The New Workforce Challenge

Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: ORGANIZING, AND THE NEW AGILE AND VIRTUAL FIRM New Ways of Organising: The Rise of Complexity The Unresolved Challenge: Virtual People & Disaggregated Jobs The Agile and Virtual Firm Future Trends: A Tale of the Future Workplace Case in Point: Open Business Model at Elbulli PART II: DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE WORKPLACE Different Generations and Perspectives The Unresolved Challenge: The Silver Tsunami The Millennial Generation: 'We Are Going To Rock The Workplace' Are Generations Similar Worldwide? India, China and the West Future Trends: The New Cosmopolitans Case In Point: Frisse Blikken (Fresh Mind), New Organizational Paradigms For New Talent PART III: ATTRACTING MILLENNIALS TO THE WORKPLACE Building the Employee Value Proposition to Attract Millennials The Unresolved Challenge: The Disengaged Workforce New Ways of Recruiting: The Role of Social Networks Future Trends: The Helicopter Parents Case In Point: Reveal by L'oréal, Attracting Millennials and Guiding Them into the Workplace PART IV: NEW LEARNING PARADIGMS AND THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING THE FUTURE LEADERS The New Paradigms of Learning Developing The Next Generation of Leaders Future Trends: Learning Through Technology Topsy Turvy: Careers Reloaded The Unresolved Challenge: Lattice Organizations, Ladder Practices and Thinking Case in Point: La Masía-Barcelona Club - A Talent Development School For The Future PART V: THE NEW RE-ALIGNMENT CONTRACT In Search of...Agility Concluding Remarks Interviews Index of Companies and Organizations Subject Index