The future of work : attract new talent, build better leaders, and create a competitive organization / Jacob Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Jacob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Teams in the workplace--Management.

Teams in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Attract new talent, build better leaders, and create a competitive organization

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Throughout the history of business employees had to adapt to managers and managers had to adapt to organizations. In the future this is reversed with managers and organizations adapting to employees. This means that in order to succeed and thrive organizations must rethink and challenge everything they know about work. The demographics of employees are changing and so are employee expectations, values, attitudes, and styles of working. Conventional management models must be replaced with leadership approaches adapted to the future employee. Organizations must also rethink their traditional structure, how they empower employees, and what they need to do to remain competitive in a rapidly changing world. This is a book about how employees of the future will work, how managers will lead, and what organizations of the future will look like. The Future of Work will help you: Stay ahead of the competition Create better leaders Tap into the freelancer economy Attract and retain top talent Rethink management Structure effective teams Embrace flexible work environments Adapt to the changing workforce Build the organization of the future And more The book features uncommon examples and easy to understand concepts which will challenge and inspire you to work differently.

Contents:

Intro

Praise for The Future of Work

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Rethinking Chess and Work

Chapter 1: The Five Trends Shaping the World of Work

New Behaviors Being Shaped by Social Technologies That Are Entering Our Organizations

Technology

The Millennial Workforce

Mobility

Globalization

Why Is It Different This Time?

Shaping Work: Past to Future

Notes

Chapter 2: The Cog: Today's Employee

A Day in the Life Of...

The Traditional Idea of an Employee

Engagement Is Important But Lacking

The Fabulous Five

Chapter 3: Seven Principles of the Future Employee

The Three Components of Flexible Work

Flexibility as a Way to Attract and Retain Top Talent

Why Isn't Everyone Doing It if It's So Great?

Some Benefits

What About Face-to-Face Communication?

Coworking

The End of the Traditional Work Schedule

Modular Work

Sharing and Stack Ranking

The Declining Value of Colleges

New Crucial Employee Behaviors

Support the Future Employee

Existing Employees

Evolution of the Employee

Chapter 4: The Freelancer Economy

Why Is It Popular?

Companies Using Freelancers

Chapter 5: The Zookeeper: Today's Manager

Manager of the Past/Today

Outdated Management Practices

Chapter 6: Ten Principles of the Future Manager

Must Be a Leader

Following from the Front

Understanding Technology and How Employees Work

Lead by Example

Embrace Vulnerability

Belief in Sharing and Collective Intelligence

Be a Fire Starter

Real-Time Recognition, Feedback, and Engagement

Conscious of Personal Boundaries

Adapt to the Future Employee

Evolution of the Manager

Hiring and Promoting the Right People

Chapter 7: The Managerless Company.

How Do Employees Get Hired or Fired?

How Do Employees Figure Out What Projects to Work On?

Who Leads the Projects?

Who Steers the Ship?

What About Career Paths and Choices?

What About Raises or Promotions?

What Happens If Something Goes Wrong?

What Makes These Companies Work?

The Benefits of a Managerless Company

Issues with Managerless Companies

Is This Right for You?

Chapter 8: The Organization of Today

Job Security Isn't So Secure

Loyalties Have Shifted

It's No Longer Just About Money

Self-Starter Opportunities

Smaller Growing Companies

Growing Up Skeptical

Chapter 9: Fourteen Principles of the Future Organization

The Ringelmann Effect

Intrapreneurial

Connected Workforce

Operate Like a Small Company

Focus on "Want" Instead of "Need"

Adapts to Change Faster

Innovation from Anywhere, All the Time, and Creating Ecosystems

Runs in the Cloud

Sees More Women in Senior Management Roles

Flatter Organizations and Decentralized Decision Making

Tells Stories

Democratize Learning and Teaching

Shift from Profit to Prosperity

The Four Roadblocks of the Future Organization

The Evolution of the Organization

Chapter 10: Technology as the Central Nervous System

The 12 Habits of Highly Collaborative Organizations

Chapter 11: The Six-Step Process for Adapting to the Future of Work: How to Become the Future Organization (and Stay That Way!)

Challenge Assumptions

Create a Team

Define

Communicate

Experiment and Empower

Implement Broad-Based Change

Commit

Chapter 12: Rethinking Work

The FOW Community (dedicated to the future of work and collaboration)

Index

End User License Agreement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9781118877258

111887725X

9781322060965

1322060967

OCLC:

887509425