{"id":80862,"date":"2026-08-25T15:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totara.com\/events\/workforce-readiness-in-the-age-of-ai-rethinking-performance-and-development\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:08:49","slug":"workforce-readiness-in-the-age-of-ai-rethinking-performance-and-development","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/events\/workforce-readiness-in-the-age-of-ai-rethinking-performance-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Readiness in the Age of AI: Rethinking Performance and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"event-heading themeLightBlue\">\n            <span class=\"event-heading__tag\">WEBINAR<\/span>\n                <h2 class=\"event-heading__title\">Workforce Readiness in the Age of AI: Rethinking Performance and Development<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"event-details-intro themeLightBlue\">\n    <div class=\"event-details-intro__pills\">\n                    <span class=\"event-details-intro__pill\">\n                <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5.333 1.333v2M10.667 1.333v2M2 6.667h12M3.333 2.667h9.334c.736 0 1.333.597 1.333 1.333v9.333c0 .737-.597 1.334-1.333 1.334H3.333A1.333 1.333 0 0 1 2 13.333V4c0-.736.597-1.333 1.333-1.333Z\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg>                <span>16 September 2026<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n        \n                    <span class=\"event-details-intro__pill\">\n                <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"6.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/><path d=\"M8 4.667V8l2.333 1.333\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg>                <span class=\"event-details-intro__time\"\n                      data-event-time=\"14:00\"\n                                            data-event-timezone=\"Asia\/Dubai\"\n                      >\n                    14:00 +04                <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n        \n                    <span class=\"event-details-intro__pill\">\n                <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M13.333 6.667C13.333 10.667 8 14.667 8 14.667S2.667 10.667 2.667 6.667a5.333 5.333 0 1 1 10.666 0Z\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"6.667\" r=\"1.667\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\"\/><\/svg>                <span>Webinar<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"event-details-intro__text\">\n            <p>AI isn&#8217;t just changing what work gets done, it&#8217;s changing how fast the skills your business relies on go out of date.<\/p>\n<p>Most performance processes weren&#8217;t built for that pace. 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We&#8217;ll look at what changes when the question shifts from &#8220;did you hit your goals&#8221; to &#8220;are we building the skills we&#8217;ll need in 12 months,&#8221; and how continuous feedback and goal-setting can act as an early-warning system for skills gaps before they become a business risk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll\u00a0leave with:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>A framework for shifting from backward-looking reviews to forward-looking readiness<\/li>\n<li>Practical ways to use goal-setting and check-ins to surface skills gaps early<\/li>\n<li>A clearer view of where AI genuinely changes the performance conversation \u2014 and where it&#8217;s just noise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"event-simple-speaker\">\n            <h2 class=\"event-simple-speaker__title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Speakers<\/h2>\n    \n            <div class=\"event-simple-speaker__grid\">\n                            <div class=\"event-simple-speaker__card\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            class=\"event-simple-speaker__photo\"\n                            loading=\"lazy\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sarah-Daly-Director-Ed-Tech-XpertLearning.jpeg\"\n                            alt=\"Sarah Daly\"\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sarah-Daly-Director-Ed-Tech-XpertLearning.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sarah-Daly-Director-Ed-Tech-XpertLearning-150x150.jpeg 150w\"\n                            sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"\n                            width=\"120\"\n                            height=\"120\"\n                        \/>\n                                                                <p class=\"event-simple-speaker__name\">Sarah Daly<\/p>\n                                                                <div class=\"event-simple-speaker__job\"><p>Director &#8211; Ed-Tech, XpertLearning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"event-simple-speaker__card\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            class=\"event-simple-speaker__photo\"\n                            loading=\"lazy\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lee-cooper-headshot-300x300.jpeg\"\n                            alt=\"lee cooper\"\n                            srcset=\"https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lee-cooper-headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lee-cooper-headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lee-cooper-headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/totara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lee-cooper-headshot.jpeg 800w\"\n                            sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"\n                            width=\"120\"\n                            height=\"120\"\n                        \/>\n                                                                <p class=\"event-simple-speaker__name\">Lee Cooper<\/p>\n                                                                <div class=\"event-simple-speaker__job\"><p>Senior Solutions Manager, Totara<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":0,"template":"template-event-registration.php","tax\/tags":[],"tax\/topics":[],"tax\/event-types":[820],"class_list":["post-80862","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/80862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/tags?post=80862"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/topics?post=80862"},{"taxonomy":"event-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totara.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax\/event-types?post=80862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}