6 kill outlook
C 6 koillsr ene (^) esdRedil ltos perform well in key, stable roles within the company (share of organizations surveyed)
Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes
2 2 2
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
Cognitive skills^26 %
Engagement skills^7 %
Management skills^12 %
Physical abilities^2 %
Technology skills^16 %
Ethics^4 %
Self-eĴcacy^23 %
Working with others^11 %
(^96) keillss mRoilslti pnrigor (^) itsizeRdil flo fr orecskuillisng and upskilling in the next ıve years (share of organizations surveyed)
Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average
Analytical thinking^50 %
AI and big data^47 %
Creative thinking^44 %
Leadership and social inIJuence^39 %
Resilience, IJexibility and agility^35 %
Curiosity and lifelong learning^31 %
Technological literacy^26 %
Talent management^25 %
Design and user experience^24 %
Empathy and active listening^24 %
:R 6 killis lrle sTutiaredb iblyit thye workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills
reTuired)
Global% %
T 3 rreafeirnreidn sgou (^) rfcuesn odf ifunngding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY GLOBAL
Co-funding across the industry^9 %^16 %
Free-of-cost training^23 %^28 %
Funded by government^20 %^22 %
Funded by my organi]ation^99 %^87 %
Public-private hybrid funding^20 %^24 %
:orkIorce strateJ\ outlook
T(xapelectnedt cohuantgleo oin Rtal (^) einnt (^) availability, development and retention in the next ıve years (share of organizations
surveyed)
,mproving :orsening Global average Global average
Talent availability when hiring
38 % -^100 % +^100 % 32 %
Talent development of existing workforce
5 % -^100 % +^100 % 70 %
Talent retention of existing workforce
34 % -^100 % +^100 % 33 %
)Toup psriacneticesss w pithr athec gtriceateess (^) t tpoot (^) einmtialp troo imvpero tvea tlaleennt tav aaivlabaiillitay (bshilaritey of organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
. Improve talent progression and promotion processes^53 %
. Oijer higher wages^35 %
. Better articulate business purpose and impact^30 %
. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling^30 %
. Mproogreram^ divmeressity,^ eTuity^ and^ inclusion^ policies^ and^27 %
. Tapping into diverse talent pools^22 %
. Ocoijuenr^ tmrieosre^ remote^ and^ hybrid^ work^ opportunities^ within^20 %
. Support employee health and well-being^19 %
. Improve internal-communication strategy^17 %
Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting^16 %
K0oesyt c comommonp coomnpeonntenst (^) so off '+(,, p (^0) ro pgrramogmersa m(sharmee osf organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers^68 %
. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij^58 %
. SreeTt^ uDireEmI^ geonaltss,^ targets^ or^ Tuotas^ that^ exceed^ public^51 %
. Evinrtabuall es^ ipnacesclusion^ and^ accessibility^ across^ physical^ and^43 %
. Ecmhaibned^ DEI^ goals^ and^ solutions^ across^ the^ supply^35 %
:h(sharaer oef oorgfan cizoatimonps asunrvieeysed (^) )^ith +, 0 7 rograms 3 %
Global %
Economy Profile / 2
China
Working Age Population (Millions)
1008. 8