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September 4, 2014
The Future of Work Podcast, Episode 3: Deb Acosta – Cities of the Future
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The one stat you need to know
Between now and the year 2050, urban growth will only continue to rise: 89 million homes and 190 billion square feet (about 17.5 billion square meters) of retail and other nonresidential space will be built in the United States alone [source: National Resources Defense Council]
What this episode is about and why you should care
In Episode 3 we explore the idea of the “smart city” and the “future city.” Songdo, a city in South Korea is already using technology, open spaces, cutting edge building design, connectivity, and a top notch transportation network to build what they are calling the city of the future. But what should other cities around the world be thinking about and what impact does being a future city have on the people that actually live there?
Deb Acosta is the chief innovation officer for the city of San Leandro where is working on transforming it into a future city. Deb shares some of her current initiatives and talks about what cities of the future will look like in the 5 and 25 years. We touch on things such the importance of cities taping into their local entrepreneurs, creating a transportation network, super high speed connectivity, business culture, and much more. This episode is not only fun and informative but will help shape your perspective on where you live and how the world is changing.
What you will learn in this episode
What a future city look like in 5 years versus 25 years
What impact the companies have on a future city
Will the city help change the company or does the company need to change before it can be a part of the city
Things that make up a future city that go beyond just having connectivity
How important sensors are in collecting data which is a big part of the future city
Challenges towards creating a future city
Main characteristics or qualities of a future city
Criteria in evaluating if a city is a future city
The impact that a future city has on jobs
What cities are future cities
Key driving forces for the future city
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September 2, 2014
The Future of Work is Out Today, Last Chance for Bonus Content!
I hope all you had a wonderful long weekend! I’m very excited to share that my latest book The Future of Work is now officially available for order wherever books are sold. It’s been endorsed by some of the world’s top business leaders such as Gary Hamel, Dan Pink, the global Chairman of KPMG, CEO of Whirlpool, CEO of SAP, CEO of Intuit, CEO of Zappos, and others. Hopefully if it’s good enough for them then it’s good enough for you!
It’s also your last chance to get all the bonus content that I’m including for people who buy a hardcover version of the book and email proof of purchase to “fowreceipts@gmail.com.” As a reminder the bonus content includes:
An Ebook I just wrote with the SVP of Engineering and Product at Elance-Odesk called: Hire Fast & Build Things: How to recruit and manage a top-notch team of distributed engineers (due out soon!); a great guide for anyone looking to build a distributed team (engineers or not)
20 Quotes to Challenge Convention Around the Future of Work which will be put together as either a PDF or PPT
The original book outline I put together for The Future of Work which is very different than the finished product
A proposal template that you can use when writing your own book, it’s based off of what most major publishers use
Seven versions of the original book cover that didn’t make the cut
The document I sent out to companies and executives to help secure their endorsements and features
The Official Guide to The Future of Work, which features insights and images from the book
Things You Need to Know About Writing a Book That Nobody Else Will Tell You! This will be either a PDF or PPT which features 15+ different pieces of advice
Proposal guidelines and helpful tips for your book proposal from Wiley, this will be a word doc or PDF
I wrote this book to help people understand why the world of work is changing, how it’s changing, and what employees, managers, and organizations need to do to adapt to the changes. It’s over 200 pages of content which I think will really help put some context around what the future of work really looks like.
What makes this book release even more special is that it’s five days before my wedding which is taking place on Sept 7th! This is most likely the last blog post I will write about the book (unless something amazing happens) and I would love your support. Please help spread the word and you can order your hardcover copy from any major book outlet or by clicking on one of the links below.
Amazon | CEO Read | Barnes & Noble | Booksamillion | iTunes
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August 28, 2014
The Future of Work Podcast, Episode 2: Stephane Kasriel – Creating Distributed Teams
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The one stat you need to know
By 2016 Forrester says 43% of the U.S. workforce will be working sometime from home.
What this episode is about and why you should care
Today, more companies are employing the concept of distributed teams. A distributed team is a group of individuals who work beyond the restriction of a traditional office environment by using various technologies at their disposal for communication and collaboration. It doesn’t mean that these employees never see each other it just means that their “home-base” isn’t a central office or location. Organizations that can create distributed teams are able to see an increase in productivity, more employee engagement, and reduced costs on things such as real estate. Employees also appreciate the extra flexibility that they are offered. Going forward, employees no longer to work in an office to get things done, they simply need to “connect to work.” To learn more about distributed teams, why they are important, and how to create them I talked to Stephane Kasriel who is the SVP of Product and Engineering at Elance-Odesk; one of the world’s largest marketplaces for freelance employees. Stephane and I co-wrote an ebook together for Elance-Odesk called “Hire Fast & Build Things: How to recruit and manage a top-notch team of distributed engineers.” The concepts from that book are applicable to a variety of industries beyond just engineers. Stephane has actually done an amazing job of creating a good size distributed team at Elance-Odesk and in episode 2 of The Future of Work Podcast he shares how he did it and how others can do so as well.
What you will learn in this episode
What a distributed team is and what it looks like
Why invest in a distributed team
Challenges in creating a successful distributed team
How Elance-oDesk’ s distributed team works
How flexible work and freelancers play a huge role in distributed teams
How to manage communication and collaboration among distributed teams
Solutions for people who aren’t freelancers that work for distributed teams
Benefits that small, medium-sized, and large organization’s get from distributed teams
Examples of companies that have distributed teams
Impacts of issues related to culture, promotion and career paths in having distributed teams.
The future of distributed teams
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August 26, 2014
Must Watch Video on Automation and the Future of Jobs
Some of you may have already seen this fantastic video being shared around the web but if not then I highly recommend you take the 15 minutes to check it out. It does a great job of showing how robots and automation are going to impact the future of work and takes a stance that I very much agree with, and that is, technology is going to displace more jobs than it creates. Some lean on the more positive side of things and believe that technology will create more jobs in areas that we have yet to discover. The logic behind this is that this isn’t the first time we are seeing technology impact jobs however in my opinion this is the first time we are seeing technology impact virtually every single job that exists at the same time!
Take a look at the video below, I’m sure you will find it interesting.
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August 21, 2014
Introducing The Future of Work Podcast
I’m very excited to announce that we are launching a weekly podcast dedicated to exploring themes, ideas, and concepts related to the future of work. Each podcast will be around 45 mins to one hour in length and will tackle a specific theme such as millennials, collaboration, smart cities, privacy, the internet of things, globalization, and what have you. Each episode will also feature a guest who will share their ideas and advice on the theme we will be exploring. My hope for this podcast is to provide much needed educational and informative content around the future of work. This is a huge topic with lots of interesting things to explore! I’m open to any suggestions and ideas that you may have for this as well.
To make it even more bad-ass I’m going to be including music from one of my favorite artists, Ronald Jenkees in each episode!
You will be able to find all episodes of the podcast on the Podcast page and the first episode is already live for you to check out, it features Dan Schawbel and we talk about millennials and their impact in the workplace and on the world in general.
If you are interested in the future of work then I definitely encourage you to subscribe to the podcast, you can do in two ways:
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August 20, 2014
The Future of Work Podcast, Episode 1: Dan Schawbel – Millennials in the Workplace
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What this episode is about and why you should care
Millennials are one of the five trends impacting the future of work, the others are: globalization, technology, new behaviors, and mobility. However there’s always a lot of focus placed on millennials which is why I picked this topic to start with for episode 1.
This is the largest generation to ever exist and there is plenty of discussion going on around whether or not this is a good thing or a bad thing. Some people say that millennials are littler narcissists and describe them as the “me, me, me generation.” Others, are more optimistic and they realize the importance and opportunity that millennials can bring to the workforce.
To help us unpack millennials and everything we need to know about them I spoke with Dan Schawbel. Dan is a New York Times best-selling author of several books including Me 2.0 and his more recent book Promote Yourself. Dan also runs a company called Millennial Branding, a Generation Y research and consulting firm.
The one stat you need to know
“By 2020, 50% of the workforce is expected to be comprised of millennials and by 2025 that number is expected to be 75% of the workforce.”
What you will learn in this episode
Why millennials are having such a big impact in the workplace and the world in general
Attracting and retaining millennials at your organization
Introducing generation Z (the next generation after millennials)
How you should work with and manage millennials
Facing the new reality of decreased employee tenure
Dan’s early years as a college student to his pursuit for a writing career
How technology is impacting the “talent war”
The “free-agent” mentality that is impacting all generations in the workplace
What organizations need to do to evolve their corporate culture for the future of work
Why being self-sufficient is so critical for younger generations
Workplace flexibility and the myth that only millennials want it
Dan’s advice for managers working with millennials
Dan’s advice for millennials in the workforce
Links from the episode:
Dan’s website where you can connect with him Millennial Branding
Dan’s book on Amazon Promote Yourself
Dan’s other book on Amazon Me 2.0 (Amazon)
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August 18, 2014
Pre-Order My New Book And Get Tons of Valuable Bonuses!
The Future of Work is coming out on September 2 and I’m giving away a ton of cool stuff to anyone that pre-orders a hardcover copy of my book before that date. The orders must be shipped in the United States and it must be a hardcover copy of the book! My reasoning is that I’m going to provide as much value as I can with these free bonuses and hopefully you will return the favor by ordering a copy of my book, sound fair? You will need to email me proof of purchase (a screenshot is fine) at “fowreceipts@gmail.com” and then I will send you the bonuses via email (in the next 1-2 weeks).
So here’s what you get if you pre-order a hardcover version of my book by Sept 2:
An Ebook I just wrote with the SVP of Engineering and Product at Elance-Odesk called: Hire Fast & Build Things: How to recruit and manage a top-notch team of distributed engineers (due out soon!); a great guide for anyone looking to build a distributed team (engineers or not)
20 Quotes to Challenge Convention Around the Future of Work which will be put together as either a PDF or PPT
The original book outline I put together for The Future of Work which is very different than the finished product
A proposal template that you can use when writing your own book, it’s based off of what most major publishers use
Seven versions of the original book cover that didn’t make the cut
The document I sent out to companies and executives to help secure their endorsements and features
The Official Guide to The Future of Work, which features insights and images from the book
Things You Need to Know About Writing a Book That Nobody Else Will Tell You! This will be either a PDF or PPT which features 15+ different pieces of advice
Proposal guidelines and helpful tips for your book proposal from Wiley, this will be a word doc or PDF
If you buy 10+ copies I’ll gladly spend 30 mins on the phone with you to give you advice on writing your book (or to talk to you about anything related to the future of work).
I’m also heavily discounting and in some cases completely waiving my speaking fees for companies that order bulk copies of my book, this applies to either webinars or in-person engagements. You can email be directly to discuss this, Jacob@ChessMediaGroup.com. The quantity usually starts at upwards of 500 copies.
I’m trying to provide as much a valuable content as I can and I may even add things to this list as I think of them. You get all of this just for ordering a hardcover copy of my book which is less than $20 online, hopefully you consider that to be a good deal!
So just to recap, pre-order a hardcover copy of the book from one of the places below (or any other book retailer) by Sept 2 and email me proof of purchase at “fowreceipts@gmail.com” and I’ll send you the bonuses via email, it’s that simple!
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August 15, 2014
New Research from Pew on AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs
There’s an ongoing debate around whether technology, AI, and Robotics will displace more jobs than it creates or create more jobs than it displaces. The latest research from Pew tries to help answer that question by surveying around 1,900 experts. Not surprisingly the results were close. 48% say scenario one is more likely (more jobs replaced than created by 2025) and 52% say scenario two is more likely (more jobs created than replaced by 2025).
The report broke down key themes around which to be hopeful and key themes around reasons to be concerned.
Reasons to be hopeful
Advances in technology may displace certain types of work, but historically they have been a net creator of jobs.
We will adapt to these changes by inventing entirely new types of work, and by taking advantage of uniquely human capabilities.
Technology will free us from day-to-day drudgery, and allow us to define our relationship with “work” in a more positive and socially beneficial way.
Ultimately, we as a society control our own destiny through the choices we make.
Key themes: reasons to be concerned
Impacts from automation have thus far impacted mostly blue-collar employment; the coming wave of innovation threatens to upend white-collar work as well.
Certain highly-skilled workers will succeed wildly in this new environment—but far more may be displaced into lower paying service industry jobs at best, or permanent unemployment at worst.
Our educational system is not adequately preparing us for work of the future, and our political and economic institutions are poorly equipped to handle these hard choices.
You can read through the whole report or download a pdf version by visiting Pew research.
I’m curious to hear what you think. Will technology create more jobs than it replaces or vice versa?
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August 11, 2014
How a 300,000 Person Company is Becoming a Start-Up
A few months ago I created a Youtube video where I talked about the paradox of organizations which is as follows. Business leaders know that as their organization’s grow they increase in complexity and decrease in speed and agility, however these same business leaders are constantly focusing on growth. So the paradox is how do you create an organization that can continue to grow while simultaneously focusing on staying “small,” nimble, agile, and adaptable?
General Electric (GE), the 300,000 person conglomerate is attempting to tackle this challenge head on by tacking a page right out of the start-up world. GE brought in Eric Ries, the creator of The Lean Startup to help change how they operate. The new approach is being called FastWorks and is being rolled out to the entire company.
Take a look at the image below (from Businessweek) to see how this works, you can also read the full article that they wrote up about this.
When a company like GE makes such a drastic change then clearly something is happening. Today the rate of change in the world of work (and in the world in general) is increasing at a more rapid rate which places the advantage of adaptation squarely in the hands of new, smaller, disruptive incumbents that tend to have less bureaucracy, complexity, legacy technologies, and sluggishness.
In my upcoming book on the future of work I spend some time talking about how organizations have gotten too large and that moving forward we are going to become much more distributed entities with smaller teams and more decentralized decision making. For organizations to continue to grow and operate in their current models is just not realistic, scalable, or practical. We can expect to see other companies follow in GE’s footsteps and place a growing emphasis on intrapreneurs, a topic which will I spend more time exploring later.
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August 5, 2014
I Need Your Help to Make “The Future of Work” a Best Seller!
I’ve spent over the past half decade writing about and exploring the future of work. If you have found the content valuable or interesting I’d certainly love it and appreciate it if you pre-order a copy of my upcoming book (Sept 2), “The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization.” The book took around five months to write and features a completely new approach for looking at the future of work based on specific principles for employees, managers, and organizations. Readers will find plenty of examples, stories, unique visuals, and great stats which all come together to create what I think is a very compelling book focused on challenging convention around how we work, lead, and build companies. I really put a lot of time and effort into creating something that I think you will find both interesting and valuable!
Pre-orders are VERY helpful for authors who are trying to make any best-seller lists which is why I’m writing this up now. Get a copy for yourself, one for your boss, your colleagues, or even for your kids who are not even in the workforce yet! If you have a blog, newsletter, podcast, or anything else, I’m happy to write something or contribute something to your site. If you’re able to get the book to me I’m also happy to sign it for you.
For people/companies that are interested in ordering bulk copies of the book I’m happy to explore doing something together such as a webinar, in-person session, Q&A, video, or anything else that you might think of.
If you need some convincing for why you should get the book, check out what these business leaders said about The Future of Work:
“Morgan has written a book to help you understand how the world of work is changing, why it’s changing, and what you need to do about it. The Future of Work inspires you to rethink how employees work, how managers lead, and how organizations are structured.”
-Gary Hamel
“The Future of Work provides valuable insights that will help organizations seize opportunities in this rapidly changing landscape, transforming a possible vulnerability into a competitive strength.”
-John Veihmeyer, Global Chairman of KPMG
To be future-ready, companies need to embrace a new type of culture that empowers employees to find innovative ways to drive impact. The Future of Work provides a helpful roadmap to engage the workforce of a new generation.
-Brad Smith, President and CEO, Intuit
“Jacob Morgan cracks the code on the biggest mystery in the workplace: what it takes to build and sustain a new generation of loyal, engaged and inspired colleagues. It’s impossible to read this book and not see the great risks of the status quo.”
-Bill McDermott, CEO, SAP
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