Can workforce planning help us get there?
The challenges facing us are great: the themes of this conference highlight how digital technologies and social change are impacting on both our working environment and on the communities we serve. The expectations of our stakeholders – our customers and clients, our managers and our funding bodies – are changing rapidly. Our ability to respond to the complex demands placed upon us by this myriad of stakeholders and to demonstrate our true value requires us to have the aptitudes to be nimble, flexible and adaptable. Can we achieve this, at both the institutional and personal levels? If we believe that our future journey requires innovation, initiation and inspiration, then we need to ensure that we have the capacity not only to retain our talented leaders, but also to inspire others to become committed to professional development to ensure the workforce truly embodies the knowledge, skills and attributes required for a strong and vibrant future. Importantly, we need to have strategies
