The AI in Business Podcast

Closing the Skills Intelligence Gap in the AI Era - with Cory Hymel of Andela

The AI in Business Podcast

Show Notes

Job titles routinely undercount what employees can actually do, especially in fast-moving technical roles.

In this episode, Cory Hymel, Head of Research at Andela, explores why mapping skills instead of roles gives leaders a far more accurate picture of workforce capability and AI readiness.

The conversation covers how continuous skills assessment, rather than one-time training, keeps pace with a technical skill half-life that's now down to two or three years.

This episode is sponsored by Andela.

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