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As the workforce continues to undergo rapid, dynamic, non-linear and complex change, more organisations are turning to skills audits and talent mapping to avoid falling too far behind, a workplace culture specialist says.

Bendelta leadership and change practitioner Kirsty Harvison says organisations of all types are grappling with new technology, new operating environments, constrained resources, and the fact that what's worked for them in the past is not what's needed for the future.

This means skills audits are "coming to the fore", she tells HR Daily. Particularly given the positive duty to protect employees from psychosocial hazards, these can ensure employees aren't carrying workloads beyond their capacity and capability, while helping organisations' readiness for what lies ahead.

There are many different levels of sophistication and awareness across employers and industries, Harvison says. But while there's no one-size-fits-all approach to skills audits, and different cultures will have different needs, moving away from silos to "thinking across the whole system" is a common theme...