The Future of Work

Time Magazine, offers an interesting perspective on how our workforce will be changing in the future. The article highlights 11 different areas that will see the most change and they are:

The New Work Order

• The Way We'll Work
• High Tech, High Touch, High Growth
• Training Managers to Behave
• The Search for the Next Perk
• We're Getting Off the Ladder
• Why Boomers Can't Quit
• Women Will Rule Business
• It Will Pay to Save the Planet
• When Gen X Runs the Show
• Yes, We'll Still Make Stuff
• The Last Days of Cubicle Life

The information presented in this article could be beneficial to human resource managers due to the fact that it sheds light on areas in the workforce that require special attention. The article also touches many topics that Berman et. al and his co-authors discuss such as the high demand on technology and the structural changes in the workplace such as virtual offices.

The article also offers an interesting perspective on workforce mobility, that stated that some companies are taking on a movement of promotion which they call " lateral promotion", where employers give employees the options to move out, and not necessarily up to different positions with or without a pay change. This allows employees to tailor their work duties and responsibilities to fit their personal lives. For instance, employees can choose to work partially from home on certain days, in order to attend to other obligations they have with their families. When employees get evaluated, their employer also takes in account not only their work related goals but their personal life goals outside of their job as well. They have seen that this approach in management has increased work performance and competency because workers are able to personalize their jobs.



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