The future mindset of work means becoming a Lifelong Learner.

• We must learn to be agile and flexible to adapt to a fast-changing, technology-driven work environment.
• We need to grow ourselves in three domains – cognitive, emotional, and digital.
  • Vital cognitive skills like critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills will be highly required;
  • Empathy, compassion, and collaborative skills will be the way forward to manage teams; and
  • The demand for digital skills will become more necessary as work becomes more digitalized.

“The secret for a bright future seems to me to lie in flexibility and in the ability to reinvent yourself… Think about yourself as a bundle of skills and capabilities, not a defined role or profession.”
~ Carol Stubbings Global Leader, People and Organization, PwC 2019

2. Reimage Your Career and Explore New Opportunities

When a computer operating system is not working as expected, we will likely have to reimage the system by reinstalling everything. Likewise, we can reimage our career by taking a fresh look at: our Interest, skills, abilities, and our work values.

Having clarity on our skills and competencies and identifying skills that are transferrable will allow us to explore greater work choices. With more work choices, it is therefore important that we also understand our work values. This will help us to further narrow down our choices of work that will meet our needs, and provide for our well-being.

In fact, to help workers discover their career interests, skills and work values, SkillsFuture has assessment tools that are available on their MySkillsFuture portal.

3. Build Personal Resilience

Change inevitably brings stress as it requires us to move out of our comfort zone. The need to be resilient, to withstand, adapt, and recover from these stressful circumstances will be an important aspect in taking care of our well-being.

We will need to better manage our negative thoughts and emotions, and learn to channel our energy to what is important and critical. It is therefore necessary for us to have a support system that will help provide the necessary emotional support. At the same time, we will also need to build a network of contacts that can act as our referrals and resources when the need arises.