Recorded on October 22nd '25 / 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM CEST
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Strategic workforce planning is moving from a back-office process to a boardroom-level tool for growth, resilience, and transformation. But what does it really take to make it stick? In this session, Ford and Compass leaders will briefly share how they won over sceptical executives, connected planning with capital allocation, and created long-range workforce models that drive both talent and business outcomes. Then the discussion opens up: bring your own challenges whether balancing short-term demand with future skills, connecting HR to finance, or integrating AI forecasting responsibly and learn from peers facing the same questions. This is a chance to go into depth in an engaging peer-to-peer exchange.
- Moving from headcount planning to long-term, strategic workforce modelling
- Aligning workforce planning with finance, strategy, and operational priorities
- Embedding planning into decisions on capital, capacity, and productivity
- Using people analytics selectively to inform but not overwhelm the planning process
- Balancing short-term agility with long-term skills and capability building
- Lessons on winning executive buy-in and overcoming organisational resistance
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