Peggy Smedley hosts “The Peggy Smedley Show,” which is ranked as one of the top IoT, digital transformation and sustainability podcasts. In this article, Peggy highlights changes to the way we work, including generational preferences toward work.
Artificial intelligence, automation and other technological advances are rapidly sweeping across every aspect of our lives. These technologies are dramatically influencing the human equation and the advancement for the future of work.
The Future of Work
We are moving away from traditional full-time employment and discovering more ways to invest in project-based work, emphasizing our skills and talent.
This individual freedom reveals breakthrough opportunities for the worker of tomorrow to consider a change in the order of business. This advancement is putting a greater emphasis on normalizing remote work thinking with traditional on-site workers and incorporating this approach with a team of independent workers.
As older workers age out, they are eager and willing to pass on their hidden secrets to a younger and even enthusiastic workforce that is placing even more importance on individual freedom. This intensity and vigor in human expression is being driven by the need to value human ability. This means putting a greater focus on people skills. We are witnessing a greater evolution of human creativity.
Unlike previous generations, this worker no longer wants to work 9 to 5 and to be chained to their desk. With this new breed of worker of tomorrow, it’s about creating new job descriptions and employment opportunities.
Some might say it’s a remote work revolution, but it’s really revealing the purpose of personal design growth. It will be about relying on diversified sources of income and clients much like the artisan has done for centuries, all while advancing their skills across the construction industry.
Strengthening soft skills for internal growth or as an independent worker in the field is essential. But knowing how to remain competitive to leverage those tools is key in an ever-changing market.
Peggy Smedley is president and editorial director at Specialty Publishing Media, where she covers emerging tech, innovation and digital transformation. Her work aims to help future generations understand how to make, build, grow and secure more sustainable industries in construction, manufacturing and more.
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Unlike previous generations, this worker no longer wants to work 9 to 5 and to be chained to their desk. With this new breed of worker of tomorrow, it’s about creating new job descriptions and employment opportunities.”