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09.07
Reader
Poll: The Future
of Work
By Terrance Malkinson
BusinessWeek's 20-27
August issue (#4047,
www.businessweek.com) took an in-depth look
at the future of work. The magazine’s cover,
which reads “How We Will Master Technology, Manage
Companies, and Build Careers in the Era of the
Global, 24-7 Workforce,” spells out the scope of
the twenty-two articles spanning 53 pages. The
information provided is of the highest quality
and is essential reading for everyone — students, job seekers, and even those who might
think that they have a permanent job.
The nature of work has changed
considerably and change will continue. Even if
you feel that you are in a secure
career position today, there is no guarantee that you
will be in the same secure position tomorrow.
Substantial uncontrollable forces, some of which
originate in distant regions of the world, will
affect your career. Unthought-of new knowledge
and technologies can eliminate any job, career,
or industry instantly. In today’s world, it is
important to seek out information from a variety
of sources, analyze that information, synthesize
it, and then use
your judgment to make good decisions about your
career.
BusinessWeek and other
publications like it are
excellent sources of current and archived
information of value to you when managing your
career; increasing your awareness of news
events, business trends and practices, and a host of other topics of
importance to everyone.
BusinessWeek "Future of Work" articles
are organized into
five categories:
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The Poll —
Results from a poll of 2,000 U.S. executives
and managers suggests positive changes in the future
and give us reason to be
optimistic about the future of work.
-
Which Way to the Future?
—
A discussion of how technology and
globalization are dramatically influencing
the workplace and how we do our jobs.
-
Managing the New
Workforce
— Article titles include: "A Guide for
Multinationals"; "India's Talent Gets Loads of
TLC"; "The Shanghai Scramble"; "The Five Faces
Of The 21st Century Chief"; "Cog Or Co-worker?
No-Cubicle Culture"; "The Shape Of Perks To
Come"; and "The Empire Strikes At Silos."
-
The Changing Talent Game
—
Article titles include: "How To Keep Your Job
Onshore; Creating Brand You; Make 'Em Take
Notice"; "The Heavy Duty Of The Factory Man";
"The Always-On Trader"; and "Will Travel For A
Job."
-
Technology on the March
—
Article titles include: "The End Of Work As
You Know It"; "How To Heal A Sick Office";
"Boosting Our Gray Matter"; "Fatigue Fighters";
"Home Is Where The Airport Is"; and "Brave New
Rat Race."
The online version of the print
issue contains a number of bonus feature
articles.
Reply to Today’s Engineer at:
todaysengineer@ieee.org
Terrance Malkinson is a
communications specialist, business analyst and
futurist. He is an elected Senator of the
University of Calgary, a Governor of the
Engineering Management Society, international
correspondent for IEEE-USA Today's Engineer
Online, editor-in-chief of IEEE-USA Today's
Engineer Digest, editor of IEEE Engineering
Management, and associate editor for IEEE
Canadian Review. He the author of over 300
publications and is also an accomplished triathlete. The author is grateful to the
Haskayne School of Business Library at the
University of Calgary.
Comments may
be submitted to todaysengineer@ieee.org. Opinions expressed are the
author's.
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