Technical and technological skills will take on greater importance. There will be a growing need for people who can understand and fix systems--from computer systems to product distribution systems to plumbing systems.

    Visionary skills will be in demand. The ability to gather and absorb a wide range of input ,then use that knowledge, understanding, and perspective to guide organization into future, will be vital.

    Numbers and measurement will be important, of course, but smoothing the flow form month to month, from quarter to quarter will be essential for highly profitable long-term performance. Practically every company will have to move away from today's obsession with looking ahead only as far as the next financial reporting period.

    Ability to organize will definitely be important in the corporation of the future. Everywhere there will be a need to organize something: resources, workflow, marketing mix, financial opportunities, and much more, all will demand high levels of organization  and reorganization.

    Persuasive skills will be used in many ways by the corporation of the future, the most-effective individuals will be those who know how to present information and ideas so that others can understand and support  a particular position. Good salesmanship will be essential in many more interactions than we consider today, especially inside the organization.

    Communication skills--careful listening, clear writing, close reading, plain speaking, and accurate description--will be invaluable. In tomorrow's fast-paced business environment there will be precious little time to correct any misunderstandings. Communications breakdown may well become a fatal corporate disease.

    Ability to learn will be above everything else in importance--empowering people to grow in effectiveness and help their companies achieve desired objectives. Some of this skill is innate, but many people enhance their ability to learn--and to relate different aspects of learning--through college and university courses. We believe the liberal arts education experience will prove to be the most valuable type of education for tomorrow's leaders.

    The top employees of the coming century will be flexible, creative and motivated toward making a positive difference in the world. They will seek balance, growth and fulfillment in both their work and home environments. The corporation of the future must respond to these needs and desires; otherwise they will find themselves hampered by a lack of qualified people to accomplish the organization's work.

譯文：21世紀(jì)合格人材必備7大技能

1．技術(shù)專長(zhǎng)與創(chuàng)新能力——將更加重要。今后將越來(lái)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(shí)信息，并對(duì)其中一些知識(shí)、思維方法及觀察視角加以借鑒，以便引導(dǎo)公司走向未來(lái)。

3．?dāng)?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(zhǎng)期高效運(yùn)作的關(guān)鍵所在。實(shí)際上，每個(gè)公司都必須改變那種只做下一個(gè)財(cái)政年度計(jì)劃的錯(cuò)誤觀念。

4．組織能力——在未來(lái)的公司的運(yùn)作中無(wú)疑是十分重要的。無(wú)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(chǎng)營(yíng)銷戰(zhàn)略、尋找贏利機(jī)會(huì)等等，所有這些都需要高水平的組織與改組能力。

5.說(shuō)服能力——將以各種方式在未來(lái)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(shuō)能力在未來(lái)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(tīng)得認(rèn)真、寫(xiě)得明白、看得仔細(xì)、說(shuō)得清楚、敘述準(zhǔn)確——將具有無(wú)可估量的價(jià)值。在未來(lái)快節(jié)奏的工作環(huán)境中，人們惜時(shí)如金，容不得半，點(diǎn)疏漏。交流障礙很可能成為未來(lái)公司致命的問(wèn)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�使人能夠提高工作效率，幫助自己的公司達(dá)到預(yù)期目的。這種能力一部分來(lái)自個(gè)人夭賦，當(dāng)然也有不少人通過(guò) 接受高等教育提高自己的氣習(xí)能力和各種知識(shí)的融會(huì)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(duì)明天的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者們最有價(jià)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(lái)的公司必須對(duì)雇員必備技能加以考核，否則，公司的發(fā)展就會(huì)困工作中缺乏合格人才而受限制。