Addressing the skills gap challenge

1. WORKFORCE RESKILLING
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Addressing the
skills gap challenge
April 2020
Biland Sadek
linkedin.com/in/bilandsadek

2. An urgent need to reskill our workforce
Source: Beyond hiring: How companies are reskilling to address talent gaps –
McKinsey (Jan 2020)
The pace of disruption caused by
digital technologies is accelerating as
AI and robotics gain ground.
Cloud, mobile, and social computing have
already driven workplace changes that have
made the skills gap a pressing issue.

3. Leaders are not prepared to the digital age as much they think
Source: The new leadership playbook for the digital age – MIT Sloan MR (Jan 2020)
Whereas 82% of respondents say their companies need digitally savvy leaders,
only 40% believe that their organizations are building robust leadership pipelines

4. Need to develop a new mindset and set of skills…
Source: The new leadership playbook for the digital
age – MIT Sloan MR (Jan 2020)
Source: “Developing the future ready resilient
workforce – MIT Sloan MR (Spr 2019)
business
awareness
bottom-line
focus
ethical
intelligence
entrepreneurial
attitude

5. …for a digital culture by building on principles…
Source: Building digital-ready culture in traditional organizations –
MIT Sloan MR (Sum 2019)
Source: Building digital-ready culture in traditional organizations –
MIT Sloan MR (Sum 2019)

6. …using a phased approach
Source: Getting practical about the future of work – McKinsey (Jan 2020)
Source: 6 steps to upskilling your people – strategy+business (Aug 2019)