Digital disruption: A window of opportunity for the workforce of the future

Conventional wisdom suggests that employees are a barrier to digital progress, yet Accenture Strategy research1 shows the opposite is true. Compared with business leaders, employees are more positive about digital improving their work experience and job prospects, and more proactive in preparing themselves for the demands of a digital business.

But don’t take workers’ enthusiasm for granted

48% 48% 41%Are worried by pressure to keep up with new technologies

Are worried about being monitored and every move tracked

Are worried digital technologies will erode team spirit

43% want to be a fast follower instead

of European companies want to be a digital leader

39%of companies in APAC want to be a digital leader

58%

Bosses seem more hesitant

Have no enterprise-wide digital strategy to support corporate strategy

Don’t want to be a digital leader

Want to be a fast follower instead

53% 54% 37%

Learn more about how your people can embrace the future of work with digital. 1 Accenture Strategy studies on Being digital for employees and Being digital for employers, 2015

So workers are getting on with it

69% 71%Are assessing new skills

Are proactively learning new digital tools and skills

Bosses struggle to deliver a more digital workforce of the future

40%Are well prepared to recruit digital skills

39%Are well prepared to change the job and skills mix

43%Say lack of digital skills is the biggest barrier to becoming a digital business

Workers of the world are united. And up for digital

versus

versus

Think work experience will worsen

Think job prospects will worsen

6%Think work experience will improve

63%

10%Think job prospects will improve

57%

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