Most skills initiatives fail not because skills don’t matter, but because they’re treated as HR data projects instead of business operating systems. As AI reshapes work, CHROs have a narrow window to move beyond skills hype and intentionally redesign how work gets done. This piece explores what actually works, and what leaders should do next.

Our new Vision Paper, "Why it's HR's time to lead the AI revolution," outlines the data foundation and the three execution pillars required to survive this shift.