The Five Trends Shaping The Future Of Work During COVID-19 And Beyond
If there’s one thing that we can agree on, it’s that work is changing…a lot. For many years we have talked about “the future of work” and what that means and looks like. My book, by the same title came out in 2014! Now because of COVID-19, organizations around the world are having to fast-forward their workplace practices by 10–20 years and we are finally seeing the implementation of flexible work, new leadership styles, digital transformation, and the like.
Broadly speaking I think there have been 5 trends which have been shaping the future of work. These are:
1) Globalization: the barriers to doing business anywhere in the world are decreasing
2) Changing demographics: with multiple generations in the workforce and people working longer, we need to rethink what “employee” means and looks like.
3) New behaviors: originally I attributed these new behaviors to technologies such as social media, but it’s clear that COVID-19 is another factor here that is forcing us to think differently about work (and life).
4) Technology: things like artificial intelligence, blockchain, the internet of things, and the like, are forcing us to think differently about work.
5) Mobility: working anytime, anywhere, and on any device
I put together the video below which explains what they are and how they are impacting our personal and professional lives.
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