53 B2+ | 8. Klasse | READING | Working life A Employees will, in fact, strive to emphasise life over working long hours. B They will need to be clear about critical roles, which require organisational knowledge, and distinguish them from other roles that may be filled by temporary employees. C In the near future, companies will start to increase the functions of these devices, software, apps and avatars. D However, in the near future, the complexity and scale of business objectives will demand the involvement of brain power and expertise across boundaries in more sophisticated ways. E Business leaders will work with hiring managers to encourage workers to focus on portfolios of their work rather than job titles. F As technology closes the divide between geographically separate people, it will introduce cracks in relationships and cultures. G In this kind of system, where people may not know one another, everyone will rate each other on trust, competence and ethical behaviour. H Employees will have to apply creativity, critical thinking and constantly update their skills to be able to solve complex problems. I People will actively seek opportunities to tie their influence and value in their work to their mission, purpose and passions. J Leaders will have to establish and promote a continuous learning environment. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 D postgraduate education. (2) Knowledge acquisition and transparency across the organisation must, therefore, become a part of the day-to-day operations. Digital business, built on vast networks and ecosystems, will increase the distribution of work across communities of people and across businesses globally. Employees will soon use avatars, language software, conversational interfaces and real-time translation to work and speak with team members across languages, borders and cultures, with almost no loss of context or meaning. (3) Extreme work choices will blur boundaries, businesses and buddies. Smart machines are getting smarter and more common, not only completing tasks previously reserved for humans, but also what was thought to be impossible for machines. (4) Employees will develop personal toolkits of virtual doubles, with the help of artificial intelligence software and devices that are more accessible to their personal or team-based activities. What’s more, they will have the ability to carry their personal workplaces with them using cloud communities and virtual personal assistants. Increasingly, employees want to make a meaningful social impact, and they will do this earlier in their lives instead of waiting for retirement. (5) Savvy companies will make themselves more attractive not solely by money, but by offering employees an opportunity to have socially meaningful impact through work. Employees working independently or in remote locations will face a dilemma – to fuel upskilling and manage better projects they’ll take on more work assignments, potentially to a point where they will feel like they are working around the clock. In response, achieving work-life balance will no longer be enough. (6) Eventually, technology will assess when people have worked too much and when they need to recharge by monitoring their biorhythms, nutritional requirements and exercise needs. But there will also be shadowy aspects of the work-life balance in the future. (7) The remote distribution of work means that many employees will not build social relationships in the workplace, leading to issues of disconnection and loneliness. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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