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GMR’s Journey to a Future-Focused, Digitally Skilled Workforce

15 December 2025


The World of Work is Changing and GMR is Leading Through Learning

The workplace is evolving faster than ever before. Technologies that seemed futuristic just a few years ago are now reshaping how we work, communicate, and innovate. At GMR Group, we understand that staying ahead does not mean simply reacting to these changes, it means anticipating them, preparing for them, and empowering our people to drive them.

That is why we have chosen to lead through learning. In an era where the skills gap threatens to leave organizations behind, GMR is making a deliberate, strategic investment in workforce development to ensure our people are equipped not just for today's challenges, but for tomorrow's opportunities.

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The Challenge: Bridging the Growing Skills Gap

The numbers tell a compelling story. Research from the World Economic Forum, LinkedIn, Gartner, and Deloitte consistently points to one critical reality: the skills gap is widening at an unprecedented pace. As artificial intelligence, automation, and digital transformation accelerate, the shelf life of skills is shrinking rapidly.

The future of work demands more than technical proficiency. It requires adaptability, continuous learning, and the ability to work alongside emerging technologies. At GMR, we asked ourselves a fundamental question: How do we stay ahead of this curve? How do we ensure our workforce is not just keeping pace with change, but actively shaping it?

The answer became clear: we needed to build a future-ready workforce through deliberate, structured, and accessible employee upskilling initiatives.

The GMR Response: Empowering Growth Through Innovation

SPARK is GMR Group’s flagship leadership learning program, designed to cultivate a culture of continuous growth and innovation among our leaders. As a mandatory initiative, SPARK equips leaders with the skills and mindset needed to drive business success in a rapidly evolving landscape. The program blends foundational digital literacy with advanced leadership capabilities, ensuring that every leader is prepared to harness technology’s transformative potential. Through structured learning tracks, SPARK fosters adaptability, strategic thinking, and a unified vision, empowering leaders to inspire teams and steer the organization toward sustained excellence.

AI@Workplace is GMR Group’s commitment to democratizing the power of artificial intelligence across the entire organization. This initiative aims to seamlessly integrate AI-driven tools and practices into everyday work. By embedding intelligent automation, personalized learning, and data-driven insights into our unified learning ecosystem, AI@Workplace empowers every team member to boost productivity, make smarter decisions, and stay ahead in a digital-first world. The goal is to create a future-ready workforce where everyone can leverage AI to drive impact, innovation, and continuous improvement in their roles.

The AI Champions Program at GMR Group brings together a select group of employees passionate about artificial intelligence and digital innovation. These champions are chosen for their strong performance in the AI@Workplace and SPARK programs, as well as their eagerness to upskill and drive change. AI Champions act as advocates and trainers, helping colleagues adopt AI tools and identify practical use cases across the business. Working closely with leadership and the Transformation Office, they play a key role in accelerating GMR’s digital transformation.

Work Smarter with Copilot at GMR Group is a tailored learning programme developed with Microsoft to build proficiency in Copilot and its practical application at work. The programme enables employees to automate routine tasks, make data-driven decisions, improve productivity & quality of output, and unlock meaningful efficiency gains.

The early results from our learning ecosystem initiatives are encouraging, with many beginning to use it in their day-to-day life at work.

The Shift We Are Driving: From Reactive to Proactive

The true measure of our learning ecosystem however is not just in participation rates or completion certificates. It is in the fundamental shift we are driving in how our people approach their professional development.

We are enabling employees to lead change, not just respond to it. We are creating an environment where:

  • Learning is continuous, not episodic
  • Skill development is owned by individuals, not just driven by the learning department.
  • Technology is seen as an enabler, not a threat
  • Growth is measured not just by tenure, but by capability and adaptability

This shift toward a future-ready workforce is what sets GMR apart.

Looking Ahead: The Foundation of Transformation

At GMR, we believe that people preparedness is the foundation of any great transformation. Technology will continue to evolve. Markets will shift. New challenges will emerge. But organizations with curious, capable, and continuously learning people will always be positioned to thrive.

The future belongs to organizations that invest in their people. At GMR Group, we are clear that future-ready companies begin with future-ready people. Anchored in this belief, our transformation journey is poised to enhance our impact and agility as we expand across India and beyond.