In the online publication SiliconRepublic, I read an interview with Ali Rayl, the global head of customer experience for Slack, the global online messaging system. Although the article was interesting, what really caught my eye was the quote in the title. It read “Designing the future workplace is a big responsibility.” Author John Kennedy did a great job getting Ms. Rayl to ... Read Full Article
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Future Proof? Not Really!
Recently I was reading an article that talked about “future proof” jobs you can train for; that reminded me that I have a book in my office called The Future-Proof Workplace. Although it is full of great tips for what workplaces and individuals can do to help their careers, its title gave me pause, as did the title of the article. I don’t think we can future-proof ... Read Full Article
Are You Ready For Your Employees To Be Displaced?
We have all read about robots replacing workers in the not too distant future. I wrote about it in Future Friday: Repetition may spell the end of your job on my blog. Other posts include one of mine on this site, here, and one from Megan Purdy, here. When we see articles and posts about robots taking jobs we think factories first, then offices with repetitive jobs. Indeed this ... Read Full Article
The Future of Education and the Future of Work Are Linked
I recently read an article about a meeting of a Tasmanian leadership group. The group was talking about the future of work and what it means for Tasmania. The issues they discussed, especially how education and work will interact going forward, are relevant to all of us. Interaction with Education The authors, Andrew Pitt and David Adams, said that the future of work will, by ... Read Full Article
What’s More Important? A Change in Technology or Mindset?
More and more I read that by the year 2020 40% of the U.S. labor force will be contingent workers. Supposedly the Millennial workforce and the coming Gen Z workforce are going to demand more freedom and more flexibility in how they work. I am not certain that the change will occur nearly as quickly as the workers hope. What Are the Issues? What are the issues that may make ... Read Full Article
Using Technology to Keep Your Remote Workers More Human
The subject of remote teams pops up on my radar more frequently all the time. In fact I am participating in a webinar in September on the subject of remote teams. In a webinar on Onboarding I talk about remote teams. Yet there is a conflicting story of bigger companies, such as Yahoo, Best Buy and, most recently, IBM getting rid of their remote workers. A lot of different ... Read Full Article
Six Critical Skills ALL Workers Will Need In the Next Decade
Everyone ponders today whether or not they will lose their job to a robot or AI in the next 10 years or so. With artificial intelligence (AI) predicted to not only replace rote and repetitive blue collar or office jobs, but also writers, lawyers and even CEOs everyone should have some trepidation about the safety of their jobs. I have written numerous times about the importance ... Read Full Article
Jacob Morgan says HR needs to WAKE UP
I pay attention to Jacob Morgan. He is a futurist of some renown, he writes good book, gives good talks and makes good videos. This one is a message that HR needs to hear. Here is a non-HR person telling us we are doing a good job and we don't realize it. These are words that need to be heard. So one week before #SHRM17 I thought I would expose you to some good words of ... Read Full Article
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