10 essential workplace skills

Your passport to navigating the future

The world is experiencing a monumental shift in the way we work and learn. New technology is disrupting nearly every industry. We’re already

seeing the impact in healthcare, finance, manufacturing and logistics. Are you ready to

navigate to the future?

of CEOs expect technology

advancements to disrupt their company

Are you ready?

of CEOs believe they do not have the right skills, leadership or operating

structure to adapt

deficit of APAC workers able to meet new job requirements

by 2020

70% CEO

million

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Create a culture of continuous learning. To thrive in the Skills Economy, employers must support their workers to continually learn and adapt to their changing environment.

Your tickets to future-proofing

TICKETS

1. M

AKING SENSE

OF DATA

High-level thinking

skills, the ability to find

insight from analytics.

2. ADAPTIVE THINKING

Thinking outside the box and responding

to unexpected circumstances.

The essential journey: 10 future-proofing skills

9. DESIGN MINDSETAbility to assess others’ emotions and adapt words, tone and gestures.

3. SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

Ability to assess others’

emotions and adapt words,

tone and gestures.

MULTI-DISCIPLINE UNDERSTANDINGThe ability to understand concepts and challenges across disciplines.

4. Create persuasive communication that uses new media forms.

5. N

EW MEDIA LITERACY

6. COMPUTATIONAL

THINKINGThe ability to translate huge

amounts of data into

abstract concepts.

7.FILTERING AND

PRIORITISATIONThe ability to filter

huge amounts of data by importance and

relevance.

8. CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCY

Linguistic skills and the ability to

apply cultural understandings.

10. VIRTUAL

COLLABORATION

The ability to

collaborate, engage

and be productive

with a virtual

team.

Sources:https://hbr.org/2016/12/digital-leadership-is-not-an-optional-part-of-being-a-ceo

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170919005420/en/Korn-Ferry-Survey-Talent-Technology-Companies-Transforminghttps://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/2015/assets/pwc-18th-annual-global-ceo-survey-jan-2015.pdf

http://www.iftf.org/uploads/media/SR-1382A_UPRI_future_work_skills_sm.pdf

AI, robotics, and automation isn’t the end for the workforce. It’s a shift to a new level of engagement. Where machines work on logical

and repetitive tasks and humans go deeper and find insights, solutions and meaning. With skills, continuous learning and support,

you and your workers can navigate the new skills economy.

Your Destination:a future-proofed workforce

90%

Sources:https://hbr.org/2016/12/digital-leadership-is-not-an-optional-part-of-being-a-ceo

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170919005420/en/Korn-Ferry-Survey-Talent-Technology-Companies-Transforminghttps://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/2015/assets/pwc-18th-annual-global-ceo-survey-jan-2015.pdf

http://www.iftf.org/uploads/media/SR-1382A_UPRI_future_work_skills_sm.pdf