the changes

  It’s that time of year again when people start looking forward to trends and forecasts for the year ahead of them. For those of us who work in the field of talent development, one of the most exciting developments we are seeing the emergence of a new set of competencies that are crucial for Workplace success which are called the Future ready competency . These competencies enable individuals to thrive in the digital age and enhance their future readiness. Following are the  five competencies that we have identified to be critical: 1. Integrative Thinking  – In the book titled “The Opposable Mind,” Consultant Roger Martin introduces the notion of Integrative Thinking for the first time. Rather than selecting between two competing concepts, he described Integrative Thinking as “the capacity to confront constructively the tension of opposing ideas and develop a creative solution to the tension in the shape of a new thought that comprises parts of both opposing ideas but is super

  It’s that time of year again when people start looking forward to trends and forecasts for the year ahead of them. For those of us who work in the field of talent development, one of the most exciting developments we are seeing the emergence of a new set of competencies that are crucial for Workplace success which are called the Future ready competency . These competencies enable individuals to thrive in the digital age and enhance their future readiness. Following are the  five competencies that we have identified to be critical: 1. Integrative Thinking  – In the book titled “The Opposable Mind,” Consultant Roger Martin introduces the notion of Integrative Thinking for the first time. Rather than selecting between two competing concepts, he described Integrative Thinking as “the capacity to confront constructively the tension of opposing ideas and develop a creative solution to the tension in the shape of a new thought that comprises parts of both opposing ideas but is super

  During his Independence Day speech in 2014, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi stated that “skill development” and “ Skilling India ” must be our mission if we are to promote our country’s development. Hundreds of millions of Indian youth should learn skills that will enable them to contribute to the modernization of India. He expressed his desire to create a pool of young people who are capable of creating jobs as well as assisting those who are unable to do so due to a lack of opportunities. Skilling India is important for two main reasons: 1. The growth of the service sector in India – The natural economic movement of a country goes from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy to a service economy but India has leapfrogged from an agrarian economy to a service economy. This remarkable feature of India’s recent growth is diversification into services, with the services sector dominating GDP increasing the importance of skill development in job creation.