The companies that think their employees’ digital IQs are unimportant are probably few and far between. After all, in just one decade the concept of “digital” has changed from a niche skill set to something that’s mandatory for virtually all blue-chip companies. If you don’t feel that your employees’ digital IQs are competitive, you have a major problem on your hands.
Nearly Half of Companies Say They Don’t Have the Digital Skills They Need
In just one decade, the concept of “digital” has changed from a niche skillset to something that’s mandatory for virtually all blue chip companies. If you don’t feel like your employees’ digital IQs are competitive, you have a major problem on your hands. Unfortunately for many companies, that’s exactly the situation they find themselves in. On a global basis, companies are losing faith in their digital smarts. 52% rated their digital IQ as strong in PwC’s 2017 Global Digital IQ Survey. Compare that with 67% and 66% in 2016 and 2015, respectively. Workforce retraining will be a huge consideration over the next decade. The first step is to raise the digital IQ of employees; the next step is giving them the tools they need to succeed. However, simply investing in tools isn’t a substitute for strong leadership. For any company to future-proof itself, its executive team needs to believe in and commit to raising its workforce’s digital IQ.