Employee Engagement– a Strategic Differentiator in Today’s Competitive Business Landscape

The human jobs that remain require specialized skillsets, not just warm bodies. And as technical competencies are increasingly automated, what were previously considered soft skills are becoming the hard skills. These are mainly behavioral in context and are often referred to as transversal competencies. That’s according to the Future of Jobs Report 2022, published by the World Economic Forum, which identifies the skills that are increasingly in demand and those that are becoming less important (see facing graphic. World Economic Forum “The Future of Jobs Report 2018”). The organizations that succeed now and into the future will be those that attract, retain and inspire the best talent with the skillset suited to this new landscape. To start, leaders must understand what these workers are seeking and satisfy that. But to get and keep talent in this competitive environment, they must go beyond mere employee satisfaction and strive to reach the next level – employee engagement