For decades, professional services firms have asked customers to believe their people are worth the premium. Right now, they still have the opportunity to turn proving it into a competitive advantage before somebody else turns it into a condition of
Make no mistake, your value to the workforce will be measured. By your employer, maybe by an algorithm working for your employer, maybe someday by something significantly more intelligent than either.
We have spent decades building careers around proxies. Job titles. Years of experience. Degrees. Certifications. Self-reported skills. LinkedIn endorsements from people who may never have seen us perform the skill they are endorsing.
When somebody finally puts enterprise skills data under a genuine forensic scope, the most dangerous gap may not be between the skills your people have and the skills they need.
