Navigating Energy Mergers and Acquisitions
The energy sector has experienced remarkable consolidation driven by many strategic, economic, and operational drivers. Historically, energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have primarily centered around investment acquisition, organizational growth, and expanding market share. However, as the industry undergoes dynamic transformations, Deloitte reports that new drivers such as the energy transition, energy ESG considerations, energy security, […]
Identify, Analyze, Close, and Overcome Skills Gaps with Skills Management
Dynamic industry transformations, workforce shortages, and technology are impacting organizations daily, leaving workforce skills as a key topic of conversation for businesses. Leaders want to understand skills across the workforce, identify and conduct skills gap analysis, and strategically train employees to prepare the business for change. 74% of CEOs are concerned about the availability of […]
Nurse Retention: Impacts on Quality of Care and Strategies to Improve
Learn how competency management can help to improve nursing shortages, nurse retention, and nurse burnout in health systems.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for Skills-Based Organizations
Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are an individual’s specific qualifications and attributes that offer valuable insights into how they will perform in their role. KSAs range across the spectrum, including both soft and technical competencies. Examples include but are not limited to effective communication, adaptation in dynamic environments, critical thinking, technical knowledge, problem-solving, data analysis, […]
Skills Management Tool for HR and Operations
Operational skills management is the business process of identifying critical skills, evaluating workforce capability, and developing skills to align with operational demands. This research, written in partnership with Josh Bersin, highlights the criticality of operational and technical skills management for organizations in highly regulated work environments. JOSH BERSIN WEBINAR ON-DEMAND Partner HR and Business Leadership […]
Skills Fuel Competency Assurance and Energy Innovations
Energy organizations face incremental pressures from investors, shareholders, government regulations, the market, and society to deliver reliable energy, diversify the business, be innovative with new technology, uphold energy ESG standards, and be a competitive workplace. Each pressure presents complexities to ensure competency and compliance of the workforce, as well as operational efficiency and ultimately, revenue […]
What is Competency Management?
What is competency management? Competency management is a critical strategy that aligns workforce and operational capability to accomplish business objectives.
Your HRIS Wasn’t Built for Technical Competency Management
Managing technical competencies and skills across the organization can be a daunting, seemingly impossible task. Employees throughout the workforce — those on the front lines and in the C-Suite — need access and visibility into the status of these business-critical skills. With a multitude of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) available, how do you navigate […]
Meet Evolving Business Needs with the Top Skills Management Platform
Skills management software is designed to track the workforce’s skills, competencies, experiences, and knowledge. When searching for the right technology, leaders may consider their traditional HR systems, a homegrown skills management system, or a dedicated skills tech solution. With a growing number of technology choices, it’s important to remember that the top skills management platform […]
Standardize Manufacturing Training, Skills, and Operational Processes
Discover how digitizing and standardizing manufacturing skills and training helped a Fortune 500 company retain and develop critical frontline skills.
Energy ESG Initiatives and How Skills Management Can Help
Learn how skills and competency management can help oil and gas organizations prioritize energy ESG Initiatives as market demands shift.
Growing Market for Skills-Based Talent Strategies | 2022 in Review
Organizations are craving validated operational skills management data through skills-based strategies to bring certainty in uncertain times. 2022 was an unbridled success for Kahuna and cemented the importance of operational skills management as a mission-critical process within our core verticals of Field Services, Energy, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. A huge thank you to our new and […]