SEVEN SKILLS FOR QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES IN21STCENTURY
    Technical and technological skills will take ongreaterimportance. There will be a growing need for people whocanunderstand and fix systems——from computer systems toproductdistribution systems to plumbing systems.
    Visionary
    skills will be in demand. The ability to gather and absorb awiderange of input，then use that knowledge，understanding，andperspectiveto guide organization into future，will be vital.
    Numbers and measurement will be important，of course，butsmoothingthe flow form month to month，from quarter to quarter willbeessential for highly profitable long-term performance.Practicallyevery company will have to move away from todaysobsession withlooking ahead only as far as the next financialreportingperiod.
    Ability to organize
    will definitely be important in the corporation of thefuture.Everywhere there will be a need toorganizesomething：resources，workflow，marketingmix， financialopportunities，and much more，all will demand highlevels oforganization and reorganization.
    Persuasive skills
    will be used in many ways by the corporation of thefuture，themost-effective individuals will be those who know how topresentinformation and ideas so that others can understand andsupport aparticular position. Good salesmanship will be essentialin manymore interactions than we consider today，especially insidetheorganization.
    Communication skills——careful listening，clearwriting，closereading，plain speaking，and accurate detion——will beinvaluable. Intomorrows fast-paced business environment therewill be preciouslittle time to correct any misunderstandings.Communicationsbreakdown may well become a fatal corporatedisease.
    Ability to learn will be above everything elseinimportance——empowering people to grow in effectiveness andhelptheir companies achieve desired tives. Some of this skillisinnate，but many people enhance their ability to learn——andtorelate different aspects of learning——through collegeanduniversity courses. We believe the liberal artseducationexperience will prove to be the most valuable type ofeducation fortomorrows leaders.
    The top employees of the coming century will beflexible，creativeand motivated toward making a positive differencein the world.They will seek balance，growth and fulfillment in boththeir workand home environments. The corporation of the future mustrespondto these needs and desires；otherwise they will findthemselveshampered by a lack of qualified people to accomplishtheorganizations work.
    譯文：
    21世紀(jì)合格人材必備7大技能
    1.
    技術(shù)專長與創(chuàng)新能力——將更加重要。今后將越來越需要在計(jì)算機(jī)、產(chǎn)品推銷和管道工程等方面既懂理論又有實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。
    2.想像
    能力——將是一種需要。這種能力至關(guān)重要，它可收集和獲取廣泛而大量的知識信息，并對其中一些知識、思維方法及觀察視角加以借鑒，以便引導(dǎo)公司走向未來。
    3.
    數(shù)字與計(jì)算——固然很重要，但是保證月與月之間的銜接、部門與部門的配合都順利通暢將是實(shí)現(xiàn)長期高效運(yùn)作的關(guān)鍵所在。實(shí)際上，每個公司都必須改變那種只做下一個財(cái)政年度計(jì)劃的錯誤觀念。
    4.組織能力——
    在未來的公司的運(yùn)作中無疑是十分重要的。無論到哪兒，組織工作都是必不可少的，如調(diào)撥財(cái)力物力、設(shè)置工作流程、制定市場營銷戰(zhàn)略、尋找贏利機(jī)會等等，所有這些都需要高水平的組織與改組能力。
    5.說服能力——
    將以各種方式在未來公司中發(fā)揮作用。工作最有成效的員工將是那些懂得如何表達(dá)信息和思想以便能夠得到別人理解與支持的人，出色的游說能力在未來更多的人際交往中將是必不可少的，特別是在公司內(nèi)部。
    6.
    交流能力——聽得認(rèn)真、寫得明白、看得仔細(xì)、說得清楚、敘述準(zhǔn)確——將具有無可估量的價值。在未來快節(jié)奏的工作環(huán)境中，人們惜時如金，容不得半，點(diǎn)疏漏。交流障礙很可能成為未來公司致命的問題。
    7.
    學(xué)習(xí)能力——將在上述各種能力中占據(jù)最重要的地位，因?yàn)樗谷四軌蛱岣吖ぷ餍?，幫助自己的公司達(dá)到預(yù)期目的。這種能力一部分來自個人夭賦，當(dāng)然也有不少人通過接受高等教育提高自己的氣習(xí)能力和各種知識的融會貫通能力。我們認(rèn)為，大學(xué)文科教育積累的經(jīng)驗(yàn)將證明是對明天的們最有價值的教育形式。
    21世紀(jì)最出色的公司雇員將富有靈活性和創(chuàng)造性，并有志于做出不同凡響的創(chuàng)舉。他們將在事業(yè)和家庭兩方面尋求平衡、發(fā)展與完善。未來的公司必須對雇員必備技能加以考核，否則，公司的發(fā)展就會因工作中缺乏合格人才而受限制。