Agility and Collaboration Are Key to Connecting People to Jobs

With 10 million open jobs and 8.4 million people unemployed, the nation needs solutions for connecting people with the right skills for the right jobs – not a return to business-as-usual, says author Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health. In order to create an inclusive and skilled workforce ready for the changing nature of work, she assets the solution starts with an agile mindset and collaboration.

“An ecosystem of willing partners can provide agility during unsettled times by pivoting with changing trends and shifting conditions,” writes Ton-Quinlivan in her new book WorkforceRx: Agile and Inclusive Strategies for Employers, Educators and Workers in Unsettled Times.

Drawing on her many years of experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors including her time as executive vice chancellor of the California Community Colleges, Ton-Quinlivan’s book shares a collection of proven workforce development strategies. These playbooks, as she calls them, present practical options for dealing holistically with the challenges facing employers, workers and the economy today, all of which have direct relevance to the post-COVID economy.