The Essential Guide to Building a Skills-Based Workforce
Enterprise Skills Unlocked: A Blueprint for Building Skills-based Talent Management
Discover a practical blueprint for building a skills-based organization that empowers your workforce for the future.
What Leaders Are Saying
“I wish this book had existed a year ago when I began exploring this topic in my own organization. Enterprise Skills Unlocked cuts through the complexity, translating the strategic ‘why’ into a clear, practical ‘how.'”
“I’m impressed by the depth and holistic view of skills-based talent management, including frameworks for assessing and mapping skills maturity. Whether new to the journey or a seasoned enthusiast, this playbook offers valuable insights, case studies, and reflection questions throughout.”
“Enterprise Skills Unlocked is a must-have blueprint for building a skills-based organization. With practical frameworks and insights into technologies like talent marketplaces, Craig Friedman shows how to unlock workforce capability and mobilize talent using skills as data.”
About the Book
Unlocking Enterprise Potential Through Skills
In today’s landscape of rapid technological change, evolving work models, and increasing talent demands, organizations are being pushed to rethink how they build and manage workforce capabilities. Enterprise Skills Unlocked – A Blueprint for Building Skills-Based Talent Management is authored by Craig W. Friedman, a seasoned talent strategist who has guided Fortune 1000 organizations through complex skills-based transformations.
This book serves as a practical guide for leaders who are ready to move beyond traditional talent management toward a model where skills become the foundation of agility and resilience. It unpacks the frameworks, governance models, and technologies necessary to design and implement skills-based talent strategies. With real-world case studies and reflective insights, Enterprise Skills Unlocked shows how to harness skills data to optimize workforce design, career mobility, and business outcomes.
Whether you’re an HR leader, talent strategist, or business executive seeking to future-proof your organization, this book provides actionable insights to create a workforce that’s flexible, capable, and ready for what’s next.
For those prepared to embrace a skills-based future, Enterprise Skills Unlocked is an essential read, offering a clear blueprint for translating strategy into action.
Ready to Unlock Your Organization’s Full Potential?
Don’t wait to transform your workforce. Enterprise Skills Unlocked offers the blueprint you need to build a flexible, future-ready organization with skills at its core. Download your complimentary copy today and start your journey toward a more agile, empowered enterprise.
Meet the Author
Meet the visionary talent strategist behind Enterprise Skills Unlocked and explore his proven frameworks for creating agile, skills-based organizations.
Craig W. Friedman
Craig Friedman has been a human capital and talent advisor, executive, and entrepreneur for over 30 years. He is currently a senior talent strategist with the St. Charles Consulting Group. He was formerly a talent development leader at Deloitte for nine years. Before that, he was a human capital consultant at Deloitte Consulting for six years and a human performance consultant at Accenture for eight years. Craig led the development of two e-learning startups in the early 2000s and has served on the board of advisors for several learning-related non-profits. Craig holds an M.A. from Northwestern University’s School of Education & Social Policy and a BA/BS from Tufts University.
Key Insights from Enterprise Skills Unlocked
Skills as the Core of Talent Strategy
Unlock workforce potential by using skills as the foundation for agility, enabling dynamic talent deployment, internal mobility, and adaptable career paths.
Practical Frameworks for Implementation
Apply proven models and step-by-step frameworks to operationalize skills-based talent strategies, supporting business goals while managing complexity
Technology-Enabled Talent Solutions
Harness technologies like talent marketplaces, skills taxonomies, and AI-driven analytics to power workforce planning, skills-based hiring, and internal development.
Sustainable Skills-Based Governance
Establish governance models and processes to ensure long-term sustainability, including clear guidelines, change management, and continuous improvement frameworks.
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Inside, you’ll find proven frameworks, real-world case studies, and the insights you need to make skills-based talent management a reality.
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