Chapter 1: The Future Workplace: Why Redesign Work?
We can't have a 'one size fits all' workplace.
Increasingly, companies and institutions are realizing that the way we work needs to be redesigned in order to harness all the talent in the workplace and enhance competitive advantage. This video outlines four largescale changes affecting the future of work:
- The changing composition of the workforce
- The changing nature of work itself
- The need for innovation and creativity to drive the economy
- Advances in technology that affect where and how we work
The Future Workplace: Resources
- Why You Hate Work: This op-ed examines the reasons why many workplaces today breed dissatisfied and unhappy workers, and suggests areas for improvement.
- Today's Employees No Longer Look Like Don Draper. So Why Is Work Designed for Him?: The "Mad Men" workplace is a thing of the past. O'Conner and Munsch explain why the future of work depends on eliminating this model.
- The Pay Gap Prescription: The "linear" pay model used by big-chain pharmacies has significantly closed the gender pay gap in that industry and shows promise for the future of work.
- Telework, Not Just for Moms and Millennials: Many think the future of work is "telework," or working from home. Research shows that this can also perpetuate gender bias, as we head towards a male-dominated teleworkforce.
- Daddy Track: The Case for Paternity Leave: Paternity leave has begun to enter coporate and mainstream cultures. Author Liza Mundy shows how adopting paternity leave enhances the future of work.
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