How to build a
future-proof
workforce today By Chris Ogden, CEO of RubiBlue Want your employees to leap into
perfect people for your business,
Do you have a clearly defined
the future world of work with zest
it’s also in how you invest into
strategy and roadmap? If so, what
and joy? Then build a business
your existing talent pool. If
skills do you need to achieve that
they want to be part of, first.
you want the kind of company
future? What kind of talent will
that drips with brilliant people
boost your business and give it
Consider internal skills training for employees
and great skills, then you need
the legs it needs to run forwards
to consider internal training,
at speed? Then, start on another
What skills do you think your
opportunities and plans that
roadmap, one that identifies the
employees should have? Should
keep your employees engaged
key players in your business and
they be excellent at technology?
and learning.
engages with them around their
What about people skills?
aspirations. Find out how their
Or should they know the ins
Create a defined strategy
goals align with the business and
and outs of social media and
The first step on this long
matrix these; this will help you to
connectivity tools? The answer
road of constant and evolving
create a strategic outline of the
to these questions is not just in
development is to unpack where
future skills you can provide to
your hiring process, in picking the
you see your company’s future.
your employees.
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