{"id":7570,"date":"2022-12-15T09:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T09:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-felix-global.pantheonsite.io\/?p=7570"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:26:26","slug":"jim-link-on-the-future-of-work-in-2023-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.felixglobal.com\/fr\/jim-link-on-the-future-of-work-in-2023-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Link on the Future of Work in 2023 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69d576ea282e3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society for Human Resources Management<\/a>\u00a0was noticing as the incoming trends that will define the human capital space for years to come. SHRM\u2019s research is clear: change is coming, and HR leaders and business leaders alike need to be prepared. As an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.felixglobal.com\/fr\/who-we-are\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"494\">organization<\/a>\u00a0committed to helping businesses across the globe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.felixglobal.com\/fr\/services\/talent-aquisition\/\">recruit<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.felixglobal.com\/fr\/services\/talent-development-insights\/\">develop<\/a>\u00a0the best leaders to bring their companies into the future, we felt it our duty to help foster the discussion about the future of work in 2023 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the future of talent working in North America (and likely around the globe), shifts in the ways people work are requiring leadership to adapt. In Jim\u2019s keynote address, which you can view in its entirety below, he highlights five key insights that CHROs, CEOs and politicos are bringing to SHRM\u2019s attention. Here, we\u2019ll discuss those and more in detail as we focus on what the future of work could look like in 2023 and beyond.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Link&#039;s the Future of Work and Life Keynote\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/28D9iYNIWFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Insight 1: Balancing ESG With the Drive for Profits<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>Traditionally, companies and businesses have been strongly driven by the need to outperform their profits year after year. After all, a business doesn\u2019t grow and prosper without a steadily improving stream of funds.<\/p>\n<p>But what Jim and the research at SHRM have found is that the need for social, environmental, and corporate accountability is becoming increasingly important to workers and society as a whole. Businesses are now defined by their ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) mandates, and HR and business leaders are going to need to develop and support these initiatives while still balancing the need to drive profits and business results.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Jim points out that it\u2019s not just publicly-traded companies that are inquiring about this, private companies are too! Why? Because they want to compete for talent and retention against those larger publicly-traded companies. Indeed, the future of work (and the future of talent) is one defined by workers who are increasingly favoring companies with a conscience and a strong sense of accountability.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Insight 2: Effective Human Capital Metrics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>While data has always been important, the kind of data companies report and how they use it continues to evolve. Ensuring accurate and useful metrics are being reported is important to the future of work and the future of talent. Jim explains that it\u2019s key to talk about things that actually add value to the business when it comes to human capital metrics.<\/p>\n<p>One example Jim discusses is in regards to reporting the number of women on your leadership team. It\u2019s an important metric, but it won\u2019t be as effective as talking about the number of women that you\u2019re developing, growing and preparing for leadership teams specifically.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, if the whole point of reporting metrics is to say something about our workforce, then it\u2019s key we report things that really matter and provide information that will impact society and the future of talent in ways that are important and will continue to drive diverse, inclusive workplaces in the right direction.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Insight 3: Building a Culture of Belonging (DEI)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>The future of talent and work in North America will continue to include strong initiatives around DEI, especially after the social justice crises many of us have witnessed over the years. According to Jim, data on the effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (or DEI) is mixed, and standalone DEI efforts are not as effective as previously thought. Rather, DEI efforts that are built around other important initiatives like leadership management capability, development and learning are far more effective at moving organizations in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Why is this? Jim explains that cultures of belonging create cultures of learning, which in turn creates cultures of innovation, excitement and energy. He thinks of it like a three-legged stool: if one of those legs is broken and you don\u2019t have one of those pieces of culture, the stool falls, so it takes an effort around DEI issues to continue to build that culture and support that stool, so to speak.<br \/>\nWhile we learn what works and what doesn\u2019t when it comes to DEI efforts and fostering a feeling of belonging in the future of talent, Jim acknowledges that it will continue to be on people\u2019s radars for some time, with efforts concentrated on improving this space.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Insight 4: Supporting Employees\u2019 Mental Health<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>There\u2019s no doubt a successful future of talent and work will depend on the well-being of our workers. Indeed, the mental health of employees has increasingly taken center stage within the human capital space. After years of dealing with a pandemic that upended our personal and professional lives, supporting the mental health of our workforce has never been more necessary, and that trend will continue into the future of work.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jim, alarm bells started ringing about the issues of mental health in the workforce after recent SHRM surveys found that young people under 30, and females, in particular, reported higher levels of isolation, loneliness, depression, discouragement and despair. SHRM immediately started talking to organizations about how to tackle this problem. One solution was to start offering or recommunicating to employees the availability of employee assistance programs, online counselling, or assistance groups.<\/p>\n<p>What the data also showed, though, according to Jim, is that those people who assessed themselves as being more resilient were significantly more likely to report higher levels of emotional and mental health, making them mentally healthier than their colleagues who did not report that resilience. So when it comes to the future of talent and work in general, it\u2019s now clear that organizations need to value developing resilience in their workers by providing people with the skills, tools, concepts and ideas that help build resilience.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Insight 5: The Need for New Leadership Skills<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>One of the key changes that will affect leaders, specifically in the future of work, is the need for new leadership skills. Leading a workforce now and into the future won\u2019t be done using the tactics and ideologies of that past; rather, Jim notes three specific skills that he feels will define successful leaders managing the future of talent in North America.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >1. Decompression<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>In the future of work, it will be important for leaders to sense when their team members require a reset and are able to help them decompress. This means helping others remove their tunnel vision to see the peripheries or the bigger picture. It\u2019s about helping others to recognize what is important and what is on the horizon rather than focusing only on what\u2019s directly in front of them.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >2. Organizational Bravery<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>According to Jim, this is the idea that you are capable of transparently telling the story in the right way to get the desired result. Organizational bravery keeps you free from the potential political ramifications that often comes with making tough decisions, taking an unpopular view or doing things that might have been perceived as career-eroding in the past. In the future of work, effective leadership will be based on the ability to be transparent regardless of the ramifications because transparency creates better workplaces and delivers better business results.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >3. Empathy and EI<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>One of the skills that is going to continue to grow in importance in the future of work is the ability of leaders to exhibit empathy and high emotional intelligence (EI). As Jim describes, research that shows that if you have a good emotional intelligence score, your ability to be a leader supersedes and overcompensates for other skills that you might not have. So if you\u2019re emotionally intelligent and you can demonstrate and lead with that, then you\u2019re going to be ahead of the curve. And thankfully, emotional intelligence can be taught.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size: 38px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Gen Z is the Future of Talent<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>The future of work in North America and much of the world will be defined by Gen Z as they begin to enter the workforce. So, according to Jim and others in the human capital space, it will be imperative that leaders gain an understanding of how this generation of employees think and work, as well as what they value.<\/p>\n<p>For example, most Gen Z are tech natives, meaning they have grown up with technology as a daily part of their lives. This has undoubtedly affected how they interact with not just their peers but also their future colleagues and workplace leaders. For many, they prefer to be approached digitally first while also appreciating a lot of communication. This is a generation that values immediate feedback. It is important that leaders understand these values and reflect them in their management style.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size: 38px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Looking Ahead to the Future of Work<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>For Jim, there are three important and intersecting things for human capital leaders to consider when it comes to the future of work:<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >1. The Future of Talent and the Skills Shortage<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>One of the concerns Jim expresses is how there is currently no national strategy to foster the skills and grow the workforce needed to fill the gaps left by the ongoing skills shortage. Instead, it will need to be done at the local level by human capital leaders who will need to develop programs that teach those skills and graduate the people who take those programs and learn those skills and enter the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>This is needed for many key sectors, including STEM, business, economics and finance. As Jim puts it, the Great Reconciliation we\u2019ve been experiencing over the last few years also feeds into this \u2013 people want jobs that mean more than just a paycheck. It\u2019s imperative that leaders secure the future of talent by creating these great, supportive work cultures of inclusion and belonging, so people not only accept jobs but also\u00a0<em>stay<\/em>\u00a0in their jobs.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >2. Advances in Technology<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>Unsurprisingly, technology will have a growing role to play in the future of work and the future of talent. As Jim notes, whether it\u2019s from talent management systems to engagement through to retention, the predictive capability of human capital analytics will be a game changer and a true differentiator for those companies who choose to invest in its continued development.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >3. Developing New Leadership Models<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>As discussed earlier, the old leadership models and qualities that have worked from the industrial revolution up until 2020 won\u2019t work for the future of work going forward. Instead, new ways of leading will need to be incorporated into the workforce dynamic if we\u2019re to have any chance of flourishing in the future of talent and work.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"divider-wrap\" data-alignment=\"default\"><div style=\"height: 25px;\" class=\"divider\"><\/div><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size: 38px;color: #9102cc;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >For the future of work, Felix Global is preparing the leaders of tomorrow today.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t<p>As both Jim and the other speakers who graciously offered their time and insights into the future of work and life explained, leaders in the human capital space will need to be prepared for the trends and changes we are already seeing in how we work and how we manage the needs of employees. This is why Felix Global works hard to offer services that help organizations and their leaders gain the skills necessary to ensure success in the future of work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.felixglobal.com\/fr\/our-approach\/\">Learn More About Our Offerings<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"the\u00a0Society for Human Resources Management\u00a0was noticing as the incoming trends that will define the human capital space for years to come. 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