Evolution of the Organization Pt. 1
This concept and visual was taken from my new book, The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization. A few weeks ago I introduced the concept of The 14 Principles of the Future Organization which outlines the crucial characteristics that organizations must have in order to succeed in the new […]
14 Principles of the Future Organization
Over the past few months I’ve been sharing a series of posts on the 7 Principles of the Future Employee and the Evolution of the Employee. This was followed by the 10 Principles of the Future Manager followed by the Evolution of the Manager. Today I want to introduce the 14 Principles of the Future […]
Privacy is Dead and We Killed it
Privacy…everyone keeps talking about it and apparently everyone is concerned with it, but does it matter? I recently watched the documentary, “Terms and Conditions may Apply,” which provides a fascinating look at how organizations such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and others have changed the way they look at and approach privacy. After watching the movie […]
Should Facebook Get Into the Employee Collaboration Space?
An article in Techcrunch yesterday says that Facebook may be working on using their platform for internal collaboration. The article isn’t conclusive in any way and doesn’t speculate as to whether any type of new product is being worked on or if the chatter is about simply using Facebook for collaboration purposes. I remember hearing […]
Collaboration and the Online Dating Syndrome
Anyone that has tried online dating can tell you that the person you see online isn’t always the same person that you see in real life. See, the problem with online dating is that people can make themselves look like anyone they want online. This is the same problem with many organizations today. Organizations today […]
Millennials in the Workplace, Are They Really That Scary?
You’ve heard of millennials right? Those weird looking new people that are starting to enter our organizations? Countless articles have already been written about them but the tone seems to be one of “freaking out.” Millennials are being painted as these type of far-off aliens who are going to be inhabiting our world and changing […]
Change is the Only Constant and it Will Kill Hierarchy
The one thing we can always be certain of is that things keep changing and we don’t always know what those changes are going to bring. The big difference for organizations today is that change is happening faster, in other words more changes are occurring and the rate at which those changes are occurring are […]
Why We Don’t Need Offices
Looking back a decade or so ago it was absolutely essential to have an office, or more likely, a cubicle. That’s where we had meetings, saw our coworkers, and just got work done. But today do we really need corporate offices? New technologies allow us to “connect to work,” meaning that all we need to […]
Working at a Big Company Doesn’t Give You the Job Security You Think it Does
The assumption of working for a large established company has always been that there would job security. ”You should always take a job at a big strong company because at least you know will be there for a while,” is what people used to say. In fact, many people today still believe this. While it […]
Five Trends Shaping the Future of Work
When it comes to the future of work there are a few key trends which business leaders need to pay attention to. Understanding these trends will allow organizations to better prepare and adapt to the changes which are impacting the way we work. These five trends are: 1) changing behaviors which are being shaped by […]
Things to Think About for the Future of Work
Here is a random mix of thoughts and ideas that you can/should be thinking about when it comes to the future of work and collaboration. Just because we can always be connected doesn’t mean we should be, we need to time away from screens to spend with family and friends. If your company doesn’t think […]
When it Comes to the Future of Work, Would Your Rather Try or Succeed?
I’m oftentimes amazed at how many times I speak to people running future of work or collaboration initiatives for their company who are just not prepared to do so, and it’s not their fault. Organizations are in a tough spot. Many of them see and feel that the world of work is changing but they […]
The Evolution of Work Explained
For those not aware, I recently started a column on Forbes where I cover the future of work and collaboration. I write there once a week and try to write here 2-3x a week when I can. I recently shared an infographic that my team created on the evolution of work which became quite popular […]
It’s Crunch Time for the Future of Work
Within the next 2 years millennials (ages 18-35) will make up the majority of the workforce. As I mentioned on Facebook page, these (myself included) are people who don’t know what it’s like to not have social and collaborative tools to get work done. We search on Google, share comments on Twitter, post pictures on […]
Do We Really Want Data-Driven Organizations?
Big data, lots of data, a whole ton of data, super massive big data! This seems to be what a lot of people are talking about lately; how to collect and leverage as much data as we can possibly get to make business decisions; aka building the data-driven organization; and it scares the hell out […]
