ILLUSTRATION BY CHRIS GASH
to press pause on now to focus on what will contribute to your future , what core functions of business today you will support while fostering the ones that will become invaluable tomorrow .
3 ) Skilling . The truth is no organization will be able to hire enough people to build its digital capability . There aren ’ t enough people out there , and the nature of technology skills needed has also evolved .
According to management consulting firm Korn Ferry ’ s “ Future of Work ” findings , we ’ re currently staring down a talent deficit of some 85 million workers — expected to result in nearly $ 8.5 trillion in unrealized annual revenue — by 2030 .
In the competition for talent , companies must favor employees with a zest for continuous professional growth and help them build the soft skills that are conducive to supporting a diversity of initiatives .
Paving the way for effective innovation Want to move faster and get the most relevance out of innovation ? A future-oriented approach with consensus across the c-suite is critical . Invest in employee learning and development through upskilling and reskilling programs , and use automation to your advantage to help your team focus on higher-value work . Luckily , modern software is helping make the latter easier — in many cases , you don ’ t need to be a technologist to build and innovate anymore — as some of today ’ s solutions are more or less turnkey .
The future of human-machine collaboration is on our doorstep , and it ’ s redefining how businesses scale .
We ’ re continuing to learn and innovate while supporting the people and partners who have helped us achieve industry-altering innovations for decades .
The future of innovation is bright , and it ’ s also , thankfully , very much within reach . ■
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