Big Business Insights: Using tech and talent to build adaptable organisations with Valter Adão & Dr Dieter Veldsman

Adaptability, fluency and flexibility. These are the essential skills of business leaders as they face the coming decade, in which 59% of workers will need to completely re-skill. This isn't just a challenge – it's a matter of survival, defined by rapid technological shifts and unique local complexities. In this episode of Big Business Insights, brought to you by Old Mutual Corporate, host Blessing Utete, the Commercial Executive Head at Old Mutual Corporate, asks how big businesses can thrive in the future, instead of scrambling to keep up.   He is joined by Valter Adão, a TEDx Speaker and expert in the fields of disruptive innovation and business re-imagination, and CEO of Cadena Growth Partners. Our second guest is scientist-practitioner, HR executive, keynote speaker, and global advisor Dr Dieter Veldsman. Dieter is Chief HR Scientist at the Academy to Innovate HR, and professor of practice at the University of Johannesburg.  The conversation covers what keeps executives up at night, why HR demands a strategic role, and some habits leaders can adopt to prepare for the unknown. Tune in to discover why company cultures that encourage experimentation and informed risk-taking are the foundation for technology adoption that truly moves innovation forward and delivers on your goals. Follow the Old Mutual Employee Benefits page on LinkedIn and visit the Old Mutual Corporate Resource Hub for more insights, research and analysis to help you make the best decisions for your business, your employees and yourself.  Resources used in this episode:  Dr Dieter Veldsman on LinkedIn   Valter Adão on LinkedIn  Why AI adoption in HR starts at the front line, not in the boardroomThe HR Dialogues podcast The Reskilling Revolution – a WEF initiativeOld Mutual Resource Hub Old Mutual Employee Benefits page on LinkedIn