It’s time to move beyond the generalist–specialist debate to focus on developing the critical skills needed for organisations to thrive in the ...
”, like empathy, self-awareness and conflict resolution, says Crystal Lim-Lange, CEO and co-founder of career consulting firm Forest Wolf.For employees to achieve their desired career success, it is more important to be an “agile learner”.
Agility is a crucial skill because business leaders are faced with disruptive business challenges. Decision-making is also becoming more complex and ambiguous, as emerging technologies speed up the pace of work.Automation is shifting routine work into the hands of robots and computers — even white-collar work is shifting into realms of artificial intelligence now according to Jeetu Patel, Chief Product Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at enterprise platform company Box.
Oracle CEO Safra Catz has said, “I wish I could say that your success in change depends only on technology. It doesn’t. It also depends on sociology, on the people.” But what about the fact that many top leaders have a Masters in Business Administration. Would getting an MBA help a person land a leadership role?
These skills are more durable and critical for success at the top echelons of management, helping emerging leaders adapt to disruption, competition and change.Organisations, leaders and HR managers should move away from the generalist–specialist debate. Instead, they should focus on building a vibrant leadership pipeline, identifying high potential employees, and cultivating a broad set of relevant leadership skills in their emerging leaders.
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