SPOTLIGHT: Educating the Workforce With Deanna Mulligan

In this episode of the Talent Angle podcast, executive and author Deanna Mulligan discusses the role that reskilling can and should play in the future of work. Mulligan shares insights from her book “Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap” to highlight the importance of corporate education in digital business transformation and explain why organizations need to create a culture of lifelong learning for their employees.

Deanna Mulligan is the former CEO of the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and the author of “Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap.” In 2019, Fortune named Mulligan one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business.” She holds degrees from the University of Nebraska and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

*This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2020 interview.