The world of work is changing. In recent years we’ve witnessed the acceleration of many trends such as remote work, gig employment and the growing skills gap.
By embracing a skills-based mindset to further their efforts, leading organizations ensure their people are prepared and engaged for whatever may come their way according to Sander van 't Noordende writing in Forbes.
In conjunction with an effective learning and development strategy, the skills-based process reimagines how work gets done, allowing companies to better fill jobs.
Along the way, people are supported with a skilling curriculum tailored to their needs.
The result is greater business agility, a more efficient use of resources and a more satisfied workforce.
3 Practical Considerations For Success advises Sander van 't Noordende
There are hurdles associated with a skills-based approach, so how can employers succeed in their efforts? To be more effective, companies should adopt a pragmatic approach guided by clear goals and metrics.
Clarify your purpose. A skills-based approach can solve a number of workforce challenges — talent scarcity, equity and even engagement. To successfully shift to this model, prioritize the most pressing needs and clarify purpose and goals. This is an important step toward aligning everyone in the organization and changing mindsets about jobs and skills.
Adopt a practical mindset. Making big changes like these can be overwhelming. It’s important not to inundate employees with many changes at once; they are key to successful adoption. Take measured steps that help with rethinking around people’s inherent and learned skills and their potential to grow. Consider the skills-based movement as a rolling snowball that starts small but has the capacity to grow exponentially with momentum.
Build competencies with targeted L&D. Skills are becoming obsolete more quickly during this period of AI and digital proliferation, so employers must develop an effective upskilling and reskilling strategy. Keeping people current with technology and work is a basic tenet of the skills-based revolution. These efforts not only future-proof the business but also keep talent happy and engaged.
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1moCan't agree more that technology should be used to increase our team member's productivity and not 'being deliberate about supporting (not supplanting) people with technology'. The final end user/buyer of the products and services isn't going to be an AI, but an actual living human being.