Where Workforce Strategy Meets Innovation
Job Ready moderates assemblies of industry thought leaders providing actionable insights to address the education-to-employment gap.
Every Job Ready Executive Roundtable brings together 3-6 executives from major education to employment brands, to explore critical workforce challenges through data-driven conversations that generate practical solutions.
Featured Roundtable Conversation
Featuring Dr. Christina Tobin (Houston Community College System), Miranda Phillips, Ph.D. (MD Anderson Cancer Center), and Jobi Martinez (Harris Health System)
Description:
The Job Ready Executive Roundtable Houston Edition, hosted by Jeff Nelder, focuses on Houston's healthcare workforce challenges and the collaborative efforts to address them. The discussion highlights the projected shortage of registered nurses in Texas, the role of Houston City College in workforce development, and the importance of partnerships between educational institutions and healthcare employers.
Episode Highlights:
• Apprenticeship opportunities are crucial for retaining healthcare staff.
• The 'earn while you learn' model is gaining popularity in healthcare training.
• Shorter training programs are being developed to quickly fill healthcare roles.
• AI integration is becoming essential in hospital systems.
Job Ready Roundtables
Featured Executives:
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Steve Yadzinski, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, Jobs for the Future
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Charles Westrin, Managing Director and Chief Product Officer, BCG U
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Chad Bandy, Managing Director, Higher Education Advisory, KPMG
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Raghu Krishnaiah, Chief Operating Officer, University of Phoenix
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Joseph Clay, Vice President, HCM Transformation, Oracle
Key Outcomes:
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Understanding the challenges and opportunities related to early career job readiness in the context of AI.
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Identification of actionable strategies for fostering job readiness.
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Insights into the roles of educational institutions, employers, and other stakeholders.
Thought Leaders Shaping Workforce Development
Lisa Lawson - Annie E. Casey Foundation
Intergenerational Agility & Gen Z
I call it intergenerational agility. It's not just about how do we get Gen Z to be better or different, but how do we all learn how to have a respectful workplace where everyone can bring their best attributes to the conversation.
Geoffrey Roche - Siemens Healthineers
How Work-based Learning Addresses the HC Shortage
We've got to have work-based learning incorporated. Far too often today in healthcare, we have clinicians come out of a program academically, and they just don't come with enough durable, or as I say, human skills.
Sara Redington - The Miles Foundation
The ROI of Employee Well-being Policies
Employers offering exemplary PTO policies had employees with 16X higher relationship satisfaction scores than their peers.
