Gave this "Future of Work" (and the skills you'll need) webinar this morning to a group of Canadian/stateside economic development professionals. They were great sports and asked thoughtful questions. Thanks to Whittaker & Associates for hosting.
4. Skill [skil]
1. the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice,
aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one
of his many skills.
2. competent excellence in performance; expertness;
dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.
3. a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or
special training in which a person has competence and
experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.
5. A Skills Gap?
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8. “There's a lot of things that are
strongly believed in the business
community that simply aren't true -
like, for example, the idea that there's
a big skills gap, that employers can't
find qualified people, that the problem
is that schools are failing and people
don't have the appropriate academic
skills.” Peter Cappelli
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35. “Why are words like ‘love,’
‘devotion,’ and ‘honor’ so
seldom heard within the walls
of corporate-dom? Why are
the ideals that matter most to
human beings the ones most
notably absent in managerial
discourse?”
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38. Did we cover
what we
planned to?
ü What will work look like in
the future?
ü What skills will be
needed?
ü Where and how can these
skills be learned?
ü How can the skill gap be
avoided?
ü What is an “unjob?”
ü Will self-employed, free-
agent contract workers be
the workforce of the future?
Photo
by:
FutureWeWant
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