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How to Prepare a Future Ready Workforce Through Upskilling

How to Prepare a Future Ready Workforce Through Upskilling webinar instructor Dr. B. Lynn Ware
Instructor

Dr. B. Lynn Ware

Live Session Details

Date

Wednesday, September 30 2026

Time

10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

Duration

60 minutes

Webinar ID

WEB2608024
Webinar content

Description

Overview

To stay relevant as AI, automation, and rapid digital transformation redefine how work gets done, workers must shift from typical job roles to human resources with continuously evolving skillsets. This session provides leaders with a strategic and practical framework to build a future-ready workforce through adopting an upskilling strategy.

Participants will learn how to set up a system that identifies critical skill gaps, design a scalable learning strategy, and create a culture where employees embrace continuously adaption, growth, and contribute at higher levels. Real-world case examples will illustrate how leading organizations are successfully embedding an upskilling culture into their talent strategies to drive productivity, innovation, and speed.

Why Should Attend

In today’s environment, competitive advantage is determined by how quickly your workforce can learn and adapt. Attendees will gain:

  • A clear roadmap to identify and prioritize critical future skills
  • Proven methods to align upskilling with business strategy and ROI
  • Leadership practices that drive continuous learning adoption
  • Practical tools to increase workforce agility, engagement, and performance

Who Will Benefit

This webinar is ideal for:

  • HR Directors and HR Managers
  • Learning and Development Professionals
  • Talent Management Leaders
  • Organizational Development Professionals
  • HR Business Partners
  • Business Owners
  • Executives and Senior Leaders
  • Operations Managers
  • Department Managers
  • Workforce Planning Professionals
  • Team Leaders and Supervisors
  • Anyone responsible for employee development, workforce planning, or organizational transformation

Areas Covered In The Session

1. The Future of Work and Skills Evolution

  • How AI and automation are reshaping the world of work
  • The shift from “jobs” to “skills-based organizations” 
  • Consequences of failure to adapt
  • “Upskilling” re-defined

2.  A Process for Determining What Skills to Learn

  • Adopt a 5-step framework to align your upskilling roadmap with your business strategy
  • How to break traditional roles into tasks to identify which are automatable vs. human-value-added
  • How to identify current workforce capabilities and compare with future requirements
  • Which critical skills to prioritize and why
  • How to build structured learning pathways based on measurable business outcomes

3. Use Case Examples

  • Case Example 1: A Global Technology Company (AI Adoption at Scale)
  • Case Example 2: Healthcare Organization (Workforce Adaptability)

4. The Seven Critical Leadership Behaviors That Drive a Continuous Upskilling Culture

  • Leaders play a critical role in shaping a learning culture. Learn what they must do to be successful.

5. Summary: Building a Continuous Learning Culture

  • The characteristics of continuous learning cultures

6.  Q & A

Instructor details

Meet Your Speaker

Dr. B. Lynn Ware

President & CEO

Integral Talent Systems, Inc

<p>Dr. Ware is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and has practiced for over 30 years in the talent management field. She is the CEO of Integral Talent Systems, Inc., a technology enabled global talent management consulting firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. ITS&rsquo;s mission is to optimize the talent investment to generate better organizational performance. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Dr. Ware has been a consultant to over 180 of the Fortune 1000 Companies. Some of her clients include Amazon, Apple, Genentech, General Motors, Google, KLA-Tencor, LinkedIn, Omnicom Group, Oracle Corporation, Palo Alto Networks, SC Johnson, Scripps Healthcare and Verizon.</p>

<p>Dr. Ware has partnered with both Undesto.ai and Titan Stack to help her clients reach their AI adoption goals.</p>

<p>She is frequently quoted on trends in talent management in numerous publications such as the Associated Press, Computer World magazine, Harvard Business Review and the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been featured several times on CNN as a national talent management expert.</p>

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