Alicia Roach is the co-founder and director of eQ8. eQ8 is an innovative platform that goes beyond complex analytics, detailed algorithms and predictive insights to produce compelling visualizations that facilitate strategic workforce planning, conversations to drive organizational outcomes.  I credit Alicia with exposing me to the world of strategic workforce planning at a Public Service Commission breakfast in 2019, where she explained how important SWP is for organizations to enable them to prepare for an uncertain future and maintain a competitive advantage. 9:11 Defining Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) 13:41 How to demonstrate the value of SWP 17:31 Getting started with SWP 19:51 Overcoming resistance to SWP 24:21 SWP's role in value generation 27:43 The role of People Analytics in SWP 32:00 Where SWP 'falls down' and how to avoid 35:41 Implementing Strategic Workforce Plans Link to LinkedIn post Alicia mentioned during episode Connect with Alicia on LinkedIn Connect with Kath on LinkedIn