Digital Lifescapes

Are you still unable to fully launch that Digital Transformation project that your CEO approved months ago? The savvy CIOs and CTOs know that business model innovation progress is achieved by better people, process, and technology advancements -- specifically in that order. Are you ready now? If your current 'team' of employees are unprepared, well you're not alone. Furthermore, many organizations are struggling to hire 'quality talent' as only 16 percent of new hires possess the needed skills for both their current role and the future, according to the latest worldwide market study by Gartner. Moreover, what's the likelihood that this 'cream of the crop' wants to work at your company? Ongoing Quest for Aptly Skilled Talent To hire quality talent, recruiting leaders must shift their strategies from replacing the workforce to instead 'shaping the workforce' by defining needs based on skills, sourcing talent more broadly and creating responsive emp...

More CEOs have now voiced concerns that their workforce is not ready for the implications of digital business transformation trends. Few believe that their HR team is capable of reimagining the future of work to drive high-performance across the organization. Just imagine, 45 percent of managers say they don’t feel confident in their ability to develop the skills employees need to succeed. In addition, managers lack time to coach their direct reports -- they're spending on average 9 percent of their time on skills development. Bridging the Digital Skills Gap Employee skill development challenges are particularly problematic in a multi-generational work environment. Millennials report wanting feedback 50 percent more often than other employees -- a Gartner survey found that more than 70 percent of HR executives believe that managers should get more involved in coaching employees compared with three years ago. "Today’s organizations are undergoing a digital transformatio...