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Flexible
self-identification.
A culturally diverse world,
virtual workplaces (for exam-
ple, online projects) and high
social mobility may also lead
to psychological burnout,
which can sometimes result
in issues of self-identification.
In these situations, people
might ask themselves, “Why
am I doing this? Am I useful?”
Forward-thinking leaders can
avoid this additional stress
by creating short-term identi-
ties for themselves.
That is, they have to
constantly adjust their values
and beliefs to suit current
needs. This will make it easier
to reach new goals and
achieve self-improvement.
However, in order to have
such a flexible yet well-man-
aged self-identity, you need
a decent education, healthy
self-esteem, and big picture
life goals.
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Exceptional
management skills.
As relationships between
employees within the
company become closer
over time, various depart-
ments become increasingly
integrated, with constant
interaction between them.
In light of these changes,
the management of these
complex teams should
be one of the key objectives
of an effective leader.
Proper
prioritization.
The focus has shifted from
the leaders themselves
to the product or idea that
the company is working on.
The leader’s role, therefore,
is now focused on supervi-
sion and decision-making.
Their main goal is to contrib-
ute to the team’s develop-
ment and support their work
to the best of their abilities,
in order to obtain high-qual-
ity and full-scale results.
Modern teams may include
people from diverse ethnic
backgrounds and genera-
tions, with different values
and professional roles. Future
leaders must rely on positive
communication and conflict
management skills to mini-
mize the risks and difficulties
that may emerge in such
diverse teams.
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As you can see, job cuts are not the only result of the development
of technology, so you should not take it negatively. After all, new jobs
will be created in place of old ones — mainly in the service sector, which
cannot be automated like others. Live interaction and human emotions
will always be valued in this sector.
The development of modern technology is also expected to lead
to an interesting paradox, known as Baumol’s cost disease. According
to this paradox, as salaries rise in industries with increased productiv-
ity, they will also rise in other industries, even though their productivity
remains the same. In other words, this is good news: employees of all
sectors, without exception, are going to increase their income. Take,
for example, such a specific industry as art. After all, it cannot be auto-
mated. And you cannot increase its productivity. However, art will grow
in price even further, since prices will increase for all products and
services at the same time, which includes drawing materials, human
resources, etc. In the labor market, one thing leads to another, causing
a chain reaction. By the way, Baumol believed that in the end art will
remain the only area of human employment. Fortunately or not, he was
not entirely correct, as there are many other professions that cannot
be automated, such as lawyers.
New jobs will be created in healthcare, social work, education, domes-
tic services, the hotel and restaurant business, etc. These industries
require personal contact, so robots will not be able to replace a real
person in them. That is why modern specialists should focus on devel-
oping soft skills. These personal qualities allow you to interact effec-
tively with other people. We have several units devoted to soft skills,
as they, more than anything, affect your value as an employee and the
success of your business if you are an entrepreneur. Indeed, profes-
sional skills are increasingly becoming secondary, my friends! Lectera
understands this and is ready to help you to develop soft skills as well.
We will try to provide you with the most relevant and useful knowledge
of these skills in a simple and easy-to-understand way. As a result, you
will have no difficulty finding your new place in this world or with taking
a better hold of your current one.
Modern conditions require specialists to continuously improve
their qualifications and learn a variety of new diverse skills. Today,
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everyone’s career is practically turning into a personal business,
or a startup, as co-founder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman suggests calling
it. This process opens up enormous opportunities for career growth,
but also demands a lot from employees: to learn new skills constantly,
be creative and smart, but at the same time be able to get along with
people and build relationships with them.
In some sense, all people are entrepreneurs. We do not mean that
in the sense that everyone should start their own company, but rather
that creativity, the essence of entrepreneurship, is part of human DNA.
Every one of us is the founder of your own life.
So, in order to stay afloat in the rapids of the professional world, you
need to awaken your “entrepreneurial instincts”. Perhaps, at heart
you are a lawyer, teacher or an artist. This instinct will show you the
way. Look at it as steering a new startup — your career.
In the modern world, the career ladder as we knew it no longer exists.
Now, you cannot simply occupy the same position until getting
promoted based on the length of service. The tradition of companies
paying for training their staff is vanishing: now you need to look for
training courses and personal development opportunities on your
own in order to impress your peers and bosses. Even junior- level staff
are expected to be professionals in their field, with every one of them
being a fast learner with good adaptability. Today, if you want to get
promoted, change your occupation or just try something new, you will
need to invest both time and money in your training. Investing in your
growth is your main career concern. Companies are no longer willing
to invest in us, partly because we are unlikely to devote our whole
lives to a single company. After all, it is much easier to change your
line of work now than ever before, and increasingly more people want
to experience professional diversity over the course of their lives.
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