Here are the articles about what is happening in the workplace that I've found interesting:
1. Accenture: Work, workforce, workers: Reinvented in the age of generative AI Accenture reports on how generative AI (gen AI) will reinvent work, workforce, and workers in the near future.
The report argues that gen AI offers a trio of opportunities: It can accelerate economic value and drive business growth while also fostering more creative and meaningful work for people. It also identifies four accelerators that can help organizations realize the full potential of gen AI: leading and learning in new ways, reinventing work, reshaping the workforce, and preparing workers.
The report provides examples of how gen AI is already transforming various industries and fields and offers recommendations for leaders to adopt a people-centric approach to gen AI.
2. myHRfuture: Nine Ways to Put HR Trends and Predictions into Practice in 2024
myHRfuture shared an interesting article with examples of the top HR trends and provided some actionable recommendations on how to put them into practice. Also, this article can help to take a proactive approach to topics such as workplace performance, happiness, engagement, and, critically, the retention of great staff.
3. MIT: What We’re Still Getting Wrong About Performance Management
The article points out the problems with how companies handle performance management. It argues that the current approach is confusing, combining different goals and making the process ineffective. The solution proposed is to have separate processes for measuring and improving employee performance. The article suggests a straightforward measurement system based on five key aspects. It also encourages frequent check-ins by managers as a better way to boost employee performance.
4. HBR: Bringing True Strategic Foresight Back to Business
In the article, Amy Webb emphasizes that in the past, strategy and foresight were inseparable, and it's time to reunite them. By identifying where to play, how to win in the future, and ensuring organizational resilience, leaders can make informed choices and propel teams toward superior performance. Webb highlights the importance of integrating strategic foresight as a core competency in all organizations, regardless of size.
5. World Economic Forum and PwC: Putting Skills First
The World Economic Forum and PwC highlight the need and the opportunity to put skills first. Applying skills-first approaches can help address talent shortages, close skills gaps and boost business growth. The report identifies five key areas for effective skills-based solutions, outlined in the 'Skills-first Framework'
This report combines data from executive and employee surveys to identify the biggest business opportunities and highlights 13 Skills-First “Lighthouses” that demonstrate the ideas in action.
6. BCG: Psychological Safety Levels the Playing Field for Employees
The article shares the BCG research on how psychological safety is particularly effective at improving the workplace and reducing attrition for women, people of color, LGBTQ+ employees, people with disabilities, and people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The study also highlights the direct relationship between empathetic leadership to build psychological safety in the workforce, getting significant increases in motivation and happiness, feeling valued and respected, and feeling enabled to reach their full potential.