EP 113: Leveraging talent in LATAM and upskilling strategies for workforce retention.
Description
Tomas O’Farrell, Co-Founder at Workana, joins our host James Mackey to discuss why we are seeing companies expand and shift remote teams to LATAM. They debate the complexities of upskilling at a large scale, exploring the relationship between layoffs, restructuring, and upskilling.
Additionally, they break down retention rates on a departmental level, seeking insights into talent retention strategies.
0:28 Tomas O'Farrell's background
1:18 Hiring engineers in Latin America
10:04 Remote work, global hiring shifts
16:09 Best practices for scaling up
22:37 Budgeting and upskilling workforce
28:01 Retention broken down by department.
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