Email: What type of new skills are best for work environments? (Brazil)
Here’s a simple perspective. Our professional world is evolving! Evolution spurred by advances in technology. Emerging skills are more about emphasising innately human capabilities. Top emerging skills identified in World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report suggests professionals should develop softer skills to enhance existing expertise.
1. ANALYTICAL THINKING, INNOVATION
Razor sharp analytical skills are fundamental to building team strength, strategies. Even as automation, artificial intelligence take spotlight, uniquely human abilities to think critically, creatively will never fall out of trend. Our logic, reason to create inventive solutions win.
2. ACTIVE LISTENING, LEARNING
Curious ability to positively seek, process information, insights is valuable. Challenge self by taking on diverse projects, attend courses, self-motivated learning.
3. ORIGINALITY, INITIATIVE
Creative thinking for untapped markets, creating efficiencies, launching new initiatives. Imagination with innovation, entrepreneurship is powerful. Translate imagination into focused actions, plans, results.
4. TECHNOLOGY DESIGN, PROGRAMMING
Future is tech, learning how to design, program software is a skill that’ll stay in high demand. Improve digital literacy, practical knowledge of transformation models.
5. CRITICAL, CONFIDENT THINKING
Critical thinking is ability to think neutrally, thoroughly, deliberately, competitively. Confidence in decision making is key.
6. COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Leaders are faced with problems both simple, complex. Those who thrive are adept at taking multi-faceted challenges, break into solvable pieces. Thinking deeply entails 3 practices – challenging perceptions, tackling big problems, attention to natural instincts.
7. LEADERSHIP, INFLUENCE
Being a stimulating, inspiring leader requires constant, conscious practice. New leaders lean on human capital. Encourage ambition on a personal level, motivate for best potential, build more leaders with a clear sense of purpose.
8. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Emotional intelligence is gaining traction globally. Know when, how to look inwards to gauge self perception, self awareness. Emotional intelligence helps compassionately, authentically relate to others, anticipate needs of the organisation.
9. RISK, PROBLEM SOLVING
Problem solving skills can always be refined, strengthened. What kind of a thinker are we? Give risk a calculated shot. Once we’ve analysed how we tackle obstacles, will know exactly what to do. Invest in skills of an expert problem solver in tough scenarios.
10. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, EVALUATION
All organisations have systems, processes to help them run. A deeper understanding of operational challenges, efficiencies, models, cost benefit drivers is great.
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