EPISODE · Apr 11, 2023 · 47 MIN
How Johnson & Johnson are Scaling Their Skills-Based Approach to Talent (an Interview with Christina Norris-Watts, Ph.D & Doug Shagam)
from Digital HR Leaders with David Green
In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, David is joined by Christina Norris-Watts, Ph.D, Head of Assessment and People Practice, along with Doug Shagam, Head of People Data and Insights, from Johnson & Johnson. Doug and Christina have been making waves in creating a skills-based approach to talent management at J&J, and today they are going to walk us through their journey, and share some of the practicalities that aided their success. This conversation will cover: - The reasoning behind J&J’s transition towards a skills-based organisation - The different methods approached at the start of their journey - The details of their pilot, and what they learnt from that - How they are scaling the deployment of skills across the organisation - How they are getting buy-in from all stakeholders - The role of people analytics in building a skills-based organisation, and the skills HR need to obtain and develop to make this a success. Support from this podcast comes from Orgvue. You can learn more by visiting: https://www.orgvue.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, David is joined by Christina Norris-Watts, Ph.D, Head of Assessment and People Practice, along with Doug Shagam, Head of People Data and Insights, from Johnson & Johnson. Doug and Christina have been making waves in creating a skills-based approach to talent management at J&J, and today they are going to walk us through their journey, and share some of the practicalities that aided their success. This conversation will cover: - The reasoning behind J&J’s transition towards a skills-based organisation - The different methods approached at the start of their journey - The details of their pilot, and what they learnt from that - How they are scaling the deployment of skills across the organisation - How they are getting buy-in from all stakeholders - The role of people analytics in building a skills-based organisation, and the skills HR need to obtain and develop to make this a success. Support from this podcast comes from Orgvue. You can learn more by visiting: https://www.orgvue.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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