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The best-kept secret of top-performing teams isn’t AI

Access to skills matters more than headcount. Is your talent strategy ready?

Research shows that employers are making blended teams the norm — mixing full-time employees with independent experts to keep pace with the AI-accelerated skill revolution. Indicators include:

Data from the World Economic Forum suggests that, if the world’s workforce were 100 people, 59 would need training by 2030 (29 upskilled in their role, 19 reskilled or redeployed, and 11 likely to miss training).

The Upwork Research Institute found 38% of C-suite leaders say the skills gap will materially impede performance this year — more than regulatory changes, leadership misalignment, or shifting consumer demand.

Research from Gartner

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