The Josh Bersin Company

Inside Microsoft HR's Skills Strategy: A Lesson In Innovation & Investment

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In this podcast I discuss Microsoft’s exciting new internal skills strategy, with a focus on Viva Skills, the role of the Microsoft Copilot, and how Microsoft is “inventing new products for HR” as Customer Zero. Customer Zero is Microsoft’s way of “eating their own dogfood” and making sure their new products are well designed before the hit the streets.

Video version of podcast: https://youtu.be/6VuOYUBT2KA

Takeaways

  • Microsoft is a role model for HR, with an innovative and experimental approach.
  • They are leveraging the Microsoft Graph to gather skills and HR data for better decision-making.
  • Viva Skills and Eightfold are being used to build a skills infrastructure and provide personalized recommendations.
  • Microsoft is integrating AI agents like Galileo into the Microsoft Copilot, showcasing the importance of AI in HR.
  • Companies need to develop their own AI strategies to stay competitive in the evolving HR technology landscape.

    • Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to Microsoft and their HR Function
    02:06 Building a Skills-Based Employee Experience
    05:34 Challenges of Skills Platforms in HR Technology
    10:38 Integrating AI Agents into Tools and Systems
    15:36 The Significance of AI Technologies in HR Redesign

    Additional Information:

    Building A Skills-Based Organization: The Exciting But Sober Reality

    Enterprise Talent Intelligence Arrives, Disrupting The HR Tech Market

    Here Come The Copilots!

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