What are the top skills we should be developing for the future of work?
Episode 3
We all want to stay ahead of the curve and prepare for the dynamic landscape that the future of work brings. So what are the skills we should be developing? Join us as we sit down with Bhushan Sethi, joint global leader of PwC’s People & Organization Practice, and Jay Connolly, Global Chief Talent Officer at Dentons, to explore the future of work and what skills we need to be developing.
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Show Notes
Researchers
Bhushan Sethi
Jay Connolly
Script Articles
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“While the Future of Work Is Human, Australia Faces a Major Skills Crisis.” Deloitte Australia, 12 June 2019, www2.deloitte.com/au/en/pages/media-releases/articles/work-human-australia-faces-major-skills-crisis-120619.html
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Anderson, Bruce. “The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2020.” LinkedIn, 9 Jan. 2020, business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2020/most-in-demand-hard-and-soft-skills
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“The Future of Jobs and Skills.” World Economic Forum, 2016, reports.weforum.org/future-of-jobs-2016/skills-stability
Videos
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Additional Articles
Sethi, Bhushan. “Getting Back to the Future...of Work.” Strategy+business, 22 July 2020, www.strategy-business.com/article/Getting-back-to-the-future-of-work
Marr, Bernard. “The 10 Vital Skills You Will Need for the Future of Work.” Forbes, 29 Apr. 2019, www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/04/29/the-10-vital-skills-you-will-need-for-the-future-of-work/?sh=409278243f5b
PwC. “PwC Executive Pulse Survey.” PwC, 2020, www.pwc.com/us/pulse, www.pwc.com/us/en/library/assets/2021-chro-insights.pdf
PwC. “PwC’s CEO Global Panel Survey.” PwC, 2020, www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-agenda/ceo-panel-survey.html, https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-agenda/ceo-panel-survey-emerge-stronger.pdf
Sethi, Bhushan, et al. “Policy Brief: Delivering Economic Value and Social Cohesion Through ‘Good Jobs.’” T20 Saudi Arabia 2020 Think, 2020, pp. 1–23, t20saudiarabia.org.sa/en/briefs/Pages/Policy-Brief.aspx?pb=TF6_PB12
Sethi, Bhushan. “Why ‘Good Jobs’ Matter in the Post-Pandemic World.” PwC, 26 June 2020, www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/trust/common-purpose/why-good-jobs-matter-in-the-post-pandemic-world.html