Call for Malaysian companies to upgrade soft skills of employees


KUALA LUMPUR: Given the ongoing threat of machines replacing human jobs, Malaysian companies should upgrade the soft skills of its employees to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) that embraces digitalisation and artificial intelligence.

For employees to have a productive future, founding chief executive officer of Thriving Talents Michael Teoh said companies must put more emphasis on improving the soft skills of its employees rather than technical skills.Teoh: If we do not embrace the soft skills in the gig economy, machines will take over  human jobs.Teoh: If we do not embrace the soft skills in the gig economy, machines will take over human jobs.

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