The
Background Buzz Insider
March 11, 2010
Predictions
for 2010: Five Changes in the Way We Work
This year
will be marked by five changes in the evolving relationship between
those who work and those who pay to have work done. Most of these
trends have been percolating for some time — many stemming
back to the 1981 recession, and its then-startling lay-offs. The
most recent recession accelerated and intensified the changing
nature of the employee-employer relationship. Recessions unquestionably
leave a mark on the way we work. The approaches companies use
to respond to difficult business conditions don't only affect
the company — they leave a lasting impression on the workers
(and the workers' teen-age children, who draw conclusions for
their career strategy based on their parents' experience). As
smart as these two approaches may have been from a corporate standpoint,
and even as kind as they might seem in terms of total workforce
impact (fewer layoffs), they nonetheless further loosen individuals'
trust in an employer to care for them — or even to reward
their hard work with the agreed-upon pay. The experiences of the
past two years imprinted the workforce with a new understanding:
even a "full-time job" does not (necessarily) equate
to the equivalent full-time pay. As a result, expect to see these
five characteristics of the way we work becoming even more prominent
throughout 2010: significant ways, driven by employee preferences,
facilitated by new technologies, supported by new managers who
themselves are more comfortable with virtual work.
What
are your thoughts? Are you ready for the changes ahead?
To Read The Full Artilcle Go To: http://blogs.hbr.org/erickson/2010/01/predictions_for_2010_five_chan.html?cm_mmc=npv-_-WEEKLY_HOTLIST-_-JAN_2010-_-HOTLIST0111&referral=00202
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