Leadership and People Management
Can I Have Your Attention, Please?
What are the essential skills in the 21st century? A quick internet search suggests that these are skill sets that enable success in a globalized and technological world. As such, we can think of soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence, which all help to manage an increasingly collaborative and diverse work environment.…
Leadership and People Management
The New World of Work Calls for New Work Designs
We are experiencing a rapid transformation of the world of work. Just within the few last years we have seen a dramatic increase in virtual work, gig work, different forms of collaborations beyond organizational boundaries, and artificial intelligence. All these changes guide new thinking about how work could and should be done, and organizations are…
Leadership and People Management
ChatGPT and the Future of Work: Job Theft or Upskilling for New Opportunities?
Five years ago I wrote about the automation of jobs, as it was already a prominent and somewhat anxiety provoking topic back then. In 2018 the general sense around automation was that even though robots are there to do more of the easier and ‘linear’ tasks, for example replacing cashiers in the grocery stores, more…