Riding the Waves of Change: Talent in Our VUCA World

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RIDING THE WAVES OF CHANGE:

TALENT IN OUR VUCA WORLD PRESENTED BY: KEVIN WHEELER

@cielotalent

#talentmindset

Our world of work is continuously evolving and the constant change

will not diminish. Leaders need to step away from the status quo to

become true innovators in HR and Talent Acquisition strategies.

This webinar discusses the five future talent trends that you need to

prepare for now.

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TODAY’S GUEST KEVIN WHEELER

• Kevin Wheeler is a globally-

known speaker, author and

columnist

• Entrepreneur, Futurist and

Advisor to recruitment and

learning start-up companies

• CEO and founder of Global

Learning Resources, Inc. and

The Future of Talent Institute

© 2015, Future of Talent Institute

“Every few hundred years in Western History

there occurs a sharp transformation ... Its

worldview; its basic values; it social and political

structure; its arts; its key institutions. Fifty years

later, there is a new world. And the people born

then cannot even imagine the world in which their

grandparents lived. We are currently living

transformation.”


6 Trends Changing Work, HR, & Recruiting

AUTOMATION OF WORK

INNOVATION IMPERATIVE

ANALYTICS, ASSESSMENT &

SOURCING

NETWORK CAPITAL

NEW ORG STRUCTURES

COLLABORATION & COMMUNITY

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AUTOMATION OF WORK

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Capital is

Substituting for

Labor

-McKinsey Global Institute.

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Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/employment_and_growth/the_world_at_work


The Augmented Individual

Internet &

software are

augmenting

the human

mind

The “Engine” of the 21st Century

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And in many cases,

replacing people

doing routine, rules-

based work. . .even

high-level work

-Including skilled practitioners in fields such as architecture, aviation,

the law, medicine, news/sports reporting and petroleum geology.

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What’s the

Probability

YOUR Job

will be

Automated?

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The Employment “Bathtub”

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INNOVATION IMPERATIVE

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HR Disruption

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Internet

Social

Mobile

Cloud

Big Data - Analytics

Technology Foundation

Emerging Innovations

Internet of Things

Robotics

Disruptive Scenarios

Sense & Respond Systems

Algorithms Automate Everything Talent

Robo-Talent Managers

Seamless Emplolyee/Candidate Conversation

HERE BE DRAGONS

Predictive AnalyticsDNA Analysis/Assessment

Virtual Reality


Rise of Career Mosaics

Entrepreneurial Mindset Dominates

GUIDING PRINCIPLE:

Deliberate CHOICE

rather than social

pressure.

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“Freelance workers

available at a moment’s

notice will reshape the

nature of companies and the

structure of careers.” -The

Economist.


13 Critical Capabilities of Knowledge

Workers

Modified and adpated from: Oscar Berg

http://www.oscarberg.net/2015/04/introducing-digital-collaboration-canvas.html

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ANALYTICS, ASSESSMENT &

SOURCING

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The Future of Recruiting & HR is Largely

Automation

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Games

Simulations

Passive Analysis


Predicting job success & even

level of performance

-By analyzing who is currently an excellent

performer through passive data.

-By discovering attributes, competencies and

skills that lead to that performance from social

networks.

-By analyzing potential employees for similar

characteristics via their web profiles.

Potentially Eliminating the need for disconnected assessment??

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Finding & engaging talent

will be about drawing

information from data

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NETWORK CAPITAL

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“People have really gotten

comfortable not only

sharing more information

and different kinds, but

more openly and with more

people. [This is a] social

norm that has evolved over

time.”

-Mark Zuckerberg, President and CEO of Facebook

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Social Influence – Network Capital

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Network Capital Enables

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NEW ORG STRUCTURES


Cynefin Model – Dave Snowden

cognitive-edge.com/

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Lean, Flat, Simple, Asset-Light

Ecosystems Thinking

Relationship Based

Open, Agile, Collaborative

Sense and Respond Systems

Adaptive, Experimental

Focus on creativity, design

Emerging Organizational Structures

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COLLABORATION & COMMUNITY

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-Social Interaction

-Value in relationship

-Informal

-Multi-Directional

communication

21st Century

Common Communication Methods-Face-to-Face formal

-Interview

-Mail/Email

-Meetings

Common Communication Methods-Face-to-Face informal

-Interview

-Social Media

-On-line communities

Institutions CoreNetworks & Communities Core

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-Transactional

-Low relationship

-Formal

-One-way communication

20th Century


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Embrace Yourselves for the Worker of

2020 and Beyond

• Half of workforce will be Gen Ys who are now in their mid to

late 30s.

• Many have never had a “normal” job or have had one briefly.

Valued by network with strong social network scores

and peer endorsements.

• May work part-time, some-time, anywhere.

• Cycle between projects & longer term contracts.

• Find work via skills marketplaces, peer networks,

collaboration, social media.

• Expect to be guided by process and goals, not a manager.

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Typical Worker 2020-2024

• Self-learning dominates.

• Measure of success is peer respect, goal achievement

(performance), and flexibility.

• Recruiting them is about finding them the right

projects/people to work with.

• Learn & find work via mobile devices and wearable tools.

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Riding the Waves of Change: Talent in Our VUCA World