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The Future of the Full Time Employee Endangered Species or Accomplished Transformer?
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Comparison of the 20th century workforce and workplace to the 21st century workforce and workplace. Emphasis on the changing nature of work, specifically as it relates to the work environment, employee characteristics and types of jobs.
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The Future of the Full Time Employee
Endangered Species or
Accomplished
Transformer?
20th Century• Market economy• Information age• Global labour force
1913
2013
From man to machine
Pre-1970’s
Post- 1970’s
From command & control to team leadership
21st Century• Debt Economy• Networked Intelligence Age• Mobile workforce
By 2020 - what are the major changes?1. Demographic mix Boomers exodus explodes – vacancies rise, GDP
affected Expertise gap widens – forces up training &
development costs Cohort conflict with 5 generations now in the
workforce
2. Participation Rate - Canada Workforce shrinks from 68% in 2006 to 63% in 2021 to
59% in 2031 General population ages, less workers to fill skills gaps Immigration not sufficient to meet skills needs
3. Workforce Development Post secondary education minimum entry requirement Collaborative and virtual team growth Emerging networked knowledge environment
4. Skills Supply and Demand Skilled labour gap Glut of unskilled labour Roadmap to future jobs unclear
5. Mobile mass collaboration* Data storage and management in ‘the cloud’ Integration of social media platforms Mobility through online participation
* See Don Tapscott’s and Anthony D. Williams’ book, Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World, 2010.
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Trends* Information Revolution Demographics Global Village Natural Systems High Technology Green Industry
*Thanks to Rick Miner, “Jobs of the Future: Options and Opportunities”, March 2012, for some of these trends.
Work Environment Project oriented Online and offsite Technology-based High stress - Isolating and
alienating Remote connections to team Collaboration across horizontal
levels
Jobs Researcher Communications specialist Eldercare support worker Software developer Computer animator Social media designer or
administrator Financial services advisor Social media manager &
marketer Health and nutrition expert
Imagined Future Careers Digital architect Body part maker Nano-medic Vertical farmer Climate controller Avatar manager Haptic programmer
Employee Characteristics Creative Innovative Continuous learner Collaborative Remote team participant Flexible Project oriented Multi tasker Open to new employment
models
DecreaseUnionized positionsFull time unionized
positionsManufacturing jobsPopulation sizeParticipation rateWagesSkilled labour
IncreasePart time positionsSelf employmentContract workRetirement ageBaby boomer tenureService industry jobsMore generations - 3
to 5Women ImmigrantsUnskilled labour
Workforce Composition Changes – 20th to 21st Century
The Future of the Full Time Employee
Endangered Species or
Accomplished
Transformer?
