The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization
By Jacob Morgan

Head: (5 out of 5)
Heart: (3 out of 5)
Leadership Applicability: (5 out of 5)

Within the next five years, key trends impacting the world of work will be in full swing. By 2020, Millennials are projected to make up just over half of the entire US workforce and will bring expectations, attitudes and styles of working currently uncommon in the workplace. New technologies, such as collaboration platforms, the Internet of Things, and others, will streamline our lives even further. Those, and other trends such as mobility, new behaviors being shaped by social technologies, and globalization are changing the world around – and will change the world in – organizations. These changes promise to upend how companies find and manage talent, how management styles need to adapt and how employees work. Is your organization prepared?

In this book, the author, Jacob Morgan, outlines the key trends shaping the future of work. He paints a picture of the current states of companies, managers and employees, while highlighting the key principles that will make up the future company, manager and employee. It’s a fascinating read that will force you to rethink the direction of your talent planning strategies. Leaders who want to win the war for talent will want to read this book. Buy it now.