The Future Workforce - Predictions about how Workforce Development is Changing

I have been discussing in this blog, as well as my numerous speaking stints around the country, about how the workforce development process is changing. 

A like-minded fellow, author, researcher and teacher Floyd Kemske a really smart guy and a voracious writer, provides some additional insights into the way we will recruit, develop and retain our workforce.

1. Lifelong learning will be a requirement.
2. The focus of training/learning activities will be on performance improvement and not just on skill building.
3. Employees with varied skills and competencies will be valued more highly than those with a depth of expertise in a single area.
4. Problem solving and decision making will become a required curriculum with practical work problems as the training medium.
5. Training will be delivered "just in time," wherever people need it, using a variety of technologies.
6. Companies will demand constant personal growth, and employees will respond positively to higher expectations.
7. It will not be possible to survive in the workplace without basic computer skills.
8. People who can learn new skills/competencies quickly will be highly valued in a faster changing world.
9. Team projects and special assignments will be a major factor in personal development.
10. As the computer-savvy generation is more assimilated into the workforce, employees will become much more productive in complex tasks and less dependent on other people and departments.