Heather King, Vice President Transform & Enable, Global Talent & Learning, Walmart, presented a mini case study at CECP’s June CEO Roundtable, which featured Alex Gorsky, formerly of Johnson & Johnson, and focused on the importance of and how to build skills-first career pathways for incoming and existing talent. Heather shared how Walmart, one of the largest employers in the world, has scaled solutions to developing and upskilling talent to meet their own goals and those of the company.
For a deeper dive, check out this story on the individual highlighted in Heather’s case study, and this announcement from Walmart about how they’re creating pathways for associates to gain skills and move up into 100k in-demand jobs within the company.