‘Anywhere’ workforce now a top challenge for many Indian CEOs

Bengaluru, Feb 5 : With Covid-19 disrupting the world of work, “anywhere” workforce has now emerged as a top challenge until 2023 for many Indian CEOs, said an IBM study on Friday.
Half of outperforming company CEOs surveyed globally and 35 per cent in India said managing a remote “anywhere” workforce is a top leadership challenge over the next few years.
The majority of CEOs surveyed in India see technological factors, market factors and regulatory concerns among the most important external forces that will affect their business in the next few years, following the massive disruptions of 2020, according to the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study.
The regulatory concerns reflect a rising assertiveness by governments around privacy, data, trade and — amplified by Covid-19 — health.
Global CEOs of outperforming organisations — those who were in the top 20 per cent for revenue growth of those surveyed — are prioritising talent, technology and partnerships to position their companies for success post-the Covid-19 pandemic.
Across the board, surveyed CEOs in India said Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning, robotic process automation and advanced analytics were the top technologies that they believe can deliver benefits for their business.