Introducing, “Futurist in Residence”
I’ve been asked by a few organizations if I can work with them beyond just doing a keynote talk or […]
jacob morgan
Culture, Future of work, The Future in 5
The Number One Way To Keep Employees Engaged
So what’s the #1 way to keep employees engaged? Simple, don’t let the engagement drop off when employees start working there and don’t treat engagement as an adrenaline shot. […]
Leadership and Management, The Future in 5
Why You Can’t Teach Leadership
Is leadership something that you can teach or is leadership something you are born with? This is an interesting debate and I’m sure there are plenty of people on both camps. I don’t believe leadership can be taught, it’s either a part of your DNA or it isn’t. […]
The Complete Guide To The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures For The Future Of Work
Over the past few weeks I’ve been writing about various types of organizational structures that either already exist in today’s business landscape or are starting to emerge as viable options for the future of work. I explore each of these structures and concepts in my book The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization. Here’s a brief overview of the five types of structures as well as a handy visual the shows you the actual structures of each. […]
Leadership and Management, Strategy
The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures: Part 5, Holacratic Organizations
This is the fifth and final part of a five part post that explores various types of organizational structures that either already exist in today’s business landscape or are starting to emerge as viable options for the future of work. […]
The Future in 5
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!
Future of work, General Business, Leadership and Management, Strategy
The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures: Part 4, Flatarchies
This is part four of a five part post that explores various types of organizational structures that either already exist in today’s business landscape or are starting to emerge as viable options for the future of work. Somewhere in between hierarchies and flat organizations lie flatarchies. These types of companies are a little bit of both structures. […]
The Future in 5
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 […]
Strategy, The Future in 5
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. […]
The Future in 5
3 Steps To Building An Awesome Personal Brand
This episode of The Future In 5 is about what makes a personal brand. Why are some personal brands successful and others not so successful? I’ve come to the conclusion that there are only three steps you need in order to build your personal brand ─ consistency, frequency, and visibility.