People Matters - October 2021

In this issue

The skills gap conundrum
The shift towards digitization and automation has distended the skills gap forcing businesses to innovate their capability-building approaches in the new world of work. Close to 70 percent of employers globally are struggling to find skilled workers, especially in high-demand areas like operations and logistics, manufacturing and production, IT, sales, and marketing, according to a study by ManpowerGroup. So, the need to address skill gaps by adapting employees’ skills and roles to the new ways of working is more urgent than ever for organizations to come stronger on the other side. The cover story of this issue digs deep into the current organizational learning & training landscape and how leaders can fix the larger skills gap to prepare for the future.

How To Navigate The Emotional Complexities Of Modern Work

In a high-pressure environment, how can employees develop their aptitude for managing their emotions – and how can employers support them? Despite appearing less tangible, some skills underpin our success in the digital workplace

4 mins

Changing Dynamics Of Employer Branding

Organizations of all types are now reconsidering their approach to employer branding, and realising employees and candidates want to understand the employee value proposition first before they engage with the ‘hype’

5 mins

The Skills Gap Conundrum

The widening skills gap is one of the top challenges facing global leaders today. What’s your skill transformation equation?

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UNILEVER'S CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER ON THE KEY TO ADDRESSING THE SKILLS GAP

Tim Munden, Chief Learning Officer, Unilever, talks to People Matters about weaving learning and well-being in the flow of work, and the essentials to building a high-performing leadership and workforce that thrive through uncertainty

5 mins

SKILLS GAP IS A VERY HEALTHY SIGN OF CHANGE: KOHLER'S GLOBAL L&D HEAD

The pandemic has had an immediate effect on the economy eventually affecting the global talent pool. Amid the widening skills gap, it is crucial to make the workforce future-ready parallelly offering the best employee experiences of their lives for retention, says indraneel Das, Global Head Learning & Development, Kohler Co.

5 mins

FEWER COMPANIES REALISE RESKILLING A KEY PART OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: TATA COMMUNICATIONS' GLOBAL L&D HEAD

Despite organisations ramping up digital infrastructures, many have noticed potential issues such as the need for cybersecurity experts and the widening digital skills gap and companies generally deal with these concerns by hiring new, skilled staff. But, this approach is not sustainable, says ina Bajwa, Global Head, Learning & Development, Tata Communications

5 mins

NARROWING THE TECH INDUSTRY'S SKILLS GAP BY SHIFTING MINDSETS

Australian organisations have to reframe the approach to hiring to become even more inclusive in talent acquisition practices, creating more pathways for skilled talent to enter the workforce

3 mins

EVA MAJERCSIK OF GENESYS ON ‘EMBRACING EMPATHY' AND THE VALUE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING

In a conversation with People Matters, Eva Majercsik, Chief People Officer at Genesys, discusses company values – Embrace Empathy, Fly-in Formation, and Go Big – in the context of upskilling employees

8 mins

EMBEDDING UPSKILLING INTO THE FLOW OF WORK IS VITAL: KOFAX'S SVP, HR

Organisations are rapidly shifting to a digital-first culture as part of the ‘new norm’. This entails enhancing the digital savviness of employees and investing in intelligent, integrated platforms for automation, says lynne scheid, Senior Vice President, HR at Kofax, in an exclusive interview with People Matters

5 mins

SOLVING THE SKILLS GAP

For the foreseeable future, the speed of change will continue to generate demand for talent that outstrips supply by

7 mins

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