The skills economy: What is it and what does it mean for talent?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Abakar Saidov, CEO, Beamery The big questions most executives face today are: Is our company talented enough? Do we have the people and skill sets we need to achieve our critical business objectives? And, if we don’t, how […]

How reskilling and upskilling talent can help shrink the cybersecurity skills gap

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rob Rashotte, Vice President, Global Training & Technical Field Enablement, Fortinet Talent shortages – particularly in the cybersecurity industry – are growing more acute.Cyber risks can affect critical infrastructures, operations and services that significantly impact society’s daily lives.Recruiting and […]

Talent is the next energy crisis. Here’s what we can do about it

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Les T. Csorba, Partner, CEO and Board Practice, Heidrick & Struggles, Clayton Sears, Partner and Sector Lead, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Heidrick and Struggles Billions will be ploughed into clean energy in coming years but we need a sustainable […]

Harnessing Talent in Europe: a new boost for EU Regions

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Europe’s got talent. But talent needs to be nurtured, especially as the EU is going through important demographic transition. This is even more needed in regions that suffer from a shrinking labour force and a low share of persons with a tertiary education, and […]

Talent Partnerships: Commission launches new initiative to address EU skills shortages and improve migration cooperation with partner countries

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission is launching Talent Partnerships, a key initiative under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum that will help to address skills shortages in the European Union and to strengthen mutually-beneficial partnerships on migration with third countries. Matching the skills of workers […]

Why flexible workspaces are the key to winning the talent war

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dan Schawbel, Partner and Research Director, Future Workplace While the concept of open office spaces might seem new, they have been around since the 1940s. Back then, architects convinced companies that open-plan spaces would promote community, connection and inclusion […]

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