Africa holds the world’s future talent pool
The purpose of the round table discussion was to highlight the international focus that Mondelez places on creating values driven work place.
Africa, with its diverse cultures and people, has much to offer the world of work. Mondelez International closes the month of May discussing Africa being a real talent hub.
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The purpose of the round table discussion was to highlight the international focus that Mondelez places on creating values driven work place. As well as placing Africa as a resourceful continent capable of sustaining itself.
Njabulo Mashigo, Human Resources Director of Vodacom South Africa said Africa’s demographic dividend and diversity is key to developing a global talent pool for the future.
“Africa’s demographic dividend places it at an advantage. With a massive pool of diverse and talented young people, businesses are spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting and developing the leaders of tomorrow,” she said.
“Corporates, governments and educational institutions need to work collaboratively to develop the skills needed to take the continent forward,” Mashigo continues.
According to Cebile Xulu, People Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa at Mondel?z International. Africa have always exported talent to the world for hospitality and other industries.
But it is progressing to exporting knowledge workers and today we are no longer relying on European companies to come here and drain our resources and talents.
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“Agriculture is another competitive advantage that we have as a continent. We have massive land where we can grow food to sustain the world economy. I think we need to be focusing more on these industries that are mostly neglected,” said Xulu.
Panellists also touched on ways of accommodating the younger generation in the workplace.
Xulu emphasised that “Young people want to be acknowledged and heard. Their career trajectories are made up of shorter tenures than traditional roles. They also want to make meaningful contributions to their workplaces.”
“As such, leaders need to embrace their differences and adjust their leadership styles to make the most of this young workforce’s desire to do good,” she added.
A Top Employer Report suggests that critical skills in this milieu include critical thinking, resilience, flexibility and emotional intelligence, which can be developed via personalised leadership programmes.
Xulu concluded that a collaborative approach was needed to promote young talent on the continent.
“Only through strategic partnerships with governments, multinationals and local businesses can we come up with viable solutions to upskill young talent, expose them to the world of work and retain them on our amazing continent.”
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