{"id":4759,"date":"2024-05-29T20:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=4759"},"modified":"2026-09-28T05:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:39:29","slug":"build-employee-skills-now-for-the-work-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/talent-management\/learning-development\/build-employee-skills-now-for-the-work-of-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Build employee skills now for the work of tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By 2028, changes in the world of work will disrupt 44% of worker\u2019s skills. This rate of disruption is about twice as fast as 2015 to 2023 (25%), according to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change is increasing so rapidly that skills gaps will inevitably get worse without intervention. What employers need to navigate this change is a skills strategy. A successful employee skills strategy will make measurable business impact on organizational agility, engagement and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you’ll learn how leading employers are building skills strategies that prepare employees for the work of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launching an employee skills strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An effective skills strategy begins with insights on existing skill gaps. This process is a skills gap analysis. Once an organization has a clear understanding of current gaps, it can define a scalable plan for closing gaps. Then, after closing the gaps for current employees, it can integrate the new skills into the talent processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with other strategies focused on agility, this process will be continuous. Harvard\u2019s Ryan Roslansky highlights<\/a> some key principles for deploying of a successful skills strategy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n