The World of Work To 2030: A Practical Guide to Future-Proofing Your Business and Your Career

Abstract

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Synopsis -- chapter one: Introduction - scene setting and background -- The personal perspective -- Work, we underestimate its importance -- Work, let's hope we enjoy it! -- Work, it is all about the money! But not as we know it -- The depressing truth -- The nature of work -- The self-delusion -- The result -- The corporate perspective -- It is all change, change, change -- What does this all mean? -- How to get the most from this book -- chapter two: The changing world in numbers and data -- Urbanization and the rise of the East -- Technology -- Demography -- Globalization and Interconnectedness -- Climate -- Politics -- chapter three: The megatrends playing out in the world today -- Hit for six -- Urbanization and the rise of the East -- The centre of the world - economically at least -- The streets are paved with gold -- Technology -- To the moon and back -- It is not just about the numbers -- Platforms supercharge the possibilities -- Demography -- Potentially peaked… -- The real problem -- Globalization and Interconnectedness -- We are all connected now -- External events catch us unaware -- Climate -- The brutal reality -- The impact -- Surely COVID-19 helped? -- The current impact -- Politics -- The culmination of everything that has gone before -- The new norm…? -- Age, the new political battleground -- chapter four: What does this mean for business? -- Part 1: The impact on our business strategy -- The continuation of interconnectedness - it started years ago -- Interconnectedness now becomes political -- What does this all mean? -- You just won't see it coming -- Focus and Size -- Just say 'no' -- Focus, focus, focus -- Core v. chore -- Part 2: The impact on our workforce -- The rise of specialists -- Holistic workforces -- The rise of the holistic organization.