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Workforce management

The future of work is team productivity. A future-proofed workforce stops the churn of talent by training people for high-demand and emerging skills and deploying them in high performing and balanced teams that accelerate business impact. Here are some ideas from those doing it well.

The Firmware skills gap: Talent issue or national security threat?

The UK is facing a critical shortage of firmware and embedded systems talent, creating risks for innovation, digital transformation and national security. Learn what’s driving the gap and how a new approach to talent development is helping organisations build job-ready, diverse engineers faster.

How skills-based hiring is helping solve the tech talent shortage

With traditional hiring struggling to keep pace, skills-first recruitment offers a smarter way to fill critical tech roles. Discover how focusing on capability over experience unlocks hidden talent, supports workforce agility, and helps employers meet the growing demand for software skills.

Domain knowledge meets in-demand skills

WithYouWithMe CEO Tom Larter explores the value of transitioning UK veterans into defence industry roles and leveraging their domain knowledge to drive business success.

The skills revolution: Redefining talent acquisition and retention

WYWM People and Culture Director, Jessica Dwyer delves into the emergence of skills-based hiring and the critical role this approach plays in building and future-proofing modern workforces.

Tapping into the new collar workforce

Characteristic of fields like cyber security, data analytics and digital marketing, the ‘new collar’ workforce are a set of modern workers in high demand and the skills they need can be easily taught with targeted, rapid training programs.

The British Army – equipped and ready for the future?

Few will forget the sight of massed Russian armoured vehicles parked in the open during their aborted advance on Kiev in March, easy prey for Ukrainian tank hunting patrols.

Workforce planning: Preparing for the future, today

Workforce planning is the process an organisation uses to analyse its workforce and determine the steps it must take to meet current and future staffing needs. It also involves determining the most efficient and cost-effective methods to recruit and retain talent.

Digital transformation in the military – aspiration or substance?

The days when military innovation led the way in technical progress are a distant memory. Today the most brilliant minds, the greatest unfettered entrepreneurial zeal and the big bucks to imagine and drive the pace of change generally lie elsewhere.

Are defence digital capabilities at risk of being outdated?

There is a clear link between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an act that has transformed Europe’s security architecture, and the urgency with which we should be embracing new technologies and building our digital armies.

5 steps for engaging Digital Natives with the modern military

There are thousands of digital natives (individuals who have grown up with and are very comfortable with technology) looking for employment, and yet we find it unendingly difficult to recruit them into the military.

Reflections on leaving the military – the digital challenge

Leaving the military 35 years after entering the gates of Sandhurst for the first time offers the chance to pause to reflect. The world has changed immeasurably in that time, and the military profession and character of war have revolutionised in parallel.

The future fight and the need for militaries to build out their digital armies

The skills gap and how to fix it is clearly a global challenge, with organisations big and small re-thinking their talent strategies.
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