Sandra Loughlin — Inside a True, Skills-Based Organization

Sandra is the chief learning scientist at Epam Systems, a global provider of software engineering, digital platform engineering, and product development services. Interestingly, EPAM has been on a skills-based journey for over 30 years and is as close an example as you’ll find of a skills-based organization. Sandra has been a proud advocate of Epam’s journey and helped build the critical foundations with ups and downs! Key topics in this episode: Should every organization become skills-based? Matching skills supply & demand data The EPAM way and how they stand out in the market The importance of skills data for the business Skepticism about skills-based initiatives Explore how Sandra’s expertise can inspire your journey toward a skills-based organization. My key takeaway quotes: “Skills are owned by the business (...). It’s impossible for a people organization to know what skills are trending, what skills are critical, and start predicting skills needed." "Have someone come in and look at your ecosystem - chances are you have redundancies & gaps." “How long will it take to be a skills-based organization? It is a long-term play because it’s a data play.”