Why Google’s Recent Alphabet Announcement Is Pure Genius
In the latest episode of the #futurein5 I share why I think this recent move by Google is going to help them with innovation, agility, and adaptability in the future of work. […]
Jacob Morgan
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Should You Be Happy At Work?
Why should you be happy at work? Organizations around the world are heavily investing in employee engagement, health and wellness, and well-being programs. However, I have yet to meet an organization that can justify the ROI of these investments. This raises an interesting question. Should companies have to somehow justify the ROI of creating employee happiness and engagement? […]
Are You Coming to The Future of Work Forum?
This episode of the Future In 5 I wanted to let you know about an upcoming event that I’m hosting for members of the Future of Work Community to be held October 21st and 22nd in New York City. This is the second of two events a year we host for our members, and it promises to be outstanding. […]
How to Create a Corporate Culture When Your Teams Are Remote
A couple of weeks ago someone left me a comment asking me how an organization can create an engaging and positive corporate culture with remote team members. This is certainly a big challenge for a lot of companies around the world. There are lots of interesting and creating things that organizations can do and I share a few of them in this latest episode of the #futurein5. But, I will say that the #1 thing that any organization can do around this is listen to employee feedback. […]
Why HP’s New Dress Code Policy Is Ridiculous
In case you haven’t heard, HP recently sent out a memo to employees with some new dress code guidelines. HP is concerned that customers who visit HP offices are going to get a negative impression about the company based on how employees dress. Keep in mind that HP also put an end to telecommuting forcing all employees to show up to the office to work. It feels like while most forward-thinking and progressive organizations are moving forward, HP is starting to take steps in the opposite direction and is transforming into a company from the 80′s. In the latest episode of the #futurein5 I share more of my thoughts on this topic and explain why the new dress code policy at HP seems a bit ridiculous.
Will Freelancers Take Over Full Time Employees?
A popular topic of discussion around the freelancer economy is the idea of full time employment disappearing. In other words, is it realistic to think that in the near future everyone is going to be a freelancer and we won’t have any full time employees anymore? So what’s the answer? Neither I nor the companies I speak with see full time employment completely disappearing in the near future. In this episode of the #futurein5 I talk about this hybrid employment mode in more detail, tune in and let me know what you think!
What Is The Freelance Economy?
Freelancing is clearly a hot topic as of late, and you may have heard of the freelance economy. But what exactly is that? Sadly, there’s a lot of confusion around what the freelance economy is and what or who a freelancer is! In this episode of the #futurein5 I try to shed some more light on what the freelance economy is.
Why Do People Become Freelancers?
Intuit projects that by 2020 40% of Americans will be freelancing, a study by the Freelancers Union found that 34% of the American workforce is already freelancing, and MBO Partners found that there are currently almost 18 million full-time independent workers today. Clearly something big is happening here and this trend of freelancing is only going to keep growing. In a previous video I talked about why organizations work with freelancers and today I wanted to explore why people become freelancers. […]
What Is An Employee?
Simple question, but how would you answer it? If you look up “employee” in the dictionary you find: “a person who works for another person or for a company for wages or a salary.” Synonyms include: cog, servant, and slave. This is how we have built our organizations, on this […]
5 Outdated Workplace Practices That Are On Their Way Out!
The workplace is changing and as a result many organizations are thinking of new ways that they can empower employees to get their jobs done. As with any type of evolution the things that aren’t effective die out and are replaced by something else. In this episode of the #futurein5 I wanted to share 5 workplace practices that I see dying out over the next few years. […]
