In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast' Sheila dives into the topic of 'Future of Work'. She says that lots of experts are out there, predicting what the future of work is moving us towards. No matter what your job, your career stage or your aspiration, there are plenty of pieces of tangible advice that you can put to work to prepare for your future professional success.
Episode Highlights:
- Remote work is probably going to be here to stay. During pandemic, working virtually has become the norm for many of us.
- In the future, we'll see a more complex definition of productivity grounded in actual outcomes versus just time online.
- Don't just pay lip service, but be proactive and engaging with a variety of voices and experiences and most importantly be humble.
- Companies are working to determine the ideal balance of hierarchy and freedom and the previous trends that were so big are having an impact on that decision.
- No one can predict the future but there are some actions you can take that will be sure to serve you, no matter what the years ahead might look like.
3 Key Points:
- Studies on productivity are not conclusive, some show productivity is up and others conclude that work time is up. One prediction is that virtual work is here to stay, kind of the way we use the traditional office will likely shift. This means, there will be an office to go to, but you won't necessarily see that as everyone's default. You'll go occasionally when the project demands.
- In future companies will also have to think in terms of diversity and inclusion. Companies are starting to move away from having standalone diversity strategies and departments and the most progressive organizations are weaving diversity and inclusion into the fabric of their business strategies and what they do every single day.
- The "Gig Economy" may expand; there's a tension that a lot of US workers are facing between desiring independence of gig work, but also relying on healthcare and the benefits provided by full time employment. This tension, most likely will keep the gig economy in the US.
Tweetable Quotes:
- "Prior to the pandemic, company philosophies on remote work were really all over the place." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
- "The good news is that you're going to have a little bit more freedom of choice." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
- "Consider your priorities, let go of that mindset that busyness equals productivity. What impact do you want to have and what work do you need to prioritize in service of that impact?" - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
- "Know that you'll make mistakes along the way, listen, and just assume that you don't know everything." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
- "And the future of work also requires us to look at shifts in corporate structure and hierarchy." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
- "The common thread is that everyone's trying to design for more agility, and more resilience." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
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