Skills Over Roles: A New Approach with Rico Maranto of WM
In this episode, Rico Maranto, Senior Manager, Leadership Development of WM (formerly Waste Management), discusses the transition from command-and-control leadership to a human-centered mindset, and the role of AI in transforming employee developme...
Learning Leader Spotlight: Interviews with corporate L&D leaders · Leigh Anne Lankford
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Show Notes
In this episode, Rico Maranto, Senior Manager, Leadership Development of WM (formerly Waste Management), discusses the transition from command-and-control leadership to a human-centered mindset, and the role of AI in transforming employee development.
Rico shares his journey into leadership development, highlights challenges in the workforce and provides insights into how organizations can move toward a skills-based approach to employee training and project assignments.
Key Takeaways:
(03:30) Skills-based organization focuses on leveraging employees’ diverse skills across projects rather than limiting them to a specific role.
(06:07) Training in a skills-based organization will become more ad hoc, individualized and focused on just-in-time skill development for specific projects.
(10:20) Shifting from traditional job roles to a skills-based approach enables companies to better utilize their employees’ diverse abilities.
(11:31) The shift to a “catalog of skills” allows companies to maximize employee potential by breaking free from traditional job roles.
(14:56) A skills-based workforce model allows companies to respond more effectively to industry changes and reallocate talent as business needs evolve.
(17:19) The value of collaborating with peers through ATD forums and following industry leaders like Josh Bersin for insights.
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rico-maranto-09b0524/
WM -
https://www.linkedin.com/company/waste-management/
Sharon Bowman’s course: “Training from the Back of the Room” -
https://trainingfromthebackoftheroom.de/
“Leadership and Self-Deception” by The Arbinger Institute -
https://arbinger.com/store/leadership-and-self-deception/
ATD (Association for Talent Development) -
https://www.td.org/
Josh Bersin's thought leadership on skills-based organizations -
https://joshbersin.com/2023/07/building-a-skills-based-organization-the-exciting-but-sober-reality/
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