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Bosses can do better to ensure workers avoid the irrelevance trap
Amid rapid technological changes, leaders need to make organisations a safe place for employees to fail and learn.
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For change initiatives to succeed, leaders must create environments where employees feel safe to make mistakes, learn and grow, says the writer.
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Yeo Chuen Chuen
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We have all heard about professionals who suddenly find themselves struggling to excel after years in stable, high-paying jobs and, ultimately, losing their positions. Or relatively new entrants into the job market who find their qualifications already obsolete.
This new era of dynamic changes in technology requires constant upgrading of job skills. However, despite efforts to upskill the global workforce by 2025, nearly 60 per cent of workers will still require further training to remain relevant. In Singapore, this figure is even higher at 70 per cent.
