Why Skills are like Oxygen: Ericsson’s Vidya Krishnan + Peter Sheppard

“Skills are like oxygen, invisible but necessary.” This mindset shift is the brainchild of Vidya Krishnan, the Chief Learning Officer, and Peter Sheppard, the Head of the Global L&D Ecosystem at Ericsson.Much of their job is identifying the oxygen and making it visible so they can do something with it. To do this, they’re taking a top-down and bottom-up approach. They’ve worked with senior leadership to define seven key skills they think everyone in the organization needs. They also work with the job leaders who own the skills to make sure their skills taxonomy is continuously updated.Vidya and Peter are passionate about what they do. They’re working tirelessly to systemize learning to take care of and serve the individual. Because, ultimately, systems-first means people-first.You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...Join the RedThread Research community today! [4:44] Learn more about Vidya and Peter [6:02] What is a skills-based organization? [9:33]What makes the skills effort worth it? [13:50]The data they use in addition to skills [16:40]Why their organization is passionate about skills [19:00]The scope of skills in their organization [20:38] Determining the important skills for a role [24:55] How they’re motivating their culture [29:01] The lightning round [33:32]How they organize their skills architecture [38:10] Who governs the skills infrastructure now? [45:44] Managing the data in their skills effort [47:56] How they figured out the best technology [53:15] Where to start with a skills transformation [54:49] How they determined global critical skills [57:56] Why Vidya and Peter are passionate about what they do [1:04:57] Resources & People MentionedJoin the RedThread Research communityThe Checklist Manifesto by Atul GawandeTechWolfConnect with Vidya Krishnan and Peter SheppardConnect with Vidya on LinkedInConnect with Peter on LinkedInConnect With Red Thread ResearchWebsite: Red Thread ResearchOn LinkedInOn FacebookOn TwitterSubscribe to WORKPLACE STORIES