key to attracting talent in transforming working environments

THE KEY TO ATTRACTING TALENT IN TODAY’S TRANSFORMING WORKING ENVIRONMENTS

Heini Hult-Miekkavaara Career Coach Academic Architects and Engineers in Finland - TEK

THE WAY WE WORK IS TRANSFORMING AND SO ARE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT CHALLENGES INDIVIDUAL

WORKERS ARE FACING IN TRANSFORMING WORKING

ENVIRONMENTS?

DO WE EVEN KNOW WHAT TODAY’S WORKING

ENVIRONMENTS LOOK LIKE?

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WHAT WOULD WE LIKE TO THINK WORKING IN TODAY’S ORGANISATIONS LOOKS LIKE?

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DO WE REALLY HAVE ORGANISATIONS THAT FUNCTION LIKE THIS?

DOES EVERYONE KNOW HIS/HER PLACE AND WHO THEY WORK WITH?

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DO BUSINESS PROCESSES REALLY RUN THIS SMOOTHLY? DOES EVERYONE IN THE ORGANISATION SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE?

THIS IS A BIT MORE WHAT WORK REALLY LOOKS LIKE…

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CAN YOU SPOT THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS COMPETENCE? CAN HE SPOT HIM/HERSELF?

IMAGINE THIS IN 3D AND MULTIPLIED BY AT LEAST THREE

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BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE ROBOTICS CLOUD COMPUTING DIGITALISATION

GLOBALISATION INTERNET OF THINGS PROJECTS

SWARMING AUGMENTED REALITY SELF-SERVICE

SHORT EMPLOYMENTS VIRTUALITY

BIG DATA OUTSOURCING FREELANCE WORK

MOBILITY SOCIAL MEDIA

SOME MEGATRENDS THAT ARE SHAPING WORK, ALREADY HAPPENING OR JUST ABOUT TO EMERGE:

THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE MAJOR TRANSFORMATIONS GOING ON

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#1: ORGANISATIONS, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

ARE TRANSFORMING

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#2: TOOLS AND WAYS OF WORKING ARE TRANSFORMING

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#3: SKILLS REQUIREMENTS ARE TRANSFORMING

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WHAT CHALLENGES IS THE INDIVIDUAL WORKER FACING IN THESE TRANSFORMATIONS?

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THE INDIVIDUAL WORKER’S CHALLENGE # 1: ORGANISATIONS, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

ARE TRANSFORMING E.G. SOCIAL MEDIA FREELANCE WORK SHORT EMPLOYMENTS PROJECTS OURSOURCING

DIGITALISATION GLOBALISATION SWARMING

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- HOW DO I WORK IN COMPLEX NETWORK ORGANISATIONS?

- CAN I WORK IN SEVERAL ORGANISATIONS SIMULTANIOUSLY?

- HOW DO I PATCH UP A MEANINGFUL AND COHERENT CAREER FROM

PROJECTS AND SHORT EMPLOYMENTS?

- HOW DO I EXPLAIN (INVOLUNTARY) DOWNSHIFTING OR DEVIATIONS

FROM MY CAREER PATH?

- HOW DO I MAKE A PATCHWORK CAREER ATTRACTIVE TO EMPLOYERS?

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THE INDIVIDUAL WORKER’S CHALLENGE # 2: TOOLS AND WAYS OF WORKING ARE TRANSFORMING

E.G. MOBILITY GLOBALISATION CLOUD COMPUTING SOCIAL MEDIA VIRTUALITY SWARMING

BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE BIG DATA DIGITALISATION

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- HOW DO I KNOW WHICH SKILLS AND TOOLS I NEED TO MASTER?

- HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITH EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY?

- HOW TO WORK BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY IN

A COMMUNITY?

- HOW TO BE AGILE BOTH AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND ON AN

ORGANISATORY LEVEL?

- HOW DO I SUPPORT ORGANISATORY LEARNING WHILST

ACQUIRING INDIVIDUAL COMPETENCE?

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THE INDIVIDUAL WORKER’S CHALLENGE # 3: SKILLS REQUIREMENTS ARE TRANSFORMING E.G.SELF-SERVICE BIG DATA DIGITALISATION CLOUD COMPUTING ROBOTICS VIRTUALITY

OURSOURCING

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-  HOW DO I KNOW WHICH SKILLS I SHOULD HAVE NOW AND IN THE

FUTURE?

-  WHICH SKILLS ATTRACT EMPLOYERS?

-  WHAT DO I WANT TO EXCEL IN?

-  HOW DO I RECOGNISE MY COMPETENCE?

-  HOW CAN I RECOGNISE WHAT EFFECTS MY COMPETENCE HAS?

-  HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SKILLS AND MANAGE MY COMPETENCE?

-  HOW DO I PROVE MY COMPETENCE TO OTHERS?

THE INDIVIDUAL WORKER FACES CHALLENGES -

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- HOW CAN EMPLOYERS MEET THEM…

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…TO GO THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATION TOGETHER…

...ON ALL OF THE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS UNDERGOING CHANGE:

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1. ORGANISATIONS AND LEADERSHIP 2. TOOLS AND WAYS OF WORKING 3. INDIVIDUAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

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UNDERSTANDING THESE CHALLENGES AND MEETING

THEM IS THE KEY TO ATTRACTING TALENT -

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- AND TO RETAINING IT