A paradigm shift in business education?
Businesses demand new professionals trained in aspects that go beyond classical skills. In order to survive, business schools must meet these expectations and reformulate their methods.
Recently, a study was published in which as a result of rapid developments in digitization and business models, "40 % of CEOs do not believe their company to be viable in the medium to long term". In the study executives recognized the importance of reinventing their companies and the need for new skills from their managers. Another recent study by the World Economic Forum took up the needs to which education systems must respond.
The report, the fruit of a wide variety of research into the future of the work done by the World Economic Forum and other organizations, stressed that employers are not only pointing out as necessary skills such as creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and the development and use of technology, but are also placing increasing emphasis on emotional interpersonal and socio-economic skills, as well as attitudes and values.
Are we preparing our young people with this knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values?
Article published in Esade Do Better