Our current conception of what it means to “go to work” is fast giving way to a more adaptable and dynamic system.

2. The answer is YES.

3. Our current conception of what it means to “go to work” is
fast giving way to a more adaptable and dynamic system.

5. As a business leader in this new world of employment, you
need to understand where you fit in that landscape, so you
can plan for your own and your employees’ futures.
Here are just a few examples of what to expect as the face of
the modern workplace changes in the years ahead:

6. Deloitte’s Mass Career Customization program offers a vision
of what is happening to the corporate promotion structure.
It offers flexibility, allowing Deloitte employees the ability to
make lateral moves instead of traditional promotions.
More employees than ever
require this kind of flexibility.

7. The old “move up or move out”
philosophy no longer applies.
Instead employees’ careers follow
more complex paths, moving from
side to side and up and down as life
situations dictate.

8. Employees no longer see their job as a life-long
commitment, but instead as a temporary means of
bridging one stage of life to the next.

9. If you want to keep talent working for your organization for
longer, you need to accommodate these inclinations.
This means less emphasis on overtime, and more emphasis
on quality work experiences.

10. More than ever, employers have to think about the
environment they provide, making it the kind of place
people want to spend time working in.

11. The end of the old promotion hierarchy will
mean that those who are cut out for higher
level positions will eventually wend their
way up, following a natural progression and
gaining more varied experiences as a result.

12. Meanwhile, talent that would otherwise have been forced to
the sideline will remain with the organization, more
productive and satisfied with their jobs.
All leaders in the modern economy should take note and
start emulating this kind of system.

13. Today’s generation of workers places more value in their
personal growth than on their particular career trajectory.
The career is therefore largely seen as a means to an
end, which has implications for the management style.

14. The new generation of management trends toward the
following characteristics:
A focus on
accomplishments
over status
A focus on
individual
projects and
goals over long-
term benefits.
An increased
reliance on
consultants and
independent
contractors over
long-term
employees

15. The new generation of managers must be adept at
managing a wider variety of relationships outside of the
confines of the company and around the world.
Telecommuting is just the tip of this iceberg. The team
members on an individual project might be scattered
across the globe, from Hong Kong to New York.

16. Managing them requires skills in collaborative
thinking and decision-making.

17. More importantly it requires the ability to know how to
motivate people whose goals and ambitions are very
different from your own.
You need to be comfortable with the prospect of trusting
people who you may never meet in person.

18. Potentially, the new face of work can be infinitely more
satisfying and lucrative than the old model.
If you want to harness this potential, the first step is
acknowledging the changes that are happening all around
you.
Only with that understanding can you begin to take
advantage of the new face of the modern workplace.

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