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Build a continuous learning culture. Reskilling shouldn’t be the first step in an organizations’ efforts to ensure it has highly skilled technical talent. Companies should have already set the stage so that learning has a prominent place in its talent management strategy.
Curricula and other learning services should be firmly integrated with work, promoted, and interactive. Essentially, employees should already be prepped to learn. It should be happening daily on an informal as well as formal basis. For instance, managers and employees at all levels should be coaching, mentoring, and using collaborative platforms that promote habitual knowledge sharing.
Identify the skills your organization needs.
Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, big data, e-commerce, the cloud, coding, user experience design, product management and digital marketing, the list of useful tech skills is long and varied. However, it’s impractical to go after all skills, even if they’re necessary.
Organizations should first assess their current state to identify gaps and subsequently target which skills will help them meet current and future business goals. Furthermore, don’t discount the importance of soft skills for technical talent. Business acumen, the ability to collaborate effectively and solve problems are perfect complements for digital skills.
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