I write a column for Shared Services Online titled “The Future is Human: Understanding & Shaping the Future of Work.” You can find the column at SSOnetwork.com and I’ll also be sharing audio versions of each article as bonus episodes in the podcast feed. This is the column for May 2023.

I share a lot of research in this episode, and if you’re interested in checking out those links, you can find them in the show notes below or in the article on Shared Services Online.

Resources:

Read the column: https://www.ssonetwork.com/index.php/contributor/connie-steele 

State of Work & Career Success 2023: https://www.conniewsteele.com/research 

COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work in America: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/02/16/covid-19-pandemic-continues-to-reshape-work-in-america/

How Many Americans Work Remotely?: https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publications/how-many-americans-work-remotely/ 

“Another Truth About Remote Work:” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/09/work-from-home-numbers/620107/ 

“CEOs Are Blaming The Need For Mentorship to Justify The Forced Return of All Employees. Reality Calls For a Very Different Approach.:” https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/forcing-your-employees-back-to-the-office-full-time-for/450275 

Future Of Work Part 2: Stop Forcing Employees Back To The Office: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/01/27/future-of-work-part-2-stop-forcing-employees-back-to-the-office/?sh=7dab2c3e3ad4 

eLearning Industry Future of Work Study: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/01/27/future-of-work-part-2-stop-forcing-employees-back-to-the-office/?sh=7dab2c3e3ad4 

“Employees forced back to the office twice as likely to quit than those with choice says new survey:” https://www.hcamag.com/asia/specialisation/employee-engagement/employees-forced-back-to-the-office-twice-as-likely-to-quit-than-those-with-choice-says-new-survey/416519 

The Rise of the Whole Employee: 20 Years of Change in Employer-Employee Dynamics: https://www.metlife.com/content/dam/metlifecom/us/noindex/pdf/ebts-2022/MetLife_EBTS_2022.pdf 

“US Workers Back to Offices Rose to 49.9% in Past Week:” https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/us-workers-back-to-offices-rose-to-49-9-in-past-week