SkillsRight Labs

Inside the Durable Skills Implementation Journey: Lessons from Industry Leaders

A SkillsRight Expert Panel Discussion

22 Sep

1PM – 1:45PM ET / 10AM – 10:45AM PT

A Live Conversation on Turning Durable Skills Into Workforce Advantage

When it comes to hiring for and developing durable skills, moving from commitment to implementation means making real decisions about how those skills show up across hiring, role design, learning, and mobility.

Join SkillsRight for a candid expert panel moderated by April Weathers, Chief Strategy Officer, featuring executive leaders from Dow, and the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. Panelists will share why their organization prioritized durable skills, how it was implemented, what they learned, and where the future of durable skills implementation is heading.

Through real examples and audience Q&A, participants will leave with practical examples and insight into what is working, where challenges remain, and what to consider when finding and activating talent's durable skills.

What You'll Learn

Why leading organizations are prioritizing durable skills as work changes

How employers are embedding durable skills into hiring, learning, role design, and mobility

What implementation really requires, including internal buy-in, manager adoption, and ongoing development

What practitioners have learned about what works, what gets hard, and where this work is heading next

Who Should Attend

This session is designed for HR business partners, workforce transformation leaders, change management leaders, learning and development leaders, hiring managers, and coalition prospects ready to advance how they implement skills-first approaches.

Featured Panelists

Meet the Panel

Moderated by SkillsRight Chief Strategy Officer April Weathers and executive leaders from SkillsRight employer coalition member Dow and Syracuse University's D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families share how they're moving durable skills work from strategy into execution.

Ken Mayes

MBA-HRM, SHRM-CP

Employer Relationship Manager

D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, Syracuse University

Jessica Poole

Talent Management Skills & Assessment Programs Lead