Wake up ! Your future is in Skilling !!

Recently there has been a lot of uproar about the possibility of mid level managers in IT companies in India  getting the pink slip .  The big reason attributed to this situation is that these managers have become redundant as their current skill doesn't meet the needs of the organization. This issue is a wake up call for people in all industries. Updating of skills is perhaps the biggest issue in the IT industry . However, this doesn’t mean that other industries can go scot free.  The need for  skilling is  pervasive and the threat of people losing their job in any industry due to lack of skills  is  surreptitious and sneaks up on you when you least expect it.  People may be able to survive on some basic skills needed to do the job. However, lot more needs to be done if one has to move from the Security level  to the Self Actualization level in the Maslows Hierarchy  of Needs. This is where skilling becomes a critical component.

The whole problem starts when people have reached some level of satisfaction and get into to a  lay-back attitude. Over a period of time they find  out the hard way that their skills is no longer useful to the management or the management is seeking higher level of performance for which he is not equipped.  All industries demand updated skills. An accountant needs to update his skills in emerging  new concepts in accounting, ERP,etc ;HR professions needs to constantly  update his skills in emerging global practices current changes in statutory compliance, etc ; A mechanical engineer needs to adapt & learn new methodologies in production, quality, etc as production techniques & volumes are rapidly changing ; A teacher ( most important) needs to update his knowledge in the subject he is  teaching so he can share this with students and empower them to take on the on challenges that life is going to throw at them .  So Wake up, it is not just the IT community that needs regular update in skills, We all need it  !!