About this episode

Julia Paulding and Rob Worrall discuss the future of work, focusing on human skills and proactive workforce planning.

Human skills, agility and proactive workforce planning In our launch episode, Julia Paulding, Chief People Officer at Lewis Silkin, sits down with Rob Worrall, Head of People at BDO UK, to explore the future of work - and it’s looking optimistic. They discuss how organisations can stay ahead by investing in human skills, embracing flexible working models, and engaging future talent from day one. It’s a conversation packed with peer-to-peer insights for business leaders, people managers and an...

People in this episode

Host: Julia Paulding

Guest: Rob Worrall

Topics covered

• human skills
• agility
• workforce planning
• flexible working
• future talent
• business leadership

Keywords

• future of work
• human skills
• flexible working
• workforce planning
• business leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lewis Silkin, BDO UK

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