1. Creating the Future South African Workforce
Input by Tobias Becker, ABB

2. Digitalization is not optional
Disruption
Multi-layered impact on businesses
Fastest it has ever been, slowest it will ever be
Disruption principally from advancement in:
Energy Revolution
Robotic Automation + AI
Internet of Things (IoT)
Big data & cloud, quantum computing
Material sciences
Nano
Social media
Traditional business models challenged
Left flank entrants
Obsolescence of products, emergence of solutions
Access to information is commoditized
Fundamental re-look required of process, structure, organization, people, and culture

3. Digitalization – Impact on Work
Lifelong learning curriculum for employees
Re-design of our performance and rewards system to recognize productivity and line of sight throughput
Understand what the “gig economy” means in this circumstance
Investment in technology to enable virtual working
Employer and societal Actions
Virtual
From To
Human led, manual work
Limited transparency of productivity, subjective
Physical
Automated, collaborative and machine led
Granular measurability, full transparency of throughput
The notion of work itself will change, leading to a whole new social contract, and a redefinition of the employer-employee relationship

4. Digitalization – Impact on Competencies to win
Top-down and bottom-up capability & workforce planning
Updating of company value system needed
New competencies for Digital success
Dedicated focus on Digital hires and development
Managing a multi-generational workforce
Employer and societal actions
From To
Predictability, structure
Managing skills
Improvement, optimization
Learning to do
Managing partnerships
Learning to learn
Disruption, radical innovation
Ambiguity tolerance, resilience
Digital skills only one piece of the puzzle – differentiator will be embedding behavioral competencies needed to win in the digital world, into our Values in Action

5. Digitalization – Impact on Workplace
Workplace 2020 and beyond – HR, IT and Real Estate
Work from anywhere, anytime with any device
Focused initiatives on wellness and well-being
Go green
Employer and societal actions
From To
Work goes to where the talent is
People go to where the work is
Limited connectivity, on- premise
Fully connected, always- on, anytime, cloud
Built for managing teams sitting in the same premise, low technology penetration
Built for managing global teams, technology intensive
The defining tenet of future workplaces will be flexibility

6. Digitalization – Impact on Organisation and Culture
Cultural transformation program – Come to the Edge
Process re-engineering to make our organizations agile, and simple – improve white collar productivity
Digitalization of HR
Promoting “skunk” work
Employer and societal actions
From To
Single, functional matrix
Multiple task driven matrices
Innovation OR speed
Innovation AND speed
Long shelf life
Fail fast and cheap
Centralized or decentralized, global or local
Balanced, hybrid
Commoditization of information will be the biggest disruptor to traditional power structures

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