{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/611a598b29aaa600197df91c/687e18ab498abee41651022d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Arcadis is Building a Skills Powered Organisation (an Interview with Amy Baxendale)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611a598b29aaa600197df91c/1753094423493-28fe0007-f5ce-40b8-bf8a-33ae3ed9f56c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>If you're looking for honest lessons from the frontline of skills transformation, this episode is for you.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Picking up from last week’s strategic deep-dive with Ravin Jesuthasan and Brian Fisher at Mercer, this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast takes a practical turn, exploring what it really looks like to bring a skills-powered strategy to life inside a global organisation.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Joining host David Green is Amy Baxendale, Global Future of Workforce Director at Arcadis, who has spent the past three years leading a bold transformation to embed skills-based thinking across the company.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>From reimagining workforce planning to enabling talent mobility and cultural change, Amy shares a rare, unfiltered view into the challenges and breakthroughs that define real progress.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you’ll learn in this episode:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What triggered Arcadis' shift to a skills-first model, and how they got started&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How to navigate early implementation hurdles and complex change dynamics&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Approaches to gaining executive buy-in and aligning with business strategy&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Why governance and structure are key to sustainable transformation&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Ways to track progress - beyond ROI - to include engagement and agility&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Unexpected lessons and eye-opening moments from the journey&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>What the future holds as skill demands continue to evolve rapidly&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whether you’re planning, piloting, or scaling a skills-based approach, this episode is packed with insight, inspiration, and grounded advice from someone who’s done the work.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode is sponsored by Mercer.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To thrive in an AI-augmented world, organisations must rethink how work gets done. Mercer’s Work Design solution uses AI to deconstruct jobs, redeploy tasks, and redesign work for greater agility, productivity, and impact.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Unlock your team’s full potential. Learn more at<a href=\"https://www.mercer.com/wfdemo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"http://mercer.com/wfdemo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mercer.com/wfdemo</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"David Green"}