I was too lazy to create a new article and so this new blog post I made is more of a personal opinion. So please excuse me for expressing on the first person.
Our country (Philippines) has a new president who promotes change (Pres. Duterte). The newly elected U.S. president, Mr. Trump is also different from the usual profiles of the previews U.S. presidents. Changes that somehow rattles the nerves of half of the country's population. Now, with them sitting on the government, we wonder what would be the future of the workforce? What would be the future of the economy? That is what we have to watch closely.
As I have mentioned, I am too lazy and so I just captured this presentation from one of the blogs that I read - found at "fivestarsandamoon" website. This is a print screen of the skills needed for the current and future workforce.
Above are the top 10 skills discussed or were presented in the World Economic Forum. I wanted to share it with fellow HR practitioners and suggest that we post it on our board to remind us constantly of the skills we need to develop for our human resources. These competencies are not common and usually the same sets of skills we look for our supervisors, and managers. These skills are well-developed for those who have gained wisdom from their work experience.
If you look at our current workforce, many organization are experiencing difficulties in maintaining and sustaining their talents. We tend to lose them because of the high demand for employees having these competencies. Not only the competition, but also the interest of the current workforce are so diverse. Information is so high and wide-spread that consistency of functions performed also present a challenge - "boredom". HR Managers are now constantly on high-gear thinking creatively of programs that would keep the employees entertained in their job.
Most developmental programs for employees are anchored on Competencies. Thus, before you go further with your programs, it is best to define first the competency-requirements of your organization. Doing so, you will have a guide for recruitment, training and with your management program.
Now, looking at the above top 10 skills list, I noticed that there are missing ingredients that we as HR managers always hope to find among the workforce. What I am pointing at are the softskills we need, particularly in the co-op sector. These are few of the traits or characters that we need to sustain the culture of "cooperativism":
- Integrity and Honesty
- Commitment
- Loyalty
- Members-centered or customer focused
- Compassion
I know that the above soft-skills are hard to find and determine during recruitment. Only time can tell if we are able to capture the heart of our employees. And also, you may want to add more to the list I have given above.
The next thing that now comes into my mind is how to develop the soft skills among our employees. I will try to share my experiences from the interventions I will be making. You see, most of the consultancy requirements I have now are mostly on how to improve the employee relations and the employees' morale. These are factors related to the organizational culture. Hopefully, I'll be able to document it. I will try to write some small articles as I develop a documentation on the culture and climate of Philippine Cooperatives.
Until my next blog... Please feel free to share your opinions on this matter. Have a great day ahead!!!
