{"id":18123,"date":"2025-02-05T09:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/?p=18123"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:21:34","slug":"why-building-a-skills-taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/why-building-a-skills-taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats","title":{"rendered":"Why building a Skills Taxonomy can feel like herding cats!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18123\" class=\"elementor elementor-18123\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768848e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"768848e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e5bb7 blog-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1e5bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats.webp 1792w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-1024x585.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-1536x878.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-370x211.webp 370w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-800x457.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Why-building-a-Skills-Taxonomy-can-feel-like-herding-cats-390x223.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e31fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e31fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ve all heard the phrase \u201cherding cats,\u201d and if you\u2019ve ever tried it, you know why it\u2019s such a perfect metaphor for chaos! As a proud cat parent to three mischievous furballs, I can confirm: they absolutely have minds of their own. Try to get them to do anything in unison, and it\u2019s pure pandemonium.<\/p><p>Sometimes, managing co-workers\u2014or building <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihr.com\/blog\/skills-taxonomy\/\">a skills taxonomy <\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2014feels the same way.<\/p><p>That\u2019s why creating a tailored skills taxonomy is one of the biggest pain points we hear about from customers as they embark on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/skills-based-organization\">journey to become skills-based.<\/a><\/strong><\/span> The question comes up time and again: \u201cHow do I even start?\u201d<\/p><p>Over the years, we\u2019ve approached this challenge in three ways:<\/p><ol><li><strong>You\u2019ve already got a taxonomy? Fantastic!<br \/><\/strong> <br \/>This is the best-case scenario. Customers can upload their existing skills library directly into Skills Base and start assessing their teams, departments, or entire organizations within minutes.<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-1230x692.png 1230w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-390x219.png 390w, https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Different-Data-Entities-270x152.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/li><li><strong>Use our skills library as a foundation.<br \/><\/strong> <br \/>With thousands of roles, categories, and skills, our pre-built library can save time. However, we\u2019ve learned that generic libraries can sometimes miss the mark. While great as a starting point, they often lack the granularity needed to address unique organizational contexts.<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Skills-Library-Gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"1036\" \/><\/p><\/li><li><strong>Need help building one? We\u2019ve got you covered.<br \/><\/strong> <br \/>Our skilled analysts work closely with customers to create or refine their taxonomies. Even if you already have one, we\u2019ll review it and make tailored recommendations to ensure it\u2019s optimized for your needs.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61aa9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61aa9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, we\u2019re tackling this challenge head-on by creating a best-practice process that any organization can use to craft their own skills taxonomy\u2014tailored, relevant, and easy to maintain.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve done it before. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skills-base.com\/how-to-effectively-approach-your-employees-skills-assessment\">Our Structured-Subjective approach to assessing skills<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was an industry first, saving organizations years of time by balancing accuracy with simplicity. But this new initiative is a whole new ballgame, and we\u2019re excited to take it on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b465f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86b465f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here's the plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab5ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ab5ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the next three months, we\u2019re developing a process and an AI-powered toolset to help organizations create bespoke, actionable skills taxonomies in no time.<\/p><p><strong>And the best part? We\u2019re making it available for free.<\/strong><\/p><p>Of course, this won\u2019t be without challenges. For example:<\/p><ul><li>How do we tailor skill names to match unique organizational needs?<\/li><li>How do we create uniformity while maintaining relevance across disciplines?<\/li><li>How do we ensure usability and long-term maintainability?<\/li><\/ul><p>These are big questions, but with over a decade of experience working with some of the world\u2019s leading organizations, we\u2019re confident we can find the answers. We\u2019ve already got some exciting ideas and can\u2019t wait to share them with you as we progress.<\/p><p>We\u2019ll be providing regular updates on this journey, so stay tuned. And when it\u2019s ready, you\u2019ll be among the first to get your hands on this game-changing tool.<\/p><p>Now, back to herding my own set of cats. 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