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Skills and ladders: Interactive skills strategy workshop 

The market is alive with discussion about becoming skills-powered, with plenty of conflicting advice and a tendency to overpromise on how straightforward it can be. However, there are many ‘snakes’ (challenges) that prevent organisations from fully embracing this journey. But fear not, for every snake, there’s a ‘ladder’ (an enabler) to help you climb higher.  

Join us for an interactive workshop where we’ll tackle the barriers to a skills-powered organisation and show you how to navigate your way to success. Whether you’re facing data challenges, cultural resistance, or struggling to get executive buy-in, we’ll help you unpack these issues and provide practical solutions to smooth your journey. 

What do you mean by interactive workshop? 

Forget what you know about work events, this won’t be a ‘sitting in a quiet room listening event’. We believe people get the most of events that they can actually enjoy, so this play on snakes and ladders aims to do just that. 

Attendees will be split into small groups and rotate around our playing board to each of our expert-led sessions. Each hands-on session will be short and sweet (around 20 minutes) with practical takeaways. 

We will end the event with a  lively panel discussion and drinks reception to recap the learnings from the day and to answer any outstanding questions from our valued players.

 

The snakes: 

The ladders: 
  • Data chaos and no common skills language 
  • Lack of executive buy-in 
  • Cultural resistance and workforce engagement 
  • High cost, time investment, and complexity 
  • Creating a unified skills taxonomy 
  • Building a strong business case for executives 
  • Effective change management and workforce engagement strategies 
  • Tech enablers that streamline skills processes 

 

What’s in it for you? 

Aimed at senior HR & talent professionals, this workshop will equip you with the tools and insights to make informed decisions about your skills strategy. You’ll leave with: 

  • A value case template to justify investment in skills initiatives. 
  • A showcase of enabling technology to streamline your approach. 
  • A clear framework to decide which skills approaches are best suited to your organisation. 

 

Why attend? 

This workshop isn’t just about theory – it’s about equipping you with real-world solutions that you can implement straight away. From cracking the skills taxonomy to redesigning work for a future-proof workforce, you’ll leave confident in your ability to drive a skills-powered transformation within your organisation. 

When is it?

Date: Wednesday 26th February 2025

Time: 3:30 pm

Location: TBC - Central London

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Meet the speakers:
Pavan Bilkhoo, Director at LACE Partners

Pavan is a Director at LACE and has 15 years of experience in people related transformation programmes. With a wealth of experience in helping organisations reshape their HR strategies, Pavan is dedicated to enabling businesses to better attract, develop, and retain talent in an increasingly competitive market. She has a strong track record of working with global businesses, to transform their people experience through new operating models, technology, services and processes to become more strategic, value driven organisations.

Gemma Ryall, Senior Manager, LACE Partners

Gemma is a highly experienced project lead and coach, specialising in HR transformation, people and talent strategy and sustainable behavioural change. With over 15 years of experience across global corporations and start-ups, she has spearheaded strategic initiatives that help organisations successfully navigate complex change and transition towards skills-based operating models. Drawing on her expertise, Gemma will advise on how organisations can smoothly unlock the potential of their workforce through skills-based approaches. By implementing evidence-based methodologies, she ensures that transformations are not only holistic and aligned with business goals but also pragmatic and measurable, delivering long-term value.

Romy, Senior Marketing Manager, LACE Partners

Romy is leading our Becoming Skills-Powered campaign and will be co-hosting this event, bringing her extensive experience in facilitating conversations around the future of work. Immersed in the skills topic and running our ongoing research, speak to Romes for any questions around the workshops, questions for the panel and what to expect on the day. romy@lacepartners.co.uk

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