Why leading organizations are turning to skills frameworks to power their talent strategy.

Insights from the frontier of the skills evolution.

Mercer latest research shows that 91% of employees are actively seeking to learn new skills, but 98% of HR leaders still report notable skill shortages in their companies.

In the quest to establish a comprehensive and effective skills framework within their organization, our interviewees agreed on several recurring challenges.

In the early stages of the journey, many organizations reported struggling with establishing consistency and centralizing the right technology, taxonomy and processes. In the implementation stage of the journey and beyond, those challenges shifted to focus on stakeholder buy-in, change management, adoption and sustainability.

According to our findings key hurdles organizations have faced in implementing a robust skills framework include:

  • Formulating a realistic skills plan
  • Guiding AI-based frameworks
  • Implementing clear governance
  • Prioritizing change management
  • Simplifying and focusing on value creation
  • Addressing business problems
  • Engaging proactively with unions
  • Demonstrating ROI and relevance
  • Testing with a pilot program

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