Thanks to automation, human decision-making will be rarer. At the same time, it will be more complex and its impact higher. So attracting the best talent will be extremely valuable to every business.
Attracting talents by taking care of people
Your company can benefit from having a reputation for taking care of people. Of course, some low-wage staff will probably have to be laid off. But you might try to allow them to gain new skills by rotating them for a period of time before they are laid off. Thus you will be helping them to find a job elsewhere.
If you do this for your staff, other people will see that even if things are turbulent in the business world just like anywhere else, at least your company tries to help prepare people for their next move. And that may be a strong argument for talents when they are choosing which organisation to join. This view comes from an article on the McKinsey.com website.
Learning: rotations and online
When an organisation has a rotational culture, this helps not only with future roles of employees, but also increases the chances that employment tenure will be long-term. People who have worked in various roles and thus gained various types of experience may have the feeling of having tried many different careers, even if they are still working for one and the same organisation.
Some companies are even starting with a gig economy, whereby work is divided into smaller tasks of a temporary nature. You can simply ask “We need to do this and that during the upcoming year. Who wants to sign up?”
Online learning can be used not only for knowledge and simple skills, but also for mindset shifts. People can be taught to reframe certain issues by being given appropriate problems to solve.
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