AFM131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: People Skills, Active Listening

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Accounting & Financial Management
• Course: AFM131
• Professor: Stephen Smith

Document Summary

Global news reported that had of canadian jobs will be impacted by automation in the next 10 years. More then textbook smarts, key characteristics like critical thinking, coordination, social perceptiveness, active listening and complex problem solving. These skills cannot be replaceable by technology and therefore will withstand the change that we are bound to encounter in the coming years. Majority of sources share a negative view on the automation and arti cial intelligence in the workforce, rbc"s report emphasizes that automation technology will most likely create more jobs than it takes out. Brook eld institute for innovation and entrepreneurship explains that the challenge is ensuring the skills of the workforce will coincide with the skill these new positions will demand. He goes on to further explain that programs like cooperative education and schools who have endorsed this help students acquire the kinds of human skills they will need to thrive in the future workplace.