{"id":3874,"date":"2020-08-02T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=3874"},"modified":"2020-08-02T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T16:00:04","slug":"nibqghu-rilevanti-fil-post-tax-xoghol","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/nibqghu-rilevanti-fil-post-tax-xoghol\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying relevant at the place of work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COVID-19 <\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>personal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lives<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>places<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Organisations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>never<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>experienced<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rapid<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>changes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>they<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>function<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remote<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>working<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>social<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>distancing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>becoming<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0normal.\u00a0<\/span>However<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Coronavirus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>only<\/span>\u00a0factor\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>practices<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New\u00a0<\/span>technologies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>influencing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>world<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>quite<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>time<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>jobs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>surely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>affected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>automation<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>already<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>know<\/span>,\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>instance<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>some<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>routine<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tasks<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>low-skilled<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>jobs<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>being<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>automated<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Moreover<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>various<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>technologies<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>there<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>waiting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>adopted<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>To<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>mention<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>just<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>few<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>let<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>think<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>artificial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>intelligence<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>drone<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>technology<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>truly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>technological<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tools<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>technology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>impinge<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>workforce<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span>Given<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fast-changing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>scenario<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>several<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>technical<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>skills<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>become<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>obsolete<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>COVID-19\u00a0<\/span>showed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fast<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>adapt<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Several<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>workers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>suddenly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>working<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remotely<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>leading<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>managing<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>teams<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>virtually<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>relying<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0video\u00a0<\/span>conferencing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>collaboration<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>meetings<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>amongst<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tasks<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span>nvesting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>personal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>development<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>growth<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>critical<\/span>.\u00a0The\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>upskill<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>reskill<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>valuable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>eyes<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>current<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>employers<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>changes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>career<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>progression<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UHM\u00a0<\/span>Voice<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Workers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>continuous<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>discussion<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>relevant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stakeholders<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>order<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>establish<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>technology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>could<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>help<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>places<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0work\u00a0be\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>flexible<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>en<\/span>able<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>workers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>remotely<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>rise<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>technology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>human<\/span>\u00a0element\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>become<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>need<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0draw\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>soft<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>skills<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>creativity<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>adaptability<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>critical<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>thinking<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>ll<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>all<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>identify<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>any<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>gaps<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>skills<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>likely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>prevent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>achieving<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>future<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>goals<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>stay<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>focused<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>curious<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>just<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>keep<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span>learning<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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