This article highlights a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) assessment on which jobs will grow and decline in the next decade. The long-term projections (which come with risks and can be wrong) assume a) more remote work and higher demand for relevant technology services; b) less in-person entertainment and travel; and c) more public health investment than would have happened …
The coronavirus pandemic impacts have accelerated the evolution of work, the workplace, and workers in every possible way. As firms continue to address these opportunities and challenges with speed and head-on, this article calls for a change in how we view work and, in particular, jobs. It submits that jobs–the staple of many HR processes …
This 32-page executive summary report examines the long-term impact of COVID-19 trends across several work areas and eight economies that account for almost half the global population and 62 percent of GDP. As one example of this report’s many insights, page 6 shows an illustration of the prevalence and usage of three groups of trends before, during, and …
As we close out 2020 and get ready for the new year, I wanted to recap the top articles that I have posted and shared over the past few months. These top fifteen articles (there are actually 21 since I reference a few bonus articles) are in no particular order, but they do represent those …
Deloitte has released its latest study on the global human capital trends for 2021, highlighting the five key trends reshaping work, the workforce, and the workplace. The five trends are 1) Designing work for well-being: The end of work/life balance. 2) Beyond reskilling: Unleashing worker potential. 3) Superteams: Where work happens. 4) Governing workforce strategies: Setting new directions for work and the …
Now that the pandemic has broken through the cultural and technological barriers that have prevented or limited the adoption of remote work (RW) in the past, many firms continue to evaluate the benefits and limitations of RW moving forward. This in-depth article helps firms make these decisions by looking at RW’s potential more granularly through …
Although working parenthood was never easy, the pandemic has made it more of a crisis. And while it might seem premature to explore what being a working parent will look like in a post-pandemic world (especially with COVID case infections reaching new heights in recent days), this detailed article provides a case for how individuals, …
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its various applications, such as machine learning, continues to transform aspects of work and the workplace. This 48-minute discussion provides insights into how components of AI are being employed in the workplace. The first segment includes Laszlo Bock, former SVP of People Operations at Google, and now CEO of Humu. Laszlo …
Organizations continue to determine the impact of automation and the changing nature of work on reskilling and upskilling their workforce. Part of this assessment requires a firm to determine the skills it will need (demand) and how much of those skills will be available (supply) when needed. And although predicting skill demand is challenging, determining the skills …
The pandemic continues to alter how and where we work, the ways in which work, workplaces, and workforces are organized, and the employee-employer relationship. As organizations reset their future of work agendas, this 31-page report provides five imperatives for doing. 1) Transform organization design and work design. Transition into a more simple and agile structure. 2) Align new …
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