NAM Hosts Workforce Summit In Charlotte, ICPF Shares Takeaways The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently hosted its fourth annual Workforce Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. The conference, held at the Manufacturing Institute—NAM’s workforce development and education partner—explored conversations around skills-based hir- ing, talent investment and the growing impact of AI on the paper and packaging industry. Caitlin Salaverria, President of ICPF, attended the conference and shared her learnings and impactful takeaways of the event. One foundational element of ICPF’s Strategic Road Map is evaluating partnership opportunities with existing national programs. The Manufacturing Institute is a great place to get connected with, offering a multitude of re- sources and solutions to manufacturing workforce needs. • Change the narrative on talent investment: Across most companies, a big challenge is developing the business case for talent investment. Know it is possi- ble to quantify the impact of labor investment. Today, market leaders are investing across six pillars of talent excellence, tailored to address specific organizational challenges: work design, talent planning, attracting & onboarding, talent development, talent effectiveness and culture & experience. In order to get started, it is imperative to have human resources, operations and
finance all working together toward talent investment goals.ICPF’s Workforce Development Report is a help- ful resource as you target talent investment. Each quar- ter, we provide ideas and resources to help industry companies attract, retain and develop a talented work- force in today’s competitive environment.
• Reimagine frontline leadership in the age of AI: Em- bedding an AI-positive culture works to get all levels of employees excited, ignited and enabled when it comes to AI. Frontline leaders are navigating the AI-enabled workplace by shaping employee experience, strength- ening leadership skills and guiding teams through AI-driven change. Attendees got a sneak peek at the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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