A recent report by Harvard Business Review-Analytic Services cites eight hard skills CIOs say will be most important in 2020 and beyond.
"Winning today’s talent battle with a focus on current skill needs won’t be enough; CIOs must take a more expansive approach and think about how skill requirements will evolve if they want to thrive in and beyond the next decade," the report says.
The list of hard skills cited in the report is meant to guide CIOs as they plan their IT talent strategies for the next decade. Another thing leaders agree on is the rising need for soft skills like communication, empathy, and adaptability. These skills – increasingly referred to as "core skills" or "human skills" to better emphasize that there's nothing "soft" about them – are not something you can rely on outside help for.
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[ How does your team stack up to the talent needs of 2020 and beyond? Download the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services report: IT Talent Strategy: New Tactics for a New Era. ]
