5 Workplace Predictions for 2010
SmartBrief on Workforce, an advisory board I am a part of, asked me to provide some predictions on workforce developments in 2010. I’ll share a few here and would love to hear yours too:
As the economy recovers, people will flock to employment opportunities that allow them to do work that’s personally meaningful to them: Once the job market stabilizes, all of the people who have been biding their time in unsatisfying jobs will look for ways to leave them, and employees will once again have the upper hand.
The workplace model of “same time, same place” will continue to disappear: Now that we can be connected regardless of our physical location, work activities will be distributed across central offices, remote locations, and community locations. The typical eight-hour workday will be spread across a 14 plus hour window to allow us to attend to needs at home and work with colleagues abroad.
Active Baby Boomers will force a new definition of retirement: Although the majority Boomers are reaching official retirement age, many have no intention of leaving the workforce, opting instead for non-traditional careers that allow them to give back to society.
The hot button HR issue will be employees’ use of social media: Executives will struggle with how to moderate it, and what rules and regulations should be put on the books to ensure that organizational resources and property aren’t compromised and that reputations aren’t risked.
A large influx of graduating college students (Generation Ys/Millennials) will put intergenerational dynamics on everyone’s radar:
1988-1990 are the biggest birth years in American history. Up to now, studying and improving how the four generations communicate with one another has been reserved for a small number of elite organizations. In 2010, if you aren’t paying attention, you’re losing your competitive edge.
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