HBR IdeaCast How Job Training Must Change in the AI Age
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Oct 31, 2023 
Raffaella Sadun, a Harvard Business School professor specializing in reskilling and workforce adaptation amid AI advancements, shares critical insights on job training evolution. She highlights the urgent need for companies to revolutionize their training strategies, emphasizing that leadership and middle managers are key to successful reskilling efforts. Sadun discusses the importance of aligning training with business objectives and engaging employees, warning that many firms underestimate how rapidly skills must adapt to keep pace with technological change.
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Reskilling Complexity
- While many companies show interest in reskilling due to research by organizations like the OECD, they aren't fully prepared for its complexity.
- Reskilling differs from standard training, posing greater challenges for management, employees, and policymakers.
Strategic Reskilling
- Leading companies view reskilling as a strategic imperative, directly linked to business objectives.
- They visibly commit to reskilling and communicate its importance throughout the organization.
Shared Reskilling Responsibility
- Reskilling initiatives should be the shared responsibility of all leaders and managers, not just HR.
- Integrate reskilling programs with business objectives to increase engagement and avoid dismissiveness from other departments.