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India's business leaders must build the workforce of the future, now

The new leadership imperative is clear: create the future workforce, now

India's business leaders must build the workforce of the future, now
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In August, a survey by the NITI Aayog and IDFC Institute had said it takes 118 days on an average to set up a business in India.

Rekha Menon
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating winners and losers at both an organisational and individual level. Such seismic shifts will affect several sectors of the economy and may even contribute to social unrest. Society is now faced with an unprecedented situation: a huge swathe of the population runs the risk of being rendered irrelevant and unemployable.

The very concept of work is being redefined as different generations enter and exit the workforce amidst a rapidly changing technological landscape. Responsive and responsible leaders at the very highest levels of our organizations must act to harness the power of the Fourth Industrial