The Corvus | August 2018
valued for the future of work include:
• Social intelligence – ability to
connect to others in a deep and direct
way, to sense and stimulate reactions
and desired interactions.
• Computational thinking – ability
to translate vast amounts of data into
abstract concepts, and to understand
data-based reasoning.
• New media literacy – ability to
critically assess and develop content
that uses new media forms, and to
leverage these media for persuasive
communication.
• Design mindset – ability to present
and develop tasks and work processes
for desired outcomes.
• Virtual collaboration – ability to
work productively, drive engagement
and demonstrate presence, as a
member of a virtual team.
In order to survive in this new
world, companies need to rethink
everything - from culture to tools to
environments. How do we lead in
this world? How do we create value?
How do we create opportunities for
growth?
“Businesses must accept change,
but the art of progress is to preserve
order amid change”. The workforce
of the future will be the most
diverse the world has ever seen. To
succeed, companies need a broader
understanding of their people.
Organisations that want to attract
and retain top talent in this fast-
developing app economy need to
adapt their culture and technology to
accommodate the shift in attitudes.
Today, the top contributors to
employee
engagement
and
satisfaction include respect, trust,
recognition,
opportunities
to
contribute, autonomy and purposeful
work.
Organizations
need
to
deliberately create environments that
foster these.
It is not enough to hire adequately
skilled employees. Companies must
invest enough to develop talent within
their organizations and produce
groomed and prepared successors, as
well as cultivate leadership capabilities.
Building employee value is a critical
economic necessity. Organizations
need to regard their employees as not
just human resources (that can be drawn
on when needed or until exhausted),
but as human capital which represents
a form of wealth that grows (with
investm