Future Work

IntroductionFlexibility As A Uniting Force Between People And Generations At WorkThe Evolution Of Technology And Its Uses At Work From Workplace To Meeting Place: Emerging Organizational ModelsWhat Today's Managers Say About The New World Of Work And The Challenges They FaceMaking Change: How Organizational Culture Can Be Adapted To Enable Remote Working And Other Empowering Work ArrangementsThink Flexibly: A Step-By-Step Guide To Introducing And Managing New Ways Of WorkingManaging Remote Teams And Virtual Teams Across BordersIs It For Me?: How Managers Can Be Flexible TooThe Way Ahead: Projections For The Future (From Workplace To Workspace)

Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson

'Every manager who cares about the future success of their organisation should read this book. It's not only very readable but presents some cogent arguments that all organisations should give serious consideration to.' - David Pardey, Edge "This book provides challenging and persuasive examples of the need to change and is recommended as a wake-up call to the corporate world." - Management Today'Future Work sounds seductive. But very few organizations have actually changed the way they really do work. Maitland and Thomson have painted a comprehensive and compelling picture of what's possible, going way beyond the typical hype about technology and GenY. And they've dug deeply to report many very human stories about how the future ofwork is happening today, and what it takes to transform the workplace. If you read this book and then put it aside without changing the way you manage, you'll wind up watching the future of work from the sidelines.' - James P. Ware, Executive Director, The Future of Work...unlimited'An invaluable resource for anyone who needs to increase employee productivity and reduce costs, and wants to do so in a way which is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable.' - Stephen Leonard, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland'Future Work lives up to its title - it presents a compelling view of how work is being transformed in ways that benefit the employee and employer alike. More than that, it is a compelling call to action that shows us how to create much more flexible and effective workplaces.' - Ellen Galinsky, President, Families and Work Institute, and author of Mind in the Making'Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson have assembled an illuminating body of evidence in this robust and readable analysis of work transformation that deserves to become a classic in its field. Using case studies drawn from progressive employers, they spell out why this change is happening and how it can be achieved. Future Work is an essential tool for future