

Three Moves for Managers to Develop Workers’ Human Skills

“He never had any fresh ideas.” “She gave up too easily.” “They just didn’t show...

Jennifer Gardner

Sep 15, 2020 • Article •

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How Corporate Giants Rely on Human Skills to Get Ahead

When the economy collapsed in 2008, the recession exposed U.S. automakers. General Motors and...

Jennifer Gardner

Aug 13, 2020 • Article •

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Pinpointing the Right Skills to Activate Performance

“The only way to survive is to continuously transform into something else. It’s this idea of...

Brandis Yarrington

Jul 30, 2020 • Article •

6 mins

When the Competency Model Breaks Down: How to Map Skills to Roles

This article is based on a presentation from our annual conference, Degreed LENS. Find the full...

Kristi Broom

Jul 21, 2020 • Article •

5 mins

3 Common Upskilling Fails and How to Avoid Them

Perhaps you’re on a mission to boost employee engagement. Maybe you’re trying to supercharge...

Tom Schultz

Jul 7, 2020 • Article •

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7 Steps for Upskilling That Support Internal Mobility

A new project. A stretch assignment. Even a new role. Providing your employees with fresh...

Tom Schultz

Jun 18, 2020 • Article •

4 mins

Product Insider: Fire Up Our Skills I/O to Ignite Internal Mobility

It’s not news that skills are shifting faster than ever before. We used to train at the start of...

Kelsey Kamp

Jun 9, 2020 • Article •

4 mins

Hatch a Proactive Plan for the Future with Emerging Skills

It’s hard enough filling talent gaps for critical roles. Add the accelerating pace of...

Isabella Lazzareschi

May 20, 2020 • Article •

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Glad Employees, Happy Shareholders: A Skills Strategy Benefitting Both

As a 140-year-old company, Prudential is a financial services giant, constantly working to...

Kristi Broom

May 12, 2020 • Article •

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How to Build Your Own Incubator of Emerging Skills

This year has brought with it unexpected challenges in almost every aspect of our lives, and...

Isabella Lazzareschi

Mar 10, 2020 • Article •

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How to Shift from a Competency Model to a Skills Strategy in 5 Steps

Competency models are complicated. The list of competencies is often never-ending, bloated with...

Nick Welna

Jan 2, 2020 • Article •

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The Skills Lifecycle Part 2: Benchmarking isn’t Just for Baseball

For me, the start of baseball season evokes childhood memories of hazy days snuggled on my...

Jessi Roesch

Dec 23, 2019 • Article •

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The Skills Lifecycle Part 1: Alignment and the New HR

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Jessi Roesch

Dec 19, 2019 • Article •

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That’s a Wrap: The Top 10 Resources of 2019 for Upskilling Your Workforce

As I look back on 2019, I think about what a year it’s been for companies who are in the middle...

Kelly Palmer

Nov 6, 2019 • Article •

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Behold the Power! Harnessing Skill Review Data

The skill gap is real. In fact, according to PwC’s Talent Trends 2019, 79% of CEOs worldwide are...

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Oct 24, 2019 • Article •

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Skills Lifecycle Part 4: Skill Development

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Kristi Broom

Jul 23, 2019 • Article •

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The Skills Lifecycle Part 3: Curation is the new Creation

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Skills Quotient: The Solution to the CEO’s Biggest Problem

According to economist Paul Krugman, the skills gap is no longer a zombie idea, "an idea that should...

David Blake

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The 3 New Skills all L&D People Need

Most organizations are feeling the burn of the changes happening in L&D. 60-year careers,...

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Plug Skill Gaps & Make Economic Downturn Your L&D Opportunity

The Decade Ahead: Evolving Your Company into a Skills-Based Organization

What Is a Skills Taxonomy? And Why Is Your Competency Model Obsolete?

Making Skills The Great Equalizer: L&D Enables DEIB

Creating a Common Language for Skills that Drives the Future of Work

Don’t Let the Skills Gap Swallow Your Organization

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Now It’s Personal: Effective Upskilling Addresses the Individual

Upskilling Survival Guide, Part 2: Close Skill Gaps with Data

The Business Case for DEIB in the Workplace

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Upskilling Your People: Getting Started with Skill Data

How to Get the Workforce Skills You Need for 2021

Upskilling For Business Recovery | Degreed State of Skills Report 2021

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How Corporate Giants Rely on Human Skills to Get Ahead

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7 Steps for Upskilling That Support Internal Mobility

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Hatch a Proactive Plan for the Future with Emerging Skills

Glad Employees, Happy Shareholders: A Skills Strategy Benefitting Both

How to Build Your Own Incubator of Emerging Skills

How to Shift from a Competency Model to a Skills Strategy in 5 Steps

The Skills Lifecycle Part 2: Benchmarking isn’t Just for Baseball

The Skills Lifecycle Part 1: Alignment and the New HR

That’s a Wrap: The Top 10 Resources of 2019 for Upskilling Your Workforce

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