Future of Work Skills

This program can be delivered on-line or in person. Contact us to see how we can customize this training for you or your group’s needs.

Why Future of Work Skills? 

We live in a challenging time. In this age of automation and artificial intelligence, there is great speculation on what the workforce will look like in 2030 and beyond. While we can’t predict every nuance, we can look to data and trends to anticipate what tomorrow’s employees will need to know and be able to do so that they can contribute professionally at their highest capacity. 

One thing we know for certain is that the role humans play in the workforce is changing. In the future, critical contributions will depend on specific human-based skills and abilities such as empathy, communication, generative thinking and human interpretation - abilities that must be honed and developed. These skills will be the currency of the future. 

Future of Work Skills is designed to deliver the critical set of skills needed in the future to thrive in professional roles.  The curriculum focuses on three areas for training and development. 

• Need for self-direction and initiative Never before have employees been required to manage their careers like they do today. From gig workers to the modern freelancers, employees must adopt an entrepreneurial mindset to employment. Even employees hired in more traditional settings now typically stay on the job for approximately 4 years, requiring they be able to spot new opportunities, be self-directed and take initiative for professional growth. 

• Need for human-centered skills Deloitte outlines a global shift we’re experiencing from a hands based economy dependent on manual labor, to a head based economy based on knowledge, to a heart based economy based on human understanding of one another where empathy, communication, original thinking and customer service are of paramount importance. 

• Need for life-long learning According to John Seely Brown, author of The New Culture of Learning, the half-life of a workplace skill is 5 years. That means that with any given skill it will be obsolete in ten years, and only half as relevant in five years. As a result, vocational training can’t simply be about skill mastery, it must address how employees can manage their own learning and development in the areas of interpersonal effectiveness, leadership, and communication. 

RRR’s Future of Work Skills training lives at the intersection of professional and personal development helping employees develop self-awareness, emotional/social intelligence and resilience to address WHO they are as professionals, WHAT they need to do, and HOW they can effectively deliver in the future workforce. 

Curriculum highlights include: 

• Projecting Professionalism, Working with Mentors & Teams, Managing Professional Relationships   

• Communicating Effectively, Developing Agility & Handling Challenging Conversations

• Developing Emotional & Social Intelligence, Handling Workplace Stress, and Exploring Innovation Skills

• Assessing Strengths, Developing a Professional Mindset, and Making Powerful Choices

• Developing a Vision for Professional Careers and Setting Foundational Professional Goals

• Managing Time and Energy, Dealing with Doubt, and Charting a Career Navigation Plan