Industry faces a challenge of right mindset, not competence
The central challenge that industries face is not so much knowledge or competencies in terms of skills, capacities, etc. Competencies are imparted quite well in our country, through the educational system. Alternatively, people are also able to develop the necessary skills or competencies on the job. So, that is not really where the challenge lies. The real challenge seems to be that there are a very small proportion of people entering their careers from the perspective of wanting to contribute and create genuine value in the workplace.
Usually, we find that in organizations, only 7%-8% of the workforce is contributors. These are the people who make an impact on the organization. They are able to take translate and convert their knowledge into results on the ground. Such people are deeply valued by organizations, and very often, it is these people who seem to develop and grow effortlessly in their careers.
If people have the right skills but lack the right mindset, they end up becoming “highly paid liabilities” to an organization. On the other hand, a person with no skills, but the right mindset, can, in course of time, learn on the job and gradually expand his capacity to deliver results.
The ideal person that industry seeks, is a person who has both, the right mindset and the necessary skills and capacities.
If, through the educational system, we are able to inculcate in our students, the right mindset towards careers in addition to developing their skills and competencies, then our students will have a right take-off into the world of work.
- Solution Philosophy by V. Srinivas
Contribution Thinking as a mode of thought which enables fulfillment has been developed by Mr. V. Srinivas.This is the underlying philosophy of the i-become initiative.
He is the CEO & Lead Researcher of Illumine Lab, and the Founder-Chairman, Initiative Lead of the i-become initiative. (Visit Srinivas's Online Archive)
Categories
- – How can careers be reframed?
- – What are the building block ideas of i-become?
- – Who is a contributor?
- – Why do organizations need contributors?
- – Why do we need "practitioners"?
- Contributive Careers: the building blocks
- How can organizations relook at careers?
- How to become a Contributor?
- How to make the right career choice?
- The Need for Contributors
- What is evolution in the context of career journeys?
- What is the value of 'becoming'?
- Who is a Contributor?
- Why is visibility required?