Future of Work

New Ways To Change Higher Education In The Future Everyone is concerned about education, now more than ever. While most people agree that the system needs to change, the question of how to change it does not have an easy answer. It is also important to distinguish between K-12 and post-secondary education. The solutions will…

5 Thought-Provoking Scenarios Of The Future Of Work We often refer to the future of work as some distant phenomenon, but that future is not far away. In fact, the transition has already begun. When we think of the future, we should not imagine it as some fixed destination. Given how quickly everything changes, we…

Are You A Dynamic Learner? How To Stay Relevant At Work? Bradley Staats, in his book Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive, posits that to stay relevant and competitive at work, we have to become dynamic learners. Dynamic learners have both specialized knowledge and broad knowledge. However, knowing is not enough. We…

When Should Education End? The Answer Is Never. We always hear how important it is for children to have a good education so that they can get a good job after college. However, we do not hear much about education after college. Yes, some choose to pursue masters or other professional degrees, but that is…

Would You Like To Have One Of These Jobs? I have decided to do something different for this post. Instead of analyzing theories, synthesizing research, or sharing my findings from a book, I am going to present several jobs that do not yet exist but are coming over the next decade. While some people fear…

How To Make Sure You Are Happy At Work And In Life? Talking about work without addressing life outside of work paints an incomplete picture. If we start to reimagine the future of work, we have to consider what the future of the rest of our lives will look like as well. Clayton Christensen’s book…

How To Cultivate Meaning And Purpose At Your Company? I used to work for a company that had a mission to be the world’s premier analytic consultancy. I always wondered what that actually meant. Hearing their mission statement never elicited excitement. Frankly, it sounded somewhat hollow and self-serving. While innately, I knew that there had to be…

How To Overcome Confusion And Find Fulfilling Work? I am always interested in understanding why things are the way they are. Why do we perceive work in a certain way? What does getting an education truly mean? It is quite easy to polarize topics and quickly judge something as good or bad, right or wrong.…

Discover How The Future Of Work Will Impact Companies In Europe Over The Next Decade? Last week, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the business and economics research division of McKinsey & Company, published a discussion paper with an enticing title – The Future of Work in Europe. The researchers analyzed data from 1,100 local economies in…