An edX Report Features Key Skills and Opportunities for the “New Normal” in Business

IBL News | New York 

edX.org released a free, 9-page business guide in PDF format featuring learning opportunities in times of a global pandemic.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated trends and upturned business-as-usual strategies and practices, and in a world that’s constantly changing, it’s normal to feel like you don’t have control over what happens next,wrote Liz Joyce, Content Marketing Manager at edX. “One thing you can control? Your education.”

The guide is intended for professionals seeking to jump into a new field, advancing their career o exploring a new topic. It mostly features learning opportunities at edX.

For the “new normal” in business, edX lists ten key skills:

  • Inclusive and compassionate leadership
  • Strategy and business model development
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Analytics
  • Digital marketing
  • Forecasting methodology
  • Logistics optimization
  • Managing remote teams
  • Modern Finance
  • Soft skills in communication, collaboration, etc.