Global Journal of Management and Business Research, B: Economics and Commerce, Volume 21 Issue 5

Source: KPMG (2020). CEO Outlook COVID-19 Special Edition Figure 5: CEOs: Changing threats to growth It is no coincidence that in 2019 BCG experts published the concept of human centricity in connection with the necessity of overcoming the skills mismatch (Boston Consulting Group, 2019). According to the BCG estimates, the growth of the world population from the current 7.6 billion to 8.6 billion by 2030 will be accompanied by changes in the age structure: by 2025, the world’s workforce will consist of 26% Generation Z’ers, 37% millennials (Generation Y’ers), 28% Generation X’ers, and 9% baby-boomers. With the rapid development of the newest technological paradigm and the humanitarian catastrophe caused by COVID-19, economic and societal crises, a lost generation due to socio-economic problems and the transition to distance education, a human and the factors that predetermine his self-development in terms of becoming a person with the quality of intellectual autonomousness, become a priority in the construction of reality after COVID-19. Before the coronavirus pandemic the share of highly- skilled employees is highest in countries with high GDP per capita and in an innovative economy – 22% to 45% vs. the world average of 15% (Fig. 6). Already these data indicate that without the self-organization of a person, taking into account the quality of ensuring his health and the level of education, further technical progress, solving socio-demographic problems, and associated cultural transformations will be impossible. Uncertainty of the Post-Covid Future: How will Humanity Solve this Puzzle? © 2021 Global Journals 55 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXI Issue V Version I Year 2021 ( ) B