Smart Moves: Juggling Acts Philip Schofield on the Nine Skills Knowledge Workers Need

Schofield, Philip, The Independent (London, England)

KNOWLEDGE workers do not need to be more intelligent, better educated or have greater ability than others to excel. What they do need to be a top performer, according to a US research study, is to be able to apply nine specific work skills. Research in Britain by Development Dimension International (DDI) shows these same skills are equally important here.

With post-industrial revolution well underway, a growing number of people are employed as knowledge workers. These are professional level employees who have had formal training and specialised technical skills, who are problem-solvers, and who are doing work which is neither routine nor repetitious, but requires …

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Publication information: Article title: Smart Moves: Juggling Acts Philip Schofield on the Nine Skills Knowledge Workers Need. Contributors: Schofield, Philip - Author. Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England). Publication date: May 3, 1998. Page number: 2. © 2009 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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