Happy start for this week laew chai mai ka?
Again and again, many times I feel I have lots to share and....I just let time pass by since I now have much less pressure to get things done ka! Decrease in efficiency!?!
Thanks to the US Embassy that has continued sending me new articles and this time, one struck me ka...what I wrote as the subject today.
This article, written by Timothy C. Mack, is from The Futurist November-December 2014 ka.
Some examples the article gives about new product development, leading to new markets and new jobs are
- a growing security industry as the 'haves' want to protect their holdings;
- perceived value of handicraft items due to the abundance of identical products;
- information overload leading to a new lifestyles of solitude and simplicity;
- sleep psychology driving sleep-enhancing products industry......etc.
The article cites McKinsey & Company, pointing out that 85% of new jobs require new problem solving and strategic skills. Among others, the skills I find interesting include enhanced mental flexibitly and increased decision speed, combined with the ability to test and validate both complex assumptions and interactive dynamics.
What attributes of employees would 21st century managers value? Here they are ka:
- intelligence more than mere experience
- commitment and loyalty to organization and task ownership
- work ethic, including a desire to lead
- personal integrity, particularly when facing difficult ethical dilemmas
- teamwork and likability-- smart and hard-working people who like to work with the smart and other hard-working people.
While this article is about the trend in the US, it drives me to think that there are so much more we need to think of our future, so much more to reshape our thinking to be more aware and alert to be better prepared for the unknown tomorrow, so much more to take actual actions ourselves to learn and link with the expected and the unexpected, so much more to pave ways for our Thai kids and adults, particularly the mass who may be far behind lae ka.
These trends are terrifying if we, Thais, continue doing what we've been doing kaaaa!
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