{"id":156,"date":"2007-08-22T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.AchieveMax.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/22\/future-of-work\/"},"modified":"2013-07-01T15:27:59","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T19:27:59","slug":"future-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achievemax.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/22\/future-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomorrow’s Work Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

The August\u00a020th edition of Business Week<\/em> magazine will be featuring a cover story on “The Future of Work<\/a>.” In this special double issue, they will discuss how we will master technology, manage companies, and build careers in the era of the global 24-7 workforce.<\/p>\n

As part of this special project, Business Week<\/em> conducted a poll of 2,000 Americans in middle management and above, 25 years and older. Here’s a short sampling of their findings.<\/p>\n

90% of managers think they’re among the top 10% of performers in their workplace.<\/p>\n

When asked which of the following scares those polled the most, they answered as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\u00a0Men<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWomen<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Computer<\/strong><\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Boss<\/strong><\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
My Spouse<\/strong><\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wall Street<\/strong><\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/strong><\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

More than 1 in 4 (25%) workers 55 and older say they expect to retire.<\/p>\n

Only 1 in 10 (10%) under the age of 30 says the same.<\/p>\n

6% of respondents under age 30 said they’ve accidentally called their boss Mom or Dad.<\/p>\n

This special report also discuss “The Five Faces of the 21st Century Chief.” I found this article quite interesting as it predicted that the “generalist” CEO will give way to the “specialist” CEO, whether that’s a global networker or someone with a knack for assembling all-star teams. They’re also predicting five specialist CEO types to be in the greatest demand:<\/p>\n