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Pulse of the Profession® 2023 report

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Boss : JAY YOU'RE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AN UPSKILLING PROGRAMME ON SOFT SKILLS

Jay : BUT BOSS. MY WORK IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE. WHY SOFT SKILLS TRAINING FOR ME?

Boss : HUH!

Pulse of the Profession® 2023 report
According to the Pulse of the Profession® 2023 report, collaborative leadership, communication, problem-solving and strategic thinking are the four highest-ranked power (soft) skills for project professionals to navigate the changing world of work and embrace smarter ways of working.

Internal mobilitg programmes

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A team member is suddenly moved to another project.

Tina : BOSS, MY REPORTING MANAGER HAS BEEN SUDDENLY CHANGED? MAY I KNOW WHY?

Boss : YES, YOU HAVE BEEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT VERTICAL AND THIS INTERNAL MOBILITY IS FOR YOUR CAREER GROWTH

Tina : CAREER GROWTH?? I WAS DOING SO WELL IN THAT PROJECT PLUS THE CLIENT WAS ALSO HAPPY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I WAS DUE FOR PROMOTION SOON!


Internal mobilitg programmes
Appraise team member performance with transparency. Internal mobility programmes can be effective only based on trust and authentic support for team member growth and development.

Importance of regular upskilling

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Discussions are underway about upskilling project team members

Boss: DEV, HAVE WE CONSIDERED UPSKILLING OR RESKILLING OUR TEAM MEMBERS?

Dev: BOSS, THE TEAM SKILLS WERE ASSESSED IN THE RECENT PAST AND THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAINED ACCORDINGLY. SO FAR SO GOOD...

Dev: HENCE, IT IS NOT CRUCIAL RIGHT NOW.

Boss: DEV, MAY I KNOW WHEN WAS THIS TRAINING DONE?

Dev: HMM AS FAR AS I REMEMBER, IT WAS DONE JUST BEFORE PANDEMIC.

Boss(Thinking): HUH!


Importance of regular upskilling
Many organisations not invested in upskilling programs wait until employee skills decline or become obsolete. This can be a dangerous scenario. L&D needs to perform regular learning audits to better understand the organization's needs and plan upskilling programs to cater to those needs.

Importance of tailored and relevant upskilling

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Boss in meeting regarding Training and Development

Boss: DEV, IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE NOW DECIDED TO FOCUS ON UPSKILLING OUR TEAM MEMBERS

Dev: YES, BOSS

Couple of months later...

Boss: DEV, I SEE EVERY SECOND PERSON IN THE ORGANISATION GETTING UPSKILLED ON THE SAME SKILL SET. WHY IS THAT?

Dev: SINCE WE GOT A POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE FIRST BATCH EVERYBODY DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME.


Importance of tailored and relevant upskilling
Every team member holds diverse levels of skill mastery or knowledge. Determine required competencies, elements of training and training options based on team's specific needs for better learning outcomes.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.