UK industries are not standing still. The finance sector is transforming with fintech. Tech firms are pushing into AI at breakneck speed. Even healthcare is adopting new models of management. Employers need more than employees who "get by." They want professionals who can lead change, handle uncertainty, and keep organisations competitive. Advanced education has stepped into that space. Postgraduate study is no longer about collecting a certificate. It is about building an edge that employers notice.
Simon Brown, EY's global learning and development leader, has spent nearly 2 years helping the firm's 400,000 employees prepare for an AI-driven future. What are the top questions C-suite executives need to ask their teams about agentic AI initiatives? Are people aware of what's possible with agents? Are we experimenting to find ways agents can help us? Do we have the skills and knowledge to do that properly?
We often conceptualize resilience as an abstract or fixed concept-inaccurately believing that you either have it or you don't. We mistakenly assume it is a personality feature that determines how or whether we recover from adversity. What we don't often realize, however, is that resilience is more like a skill, or a set of skills, that can be built and used to enhance our capacity for living.
said there is an enormous gap in the market for "AI integrators" - people who can adapt AI tools for practical use inside corporations. "There are 33 million companies in this country," Cuban noted, "and only a select few have dedicated AI budgets or keep AI experts on payroll. But these companies will still need to adapt for the AI era.
"It's encouraging to see an intent to invest from UK businesses, with many turning that into action," said Matt Hammerstein, chief executive of Barclays UK Corporate Banking. "Against a backdrop of global uncertainty, there's more to do to build confidence in the UK as a place for businesses to grow and scale. "Our research suggests that AI is becoming a key tool to drive innovation, encourage investment and upskilling to lift productivity, and build confidence in the UK as a global business hub."
"He worked all the time, seven days a week," Sims recalls, "so I used to go out with him just to spend time with him. I saw how easy it was for him to repair those appliances, and he was repairing them quickly."
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"The government has talked about the opportunity for [AI to generate] £45bn in operational efficiency savings, but what is sometimes lost on the discussion is how that will be realised ... and part of that comes down to addressing the skills piece."
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is signaling that his government's upcoming budget may not be balanced, as the province needs to support people in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Attracting top talent requires a combination of strategies including building an employer brand, offering competitive pay, focusing on skills, and leveraging recruitment agencies.
