Skills strategies promise impact, but too often they become just another layer of activity: endless frameworks, complex mappings, and a focus on the wrong data. Instead of driving meaningful change, they risk adding noise and slowing progress. So it’s worth asking: is your skills strategy actually delivering value, or is it simply more “stuff” your team is now doing?

In this session, Phill Lord-David, Senior Product Manager at Kallidus, will unpack the common challenges organisations face when building skills strategies. He’ll share clear, practical guidance to help you avoid these pitfalls and focus on what truly matters. Walk away with actionable tips to design a skills strategy that scales effectively and delivers measurable business impact.

• Spot when your skills strategy is becoming more activity than impact
• Refocus skills on outcomes that actually matter to the business
• Take practical steps to shift to driving performance and scaling