Transform Workforce Skilling for Business Growth

How are companies approaching skilling?

Vijay Swaminathan

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25 May 2026

I hope you're doing well. This week, we have attempted to answer a key question: how are companies approaching Skilling? The reason this question is critical is that rapid skilling now has a direct correlation to the innovation and the very sustainability of the company. When I started the paper, I did not realize there would be several nuanced approaches in play. From that perspective, we believe that the paper has come out well and will be valuable for you

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