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description: "How Microsoft made internal mobility work at scale: the business case, a simple skills language, and planning for resistance. A SocialTalent field guide."
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Field guide — Hiring Excellence

# Thom Staight’s Top Tips on Internal Mobility at Scale

Microsoft’s former TA lead Thom Staight on making internal mobility work at scale — lead with the business case, simplify the skills language, and plan for the pushback before it lands.

- Lead with the business case — tie mobility to agility, and put a dollar figure on the alternative
- Build a common skills language, and keep it simple enough to actually use
- Plan for resistance, set guardrails, and give the build 18 months — not weeks

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