Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future (Kogan Page Inspire)

DISTINGUISHED FAVOURITE: Independent Press Award 2020 - Business General Category The professional landscape is transforming, and the only way to maintain competitive advantage is to maximize the unique skills of your workforce. In Humanity Works, bestselling author, global workplace consultant and futurist Alexandra Levit provides a guide to making the most of the human traits of creativity, judgement, problem solving and interpersonal sensitivity. Revealing what the 'robot takeover' will really look like, how talent and machines can work side by side and how you can make organizational structures more agile and innovation focused, this book will prepare you to lead organizations of the future. Humanity Works doesn't just explain the fascinating trends of the future of work; it condenses cutting-edge academic and business thinking to show what you can do about the future right now. Original, real-life case studies including Nestle, The Washington Post , Deloitte, and Pepsi combined with exercises and workplace tools will equip you for staying innovative and successful in the wake of major workplace disruption. Everything hinges on capturing the human edge in your organization. "Humanity Works shows you how to lead the organizations of the future. The professional landscape is poised on the brink of transformation and the only way to have a sustainable competitive advantage in this constantly evolving, virtual, global and automated world is by maximizing the unique human skills of your workforce. Bestselling author, global workplace consultant, and futurist Alexandra Levit provides a guide on how to make the most of the human traits of creativity, judgement, problem solving and interpersonal sensitivity. She studies what the 'robot takeover' will really look like, how talent and machines can work side-by-side and how organizational structures need to change to become more agile and innovation-focused. Humanity Works doesn't just explain the fascinating trends of the future of work, it gives you practical guidance on what you can do about the future right now. Cutting edge academic and business thinking is condensed into actionable strategies that leaders can start implementing straight away. Original real life case studies (including Nestle, The Washington Post, Deloitte, and Pepsi), exercises and workplace tools will equip you for staying innovative and ensuring commercial success in the wake of major workplace disruption. Everything hinges on capturing the human edge in your organization"-- Provided by publisher This isn't your parents' workforce -- Technology advances and the next chapter of industry -- Humans as prized commodities -- Evolving work structures -- Mechanics of tomorrow's gig economy -- Choose your own adventure: career customization -- The future of workplace culture and experience -- So long, textbook CEO -- The organizational puzzle