The relevance of digital skills in the COVID-19 era

By HCL Tech Sri Lanka

An organization’s success in the new normal will largely depend on the extent to which it reskills its workforce. For an employee, what does it take to learn new skills to stay relevant today?

According to Sundar Rajan: it is a winning mind-set to address the threat of becoming obsolete head-on and an omnipresent human quest to stay relevant.

Employees will need to recognize the challenge in entirety, focus on learning, unlearning and relearning so that they remain up-to-date by continuously upgrading their skills. Here are some tips from Sundar on how to learn new skills to stay relevant:

Hone existing skills: Get more adept at what you already know. Yes, there’s nothing better than doing a great job and doing it well always. Every person/employee has core strengths, which he/she should use to the maximum, lest complacency sets in and adversely affect performance.
Build on your skill sets: To stay ahead of the curve, employees can also privately invest in relevant online courses and obtain certifications in emerging technologies that will add value to their careers. It’s always good to have a blend of certifications which employees acquire through their employers and their own initiative.
Future-proof by adapting to new technologies: Learning to use a new technology (or anything new, for that matter) can be intimidating. The best way is to make a start and begin using new technologies. Be open to learning new things, in new ways. We tend to stick with what we know which inadvertently blocks out new learning experiences. It’s a unique experience when we keep our minds open to learning even if it means learning something from a younger colleague.

The world of next gen enterprise will belong to those who seek to venture away from their comfort zones, throw themselves into learning new things and technologies that create value to all stakeholders involved.

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