The Importance of Agility: A Conversation With Tamara Fields

About this episode

Tamara Fields discusses the importance of agility in workforce development and the impact of AI on employee investment.

Tamara Fields is the U.S. Public Service Industry Lead at Accenture, where she leads the company’s public service work across the country, and the managing director of the company’s Austin, Texas office. VEDP Vice President of Talent and Workforce Strategy Megan Healy spoke with Fields about new and traditional methods of upskilling, AI and its effect on the workforce, and the way companies can invest in their employees.

People in this episode

Host: Megan Healy

Guest: Tamara Fields

Topics covered

• agility
• upskilling
• AI
• workforce investment

Keywords

• public service
• Accenture
• talent strategy

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Places: U.S., Austin, Texas

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