The Future of Work

What you need for the future of work 

An interesting piece on Adecco’s report on the future of work 

There is no doubt that digitisation, automation, and advances in artificial intelligence will disrupt the way you work ...... 

• 62 percent of executives believe they will need to retrain or replace more than a quarter of their workforce by 2023 
• By 2030 as many as 375 million workers—or roughly 14 percent of the global workforce

• Lifelong learning is key 
• Being connected is key 
• Building your network is key
• Mindset is key 

You need to have an

• agile mindset 
• resilient mindset 
• continual learning mindset - being open to be  mentored  and on the job soft skill learning,

You need to be digital literate AND take on additional digital skills training ready for the digitisation of the future of work.

The future of work is exciting - with such cool opportunities !

The rise of technology in the workplace needs to be embraced . 

AI could make work more intellectually stimulating by automating routine tasks, freeing up  time allowing more creativity, collaboration, and customer focussed attention. 

Technology is going to create jobs, however, the jobs will be different and will continue to change at a rapid pace (Moore’s law)

The Winning Organisation 

The  Organisations that will win and attract the brightest and the best will need to have a policy of continual  training of its workforce. Your Organisation  Experience will need to be as important to your Employee as a Harvard degree, and their experience with you will be proudly included in their CV for the future of work - and be rated as part of the lifelong learning curriculum.

The Winning You

Open to lifelong learning

Being relevant 

Having a powerful network

Love what you do 

What else?