Many trends are shaping the future of work. These trends are filtered through our values and beliefs about people and work, and we’re at a tipping point. Work in digital space is now defining the expectations of the physical workplace.
To create places for people to reach their full potential, look to these six principles:
* Help people work together: Promoting this is the best way for people to solve complex problems and innovate.
* Let work happen anywhere: Embracing the choices people seek lets them be more effective and expand their networks.
* Help people engage: So they know they’re valued and want to invest deeply in the organization’s success.
* Make real estate work harder: So it costs less and increases the appeal as a place for employees to do their best work.
* Make technology work for people: Make its use easy so it supports people doing their work and advances business outcomes.
* Strengthen environmental advocacy: Because it is the right thing to do, attracts the best people, and yields better financial performance.
Act on these principles by beginning with people, as you always should. By solving problems for people and helping them work together, you create places where they can reach their full potential.