Over the last century, the American culture has held steadfast to a standard on what constitutes a “good” job. A fascinating, new article by Harvard Business Review makes a compelling argument that is it time for America to pivot from that conventional standard.
Read the article here.
Yesterday the Croixstone Consulting team enjoyed the opportunity to facilitate a professional development “Lunch + Learn” talk on the topic of portfolio careers at LOOM Coworking. The session was led by Mark Weber (Croixstone’s founder and Managing Partner) and Tony Armeni, MBA (Senior Consultant in Croixstone’s Human Resources practice group). The Croixstone team presented at the invitation of Jen Belk (Director and Programming Coordinator, LOOM Coworking and VP of Design and Consulting, Belk Construction Management Group).
Portfolio careers have long been prevalent with creative arts professionals and have emerged as a compelling career option for business professionals. Simply stated, a portfolio career is a working style where a professional has several strings to his/her career bow (often creating a mix of employment, freelancing and/or consulting). Business professionals are increasingly turning to portfolio careers to combine their passions in a way that works for them.
Despite Mother Nature’s fury yesterday, the Croixstone team presented to a full house and enjoyed the warm hospitality delivered by Jen Belk in the energetic LOOM Coworking space. Thanks to Jen and all who participated in yesterday’s “Lunch + Learn”.
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So what does the rise of intelligent machines mean for the future of accountants?
Accounting Today recently endeavored to answer that question with help from two executives from Genpact, a global leader in digitally-powered business process management and services with experience in serving one-fifth of the Fortune Global 500.
Gianni Giacomelli (Chief Innovation Officer) and Prashant Shukla (Vice President, Marketing) of Genpact shared the following insights.
The bottom line?
The Genpact executives believe that accountants offer skill sets that can help address a wide array of business challenges and the future offers expanded opportunities for these professionals in non-traditional finance and accounting roles.
Read the full article here.
Will the day come when we all work as our own boss?
The World Economic Forum held its annual meeting earlier this month and the future of work was a key topic of discussion. The organization’s Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work is presently crafting a document that addresses the question of how we facilitate the transition from the traditional form of work to the future state where work is more flexible.
Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork and co-chair of the Global Future Council on Education, Gender and Work, recently shared the following perspectives on the future of work:
Learn more about the future of work here.
The Croixstone Consulting team understands the benefits that highly-experienced professionals bring to the workforce. A recently published brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College illustrates how older workers, who are living and working longer than ever before, maintain productivity as they age.
The brief suggests that older workers make up for a decline in “fluid intelligence”—the ability to solve new problems—with “crystallized intelligence,” or the learned knowledge and experience they accumulate over the years.
Visit the Center for Retirement Research to learn more about cognitive aging and the ability to work here.
According to a new study conducted by LinkedIn, freelancers now account for nearly 35% of the USA workforce…and the trend is only gaining traction with more professionals opting out of traditional “full-time” employment.
The Croixstone Consulting team found the following survey findings of particular interest:
Gain more insights into the Freelance Economy here.
Are you ready to peek into the future?
The Croixstone Consulting team recently reviewed a study published in the UK’s The Guardian newspaper that highlighted five ways that work will change in the future.
1. Workplace Structures
Forget the rigid corporate ladder – now the corporate lattice allows free-flowing ideas and career paths
2. Artificial Intelligence
The robots are coming and if the forecasts are correct, they could impact millions of jobs
3. The Human Cloud
Websites that match employers with freelancers are growing fast
4. Workplace Monitoring
Are you ready to be tracked in a much different way?
5. The End of Retirement
There’s no more automatic “out” at age 65
Read the full article here.