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Talent strategy & development

Leveraging AI and analytics to develop skilled workforces that create value through and for people.

Always ready for change

The pace and scale of change today is creating significant opportunity and widespread uncertainty. Leading businesses are also responding to the now urgent mandate to create positive impact beyond profit – promoting equity and connection that leaves their people and communities net better off.

Thriving in this environment requires rapid adaptation and rapid adaptation requires readiness. Organizations that cultivate a culture of learning that is continuous, inclusive, diverse, and digitally-enabled empower their people today and ready them for tomorrow.

In collaboration with our partners, Accenture provides organizations with AI, workforce planning, and technology solutions to identify and anticipate skill gaps and create the personalized learning and upskilling experiences they need to create lasting change by helping their people and communities realize their full potential.

Talent & Organization 

HFS ranks Accenture #1 for employee experience services

Accenture ranked #1 in HFS Top 10 Employee Experience Services for execution, innovation and alignment and ranked #2 for voice of the customer.

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Case studies

Future of work

Immersion, learning and the importance of trust

We worked with Immersion Neuroscience to apply a wearable that measures employee engagement.
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Talent & Organization

Future skills pilot

Accenture worked with Walmart, Unilever, SkyHive and World Economic Forum to launch a pilot program to create more opportunities for people.
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Talent & Organization

Setting up for skilling up

Accenture and Henkel successfully developed and implemented a global learning initiative, upskilling more than 10,000 managers in digital.
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Capabilities

Talent strategy

Ensure organizations have the right talent for sustainable growth by building AI-powered talent strategies.

Talent acquisition

To find, attract, and secure the talent needed for sustainable growth by creating modern, engaging, and inclusive experiences.

Talent management

Advance individual and organizational growth through career development, high potential retention, succession planning and performance management.

Talent development

Build skilled talent for current and future work by creating cultures of continuous learning enabled by AI and digital capabilities.

Discover a more mature approach to skilling

As technology evolves at pace, skill gaps and talent shortages are emerging at every level. To help close these gaps, business leaders can invest in a talent pool that is often overlooked: mature workers. This episode of Accenture’s Built for Change podcast explores the what, why and how of skilling in organizations where continual reinvention is the norm. It looks at the importance of building inclusive cultures where everyone feels they belong and can benefit from opportunities to learn and grow. Discover more from Accenture’s Allison Horn and Michele Richmond alongside Aaron Skonnard from Pluralsight.

 

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Unlocking potential with a skills-driven approach

The way we work is changing rapidly, and there is a promising trend of breaking down jobs into smaller, more flexible components. This shift means that organizations need to rethink their approaches to hiring, rewarding employees, building teams, and creating a positive work environment. Forward-thinking companies are investing in their workforce structures and the foundational systems that support them, and skills are taking center stage. Find out what it means to be a skills-driven organization and the 5 foundational steps to get there.

Getting the foundation right is important, but to truly transform it’s critical to build the bridge for people to cross from today’s job-based world to tomorrow’s skill-driven world. It all starts with skills-literacy. By prioritizing skills literacy, organizations can unlock the full potential of their workforce and thrive in a future where skills are paramount. Find out the vital role leaders play in this process.

Our strategic investments

Accenture’s exclusive investment program, Project Spotlight, helps address our clients’ largest innovation gaps. We invest in and co-innovate with promising software startups to scale innovative talent and skilling solutions for maximum impact. Investments include:

Accenture named as a leader in IDC MarketScape

Helping our clients thrive in times of change

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Conversations with our leaders

Talent needs to be at the top of the CEO’s agenda

In the spotlight

Solutions.AI for Talent & Skilling

Helping people embrace change with AI-powered upskilling. Learn more.

Accenture Academy

We create agile learning solutions to guide clients through transformation. Find out what’s possible. Learn more.

FUTURE OF WORK

Explore the transformation of how, where and why we work

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What we think

Talent & Organization

Future of work research

Is work evolving in ways that energize people? Accenture research shows that people want to be supported at work and benefit from hybrid work. 

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The life centricity playbook

A new playbook is needed to drive growth through relevance.

Talent & Organization

From always connected to omni-connected experiences

When people enjoy omni-connected experiences and are connected to each other, their leaders and their work, they create value for the business.

Workforce blog

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Enterprise Strategy

The people-centric M&A integration advantage

Successful acquirers need to sharpen their approach to the people-centric aspects of integration. Accenture’s Danielle Miller recommends 4 keys to success.

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Workforce

A caring economy can yield a three trillion GDP boost

A renewed focus on social sector jobs benefits people and business. Accenture’s Mary Kate Morley Ryan explains how.

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Workforce

5 ways for leaders to care for people as the Ukraine war continues

Leaders can practice compassionate leadership and navigate the business impact of the war in Ukraine. Accenture’s Tim Good offers 5 principles.

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Cross Public Service

Building the social workforce of tomorrow

Socioeconomic conditions are leading to rising inequality and an uneven distribution of resources revealing more social jobs are needed to meet demand.

 

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Our leaders

Allison Horn

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Talent & Organization, Talent Strategy & Development Global Talent Lead
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Chris Chu

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Talent & Organization, Talent Strategy & Development NA Talent Lead
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Caroline Dudley

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Talent & Organization, Talent Strategy & Development Global Talent Acquisition Lead
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Angelina E. Vilouta

Lead – Global Accenture Academy

Yaarit Silverstone

Senior Managing Director – Talent & Organization / Human Potential, Global Strategy Lead & North America Lead
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Tim Good

Senior Managing Director – Talent & Organization, Europe Lead
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Ashwin Acharya

Managing Director – Applied Intelligence, Solutions.AI for Talent Strategy & Development Lead
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Gastón Carrión

Managing Director – Global Natural Resources Talent & Organization/Human Potential Lead
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When businesses unlock the power of human potential, they access a new level of workforce transformation.