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Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes
2 2 2
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
Cognitive skills^27 %
Engagement skills^6 %
Management skills^12 %
Physical abilities^2 %
Technology skills^15 %
Ethics^3 %
Self-eĴcacy^24 %
Working with others^11 %
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Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average
Analytical thinking^55 %
Creative thinking^45 %
Resilience, IJexibility and agility^43 %
AI and big data^41 %
Leadership and social inIJuence^37 %
Design and user experience^31 %
Curiosity and lifelong learning^29 %
Empathy and active listening^28 %
Technological literacy^26 %
Talent management^22 %
:R 6 killis lrle sTutiaredb iblyit thye workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills
reTuired)
Global% %
T 3 rreafeirnreidn sgou (^) rfcuesn odf ifunngding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY GLOBAL
Co-funding across the industry^9 %^16 %
Free-of-cost training^31 %^28 %
Funded by government^17 %^22 %
Funded by my organi]ation^96 %^87 %
Public-private hybrid funding^19 %^24 %
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T(xapelectnedt cohuantgleo oin Rtal (^) einnt (^) availability, development and retention in the next ıve years (share of organizations
surveyed)
,mproving :orsening Global average Global average
Talent availability when hiring
40 % -^100 % +^100 % 37 %
Talent development of existing workforce
5 % -^100 % +^100 % 81 %
Talent retention of existing workforce
25 % -^100 % +^100 % 51 %
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ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
. Improve talent progression and promotion processes^50 %
. Ocoijuenr^ tmrieosre^ remote^ and^ hybrid^ work^ opportunities^ within^31 %
. Better articulate business purpose and impact^30 %
. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling^30 %
. Mproogreram^ divmeressity,^ eTuity^ and^ inclusion^ policies^ and^27 %
. Support employee health and well-being^24 %
. Oijer higher wages^23 %
. Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting^20 %
. Tapping into diverse talent pools^15 %
Improve internal-communication strategy^11 %
K0oesyt c comommonp coomnpeonntenst (^) so off '+(,, p (^0) ro pgrramogmersa m(sharmee osf organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers^62 %
. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij^52 %
. Evinrtabuall es^ ipnacesclusion^ and^ accessibility^ across^ physical^ and^51 %
. SreeTt^ uDireEmI^ geonaltss,^ targets^ or^ Tuotas^ that^ exceed^ public^44 %
. Ecmhaibned^ DEI^ goals^ and^ solutions^ across^ the^ supply^33 %
:h(sharaer oef oorgfan cizoatimonps asunrvieeysed (^) )^ith +, 0 7 rograms %
Global %
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United Kingdom
Working Age Population (Millions)
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