Increasing workforce mobility

In a world where skills evolve faster than job titles, workforce mobility has become a strategic necessity. Organisations that can redeploy talent quickly—across teams, projects, and even business units—gain a powerful advantage: speed, adaptability, and resilience in the face of change.

But most organisations still operate within static structures. Career paths are vertical. Talent is trapped in silos. And internal opportunities are either invisible or inaccessible. Leading to a loss of potential that is missed, and can be unlocked through awareness of skill-sets throughout the organisation.

We help you build a system where talent flows through your organisation—where people are empowered to grow across roles, not just within them. Workforce mobility isn’t about moving people around randomly. It’s about purposely activating the right skills, ambition, and potential in the right direction, at the right time.

40%

More skill development in organisations that made the transition to become a skills-based organisation

How?

The Challenge:

Despite good intentions, many organisations still struggle to mobilise internal talent. The barriers are often structural, cultural, and technological:

Lack of visibility into available skills and internal opportunities
Rigid job architectures that don’t support cross-functional movement
Managers holding onto talent instead of developing it
Siloed HR systems that don’t talk to each other
A culture that rewards specialisation over adaptability

The result? Talent leaves. Roles remain unfilled. And organisations miss the opportunity to grow from within.

Internal mobility is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s your insurance policy for the future of work.

Our approach.

We help you transform workforce mobility from an ad-hoc effort to a fully integrated, skills-based strategy. It’s not about simply offering more roles—it’s about redesigning how people navigate opportunity, learning, and growth inside your organisation.

Build skills visibility and internal talent intelligence

We start by mapping the skills your organisation has—and the skills you need. Using our proven capability mapping framework, we create a dynamic skills inventory that allows you to match people to projects, roles, and learning with precision.

This gives you:

A clear view of internal capability
Data-driven insights into upskilling needs
A foundation for reskilling, succession and strategic workforce planning

Design an internal mobility framework that works

We co-create the structures, governance, and culture that make internal movement seamless—not political. That means defining mobility pathways, updating job architectures, and aligning incentives to reward development—not hoarding.

We integrate:

Internal talent marketplaces
Skills-based job matching
Cross-functional project opportunities
Career pathways that go beyond vertical promotion

Activate a mobility culture across leadership and employees

Workforce mobility isn’t just a system—it’s a mindset. We help managers see themselves as talent enablers, not gatekeepers. We equip employees with the tools, language, and confidence to navigate their own development.

This includes:

Manager capability building on coaching and development
Skills profiles and growth maps for employees
Communication campaigns to normalise mobility and change

Measure mobility, learn, and adapt

We help you define the right KPIs to track mobility across the business: from number of internal moves and time-to-fill, to mobility-driven retention and diversity impact. We create a feedback loop that helps you adapt the system as your organisation evolves.

''You don’t build future-ready teams by looking backwards. Skills-based hiring is how you recruit for what’s next''
— ImpactWork.

The impact.

Increasing workforce mobility doesn’t just solve an HR problem—it transforms how your entire organisation learns, adapts, and grows. When people can move with clarity and purpose, your business becomes more agile, more resilient, and more attractive to top talent.

Here’s what happens when mobility becomes a core capability:

1. Internal talent becomes your competitive advantage

By surfacing and activating the skills you already have, you reduce dependency on external hiring and accelerate time-to-value. You gain faster access to the right people, in the right place, at the right time—without starting from scratch.

2. Retention increases through real career opportunity

People leave when they feel stuck. When they can grow through new roles, projects, or stretch assignments, they stay—because they see a future with you. Mobility makes career development visible, achievable, and motivating.

3. Organisational agility becomes the norm

Instead of being slowed down by static structures or talent bottlenecks, your organisation gains the ability to reallocate people in real-time—based on shifting priorities, market demands, or innovation opportunities.

4. Skills are used—and grown—where they matter most

Workforce mobility enables more precise matching between capability and business need. People get to apply their strengths, close gaps, and develop new skills in context. This fuels performance and learning in one move.

5. Culture shifts from ownership to enablement

Mobility changes how managers lead. It replaces talent hoarding with talent acceleration. It encourages cross-functional collaboration, openness, and co-ownership of growth. The result? A culture that rewards movement—not tenure.

Want to get started with skills?

Discover how our services can help you with the transition to becoming a skills-based organisation—one that thrives on adaptability, inclusion, and performance.

Shifting to a skills-based model is more than a structural change—it’s a cultural transformation. It requires new ways of thinking about talent, capability, and potential. It means moving beyond static job titles and hierarchies, toward a dynamic system where work is designed around skills, not roles. Where people aren’t boxed in, but built up.

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40%

more skills development in organisations that became a skills-based organisation (source: Udemy)

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Rogier van Hamburg

Co-founder ImpactWork

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