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Vladimir Devyatkin

Surviving the Rise of 'Smart Machines,' the Loss of 'Dream Jobs' and '90% Unemployment' - 0 views

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    Key Issue - How Will Smart Machines Impact Business and IT Function Through the Remainder of This Decade? Digitization Meets the Workforce - Smart Machines Are the Next Major Technology Market Transitional Scenarios - How Smart Machines Will Develop Through 2020 Smart Machines and the Specter of Destructive Creation Societal Crisis Postcrisis, Toward 90% Job Replacement
Maria Gurova

Give Me a Break: Why Businesses Should Consider Workplace Sabbaticals | IRIS - 0 views

  • With technology keeping us connected around-the-clock, the divide between our professional and personal lives continue to be blurred.
  • A workplace sabbatical would provide eligible full-time employees with a pre-determined schedule for taking extended time off to pursue personal interests or to be with family.
  • Not only would your employees be recharged by virtue of a sabbatical, but they would be very clear that their company cares about their well-being and not just the bottom-line.
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    we all deserve a break... with Millennials entering the workplace corporate HR policies might consider radical perks or benefit packages fro the new workforce, that is looking for a more fulfilling life experiences 
Maria Gurova

Motivating Millennials Takes More than Flexible Work Policies - 0 views

  • A 2015 Gallup Poll found that Millennials are the least engaged cohort in the workplace, with only 28.9% saying that they are engaged at work. This, combined with high turnover rates and greater freelance and entrepreneurial opportunities, means that if companies want to retain these valued workers, they will have to double their efforts to meet Millennials where they are
  • A 2015 report on Millennials from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce emphasized flex-time as one way to do this — it found that three out of four Millennials reported that work-life balance drives their career choice
  • Multiple studies have revealed that Millennials are keen to see their work as addressing larger societal concerns
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  • the number one reason this cohort leaves a job is directly related to a boss. Other research has found that Millennials want communication from the boss more frequently than any other generation in the workforce.
  • Millennials are strongly drawn to the “anything is possible” spirit of entrepreneurship. Rather than chase these workers away, companies that embrace a risk-tolerant culture and promote learning and experimentation will benefit from the heightened energy around innovation
  • “[Millennials] expect to work in communities of mutual interest and passion – not structured hierarchies,”
  • Shifts in organizational design—including fewer management layers, matrix structures, shared services, and outsourcing
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    Key factors that influences Millennials' workplace choices and keep them loyal
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