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LEYDEN CONSULTING GROUP · Labor markets

Understand changing work. Plan the skills response.

Assess how technology, demand and organizational change affect tasks, skills and employment needs, and translate the findings into practical transition options.

For employers, workforce institutions and public-policy teams

The executive question

Which tasks and skills are changing, and how can people prepare for the transition?

Assess

Prioritze

Design

A defined question. Comparable options. Evidence for the next step.

Task analysis

Skills gaps

Workforce scenarios

Training priorities

when we can help

A specific decision.
A focused engagement.

01

Technology is changing job content

You need to distinguish tasks that may be automated, supported or newly created.

02

Skills gaps constrain progress 

Hiring and training decisions need an assessment of demand and existing capabilities.

03

A workforce program needs evaluation

You want to define outcomes, assess evidence and compare intervention options.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

From analysis to a usable decision.

01

Task and role map

Activities, time requirements and skills by selected function.

02

Skills-gap assessment

Existing capabilities compared with future requirements.

03

Transition scenarios

Training, redeployment and hiring options with costs and assumptions.

04

Monitoring framework

Indicators and review points for workforce or training initiatives.

Illustrative decision framework

AI adoption in an analytical team

An example of the questions and outputs an engagement can structure. It is not a client case or a calculated result.

Dimension

Question to resolve

Expected output

Baseline

How is working time distributed today?

A task inventory and starting measures.

Change

Which tasks shrink, grow or appear?

Scenarios by task, not automatic job-loss estimates.

Skills

What does competent use require?

Training and time-to-proficiency needs.

Transition

How can the team adapt?

Options for work redesign and phased learning.

Task exposure to technology does not equal job displacement. Scenarios separate technology effects from demand, organizational choices and workforce constraints.

EVIDENCe & accountability

Know what supports the recommendation.

Each engagement separates public evidence, client-validated information and analytical assumptions. The decision memo makes the sources, uncertainties and conditions visible.

Relevant research and institutional data are checked for dates, coverage and suitability for the question.

Definitions, workflows and material inputs are reviewed with the responsible teams within the agreed scope.

The analysis identifies missing evidence, sensitivity to assumptions and conditions that could change the recommendation.

a clear path to engagement

Start with the question that matters.

01

Executive conversation

Define the decision, the organization’s priorities and available information.

02

Scoped diagnostic

Agree on methods, deliverables, responsibilities and timing based on the question and data.

03

Advisory and follow-through

Review options and define implementation support or further analysis where needed.

To start, share the sector, decision and timeline. Confidential information is not needed for the initial inquiry.

¿What decision comes next?

Economic intelligence. Applied AI.
Better decisions.

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