4 Tips for Making the Transition to a Fully Digital Workforce
Although digital technology is but a few decades old, the digital workforce has already become the norm in the modern workplace.
This is especially true after 2020 when companies around the world transitioned to the remote work paradigm.
But there remains confusion over what a digital workforce actually is. Some companies simply adopt the latest tools and software to keep up with current workplace trends.
The problem with this approach, however, is the digital disruption is unending. New technologies continue to emerge, and we will see more in the coming years. Also, today’s digital skills gap will continue to widen unless employers take measures to close it.
The digital workforce, in other words, requires more than just technology adoption. It also requires shifts in business strategy, employee mindsets, employee training, and more.
Ida Byrd-Hill is a futurist, economist and CEO of Automation Workz, a cybersecurity reskilling and diversity consulting firm. She is author of Invisible Talent Market, a Black Labor Economics History book. She holds an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University, with a specialization in People Management/Strategy and a BA Economics from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. Byrd-Hill has appeared in Associated Press, BBC, Crain’s Business Detroit, CW Street Beat, Cybercrime Magazine, Daytime NBC, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Essence Magazine, Good Morning America, Let It Rip, Michigan Chronicle, Model D, NPR, PBS, and X-conomy. www.autoworkz.org/diverse-lens
