Christophe Vantighem 
Upskilling means teaching employees new or more advanced skills that build on their existing role. Here’s the definition, why it matters, and eight practical methods organizations use to apply it.
Upskilling vs. Reskilling: What’s the Difference? Let’s take a look at the differences between the two terms: The distinction is more than semantics, because it triggers different investment logics: Upskilling Reskilling Goal Strengthen an existing role Enable a new role Time horizon Continuous, incremental Project-based, often with an end date Trigger New tools, rising requirements … Read more
Upskilling and reskilling have become the most common corporate response to AI-driven disruption: 77% of companies now want to upskill their workforce specifically because of artificial intelligence.[1] The problem: there’s a gap between announcement and execution. Studies from the German-speaking market show that even where half of companies see a high need for AI-related training, … Read more
Learn how to build a skill catalog step by step: what counts as a skill, how to set the right granularity, and how a skill taxonomy and skill ontology keep it useful as it grows.
Most companies can tell you how many people they have. Almost none can tell you, with any confidence, whether those people have the right skills to execute the strategy they just announced. Budgets are approved, transformations launched, and hiring plans signed off based on headcount and job titles, while the real question, “Do we have … Read more
What is internal mobility, why it matters more than ever, and what separates the companies that do it well from the ones that just talk about it.
Most companies have great talent on the bench and do not use fully this potential. Just because skills and opportunities stay hidden. The gap between available skills and visible opportunity has a predictable outcome: external hiring goes up, and internal talent walks out. According to LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report, employees who feel their skills are … Read more
Lessons from a decade of skills management implementations across consulting and corporate environments After ten years at the intersection of skills management, strategic workforce planning, and HR technology, certain patterns emerge. Some implementations achieve broad adoption and genuine business impact. Others produce expensive platforms with low engagement and data nobody trusts. The difference rarely comes … Read more
Losing one employee unexpectedly can cost your organization up to twice their annual salary. That figure surprises most leaders, until they start counting: recruitment, onboarding, lost productivity, team disruption, and the institutional knowledge that simply disappears. Every company has a succession plan. Most of it lives in a spreadsheet, in someone’s head, or nowhere at … Read more
Comparing the best personal development software in 2026 for DACH organizations, from Teammeter to SAP SuccessFactors, Leapsome, and Workday. Find the right platform for your team size, compliance needs, and development goals.