Catalant CEO and Co-Founder, Rob Biederman, presented at the Future of Work Austin event in March of 2017. In this presentation, he shares his thoughts on the history of work and what changes we can expect in the coming years. Work is being reimagined; learn how your company can get ahead of this shift.
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Small farms and skilled craftsmen
Agrarian America (early 1600s – late 1700s)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jjc3/8220180903
16. 16By E.L. Hoskyn - Plate from More Pictures of British History, London, 1914, p.61. Publisher: London. Adam
and Charles Black. 1914, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8386342
Farms factories
Industrial Revolution (late 1700s – early 1800s)
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By The Opte Project - Originally from the English Wikipedia; description page is/was here., CC BY 2.5,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1538544
Mechanical digital
3rd Industrial Revolution (2nd half 1900s)
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The workforce today is
more educated
of the workforce has at least a bachelor’s
degree (versus 27%)39%
US census; 25 and older; Aug 2016 versus Aug 1996
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The workforce today is
less unionized
of employed workers are union members
(versus 18%)11%
US census; 2015 versus 1985
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Millennials think differently
See themselves at current job a decade from
now
16%
Would like to work remotely75%
Feel in control of their career paths77%
The Deloitte Millennial Survey 2016
30. 30US census
Manufacturing services
Jobs lost in manufacturing
Jobs added in education &
health serv., prof. & biz
services, and hospitality
23%
35%
Job movement, 2000 - 2015
31. 31US census, Aug 1996 and 2016
Worker manager
Jobs lost from ‘sales and office’
and ‘production, transportation,
and material moving’
Jobs added to ‘management
and professional’
11%
41%
Job movement, 1996 - 2016
36. 36Akamai State of the Internet 1Q2016
…everywhere
Countries with faster average connection
speeds than the US14
37. 37By Fuelrefuel - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5146472;
https://www.skype.com/en/meetings/; https://blogs.skype.com/2016/04/28/over-1-billion-skype-mobile-
downloads-thank-you/
Video calls available to everyone
billion Skype downloads, as of 4/161
From:
To:
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KPBC; By Victorgrigas - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20348454
Storage way up
10 billion petabytes
of data in the digital
universe, growing
50% p.a.
~$0.06 per GB of
storage, falling 20%
per annum
Storage costs
way down
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What’s changed so far?
Education1
Remote work increasing2
HR teams changing approach4
Gig economy ‘mainstreamed’3
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Number represent fall of each year; 2002 number estimated;
http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/read/online-report-card-tracking-online-education-united-
states-2015/
Online education continues to grow
2002 2014
1.2
5.8
# of higher education students enrolled
in at least one online course
(Millions)
28% of all
enrolled
students
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Remote working:
rare common
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/270585; Gallup poll
1996 2015
9%
37%
Workers that have worked remotely
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“home-working will no longer be defined as
a Friday luxury” - World Economic Forum
Employers are responding with a
range of remote and flexible jobs
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Consulting
“The shift is triggered when customers realize that they are
paying too much for features they don’t value.” – Harvard
Business Review
HBR: Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption
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Legal
HBR: Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption
“AdvanceLaw survey: 79% agree that “unbundling of legal
services…will rise.” – Harvard Business Review
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Smaller FTE core
Lower need for physical spaceReal estate
Need to invest in collaboration/remote
technologies
Technology
New skill set in sourcing short-term
talent; HR becomes more important
HR
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Changing competition for talent
Shorter average tenure requires more-frequent
talent acquisition and competition
Companies compete with each other AND with
‘going independent’ for FTEs
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More versatile career paths
Typical promotion path dies in favor of more
flexibility within (and outside of) organizations
Source: MBO Partners. America’s Independents A Rising Economic Force– 2016 State of
Independence in America. Herndon, VA: MBO Partners, 2016
65. of executives believe that most great
people, ideas, and capabilities lie
outside the walls of their company
84%
(Catalant 2016 CHRO Survey))
66. 40%
of U.S. companies can’t fill the positions they need
(McKinsey Global Institute)
$10 trillion
in GDP will be lost because companies cannot fill the jobs available
(Boston Consulting Group)
67. of executives believe their company needs to
evolve its approach to work format and people
management to be successful in the future
(Catalant 2016 CHRO Survey)
75%
68. In this workplace of the future, there will be
little difference between “us” in-house
employees and "them”, independent
experts. We will both be working together to
solve business problems through collective
intellect.
-Future of Work thought leadership
forum
More than ½ of the US population lives in one of 48 ‘urban areas’; 2010; http://www.citylab.com/housing/2012/03/us-urban-population-what-does-urban-really-mean/1589/
US spends ~$38B per year on office construction (2013); https://www.census.gov/const/C30/release.pdf
Average commute time in US is 26 minutes each way (2014), up from 22 minutes in 1985, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/25/how-much-of-your-life-youre-wasting-on-your-commute/
52% of employed Americans work for the largest 0.3% of companies (2013), up from 47% in 1993 and 49% in 2003;
Census: SUSB
Work hasn’t always meant what it means today
Work won’t always mean what it means today
with little use for defined occupations; Starting to go full circle – people moving again
The first occupations are born: warrior, priest, craftsman, farmer
Jamestown was formed in 1607 and the Plymouth company was founded in 1620
10 slowest growing states since 1900 are mostly traditional farming states: Nebraska, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, Mississippi, Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, South Dakota --- http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004986.html
Technological innovations sew the seeds of a new American economy
Samuel Slater opens America’s first cotton factory (1790), utilizing (stolen) IP to replicate cotton spinners utilized in England
Eli Whitney’s cotton gin (1793) leads to larger plantations (and more slave labor). Cotton becomes America’s leading export by mid-century
Eli Whitney’s interchangeable parts (1798) leads to dramatic improvements in manufacturing. Factories of many types spring up over following decades
Frances Cabot Lowell, Nathan Appleton And Patrick Johnson form The Boston Manufacturing Company (1813) and build America's first integrated textile factory. Young, unmarried women move from New England farms into the mills (“Mill Girls”). Other corporations follow suit
http://www.ushistory.org/us/25d.asp
“Technological revolution” --- Rapid industrialization driven by dramatic technological improvements in metals, electricity, machining, chemicals, auto manufacturing, marine, and more
Transcontinental Railroad completed (1869), connecting the coasts and accelerating business and trade
JP Morgan and Charles Schwab conspire to buy Carnegie Steel (1901), valuing the newly formed entity at $1.4 billion upon its launch (first billion dollar corporation)
In 1924 2 million T-Fords were produced and retailed $290 each
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Industrial_Revolution
“Digital revolution” --- Invention, production, and widespread adoption of computing technologies rapidly transforms the way we live and work
And yet…not much in terms of our daily work lives changed --- still go to work, face to face, commute, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Revolution
Note from report: Independents are adult Americans of all ages, skill, and income levels who turn to consulting, freelancing, contract work, temporary assignments or on-call work regularly each week for income, opportunity and satisfaction; includes full time and part time
If you add “occasional independents, the 2021 number will be 49 million, just over 40% of the non-farm workforce
By 2021, nearly half of the population (48%) will be independent or have tried independent work in their lifetime --- https://www.mbopartners.com/state-of-independence
~44M in total contingent workforce, accounting for temps -- MeasuringGigEconomy_1609.pdf – staffingindustry.com
Schedule C employment now >16% of US employment versus ~13% in 2000 (was steady ’92-00) http://www.sole-jole.org/16375.pdf
29% of US workers did gig work in 2015 --- MeasuringGigEconomy_1609.pdf – staffingindustry.com
Already the largest generation. By 2024, Millennials and Gen Z will be more than half.
Note: Millennials have not yet actually changed jobs more frequently than previous generations, potentially driven by many of them entering the workforce during a recession http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/enough-already-about-the-job-hopping-millennials/
Note: 2 ways to show jobs, on this page and next. This page shows jobs by industry. The following page shows jobs by occupation. % are of total in 2000
Manu = 4M jobs lost; ed and health, prof and biz services, and hosp = 12M gained
Note: 2 ways to show jobs, on prior page and this one. This page shows jobs by occupation. The prior page shows jobs by industry. % are of total in 1996
Just lost = 3M; jobs gained =17M
and more than 2x penetration in 2008
5G expected in 2020; top speed on 4G is 1 Gbps
South Korea, Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Latvia, Japan, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Finland,, Denmark, Singapore, Romania, Bulgaria
Note: Akamai ranks US #16, but I can’t find any country ranked 11th in their list
~300 million users http://fortune.com/2015/09/21/skype-users-unable-calls/
http://cloudtweaks.com/2015/03/15-cloud-based-video-conferencing-services-start-ups-enterprises/
Disconnecting physical office space (i.e., file cabinets)
Google Drive, Box, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox
Total enrollment has actually fallen slightly
Note: 2 data sets here that don’t match; we used the 2014 number from one data set and estimated 2002 based on the ratio of data in 2012 (both data sets have 2012)
Also good stats on why working remotely is better - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/279869
103% increase in employees telecommuting full time ’05-15
~$800B in spend on contingent labor in US in 2015 (same source);
World Economic Forum Quote - Dunne, Nialle. "How Technology Will Change the Future of Work." February 24, 2016. Accessed August 9, 2016. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/02/the-future-of-work/.
IBM – Utilizes its “Blue Talent Cloud: A cloud platform that matches remote workers to short term assignments [and] external temporary reployment: temporarily assigns IBMers to an opening with external partners or clients”. Also, 68% f their employeeswork remotely (http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-flexible-companies-in-america-2015-5)
Dell - Mohammed Chahdi, Dell's global director of HR services, stated that "We're pushing a culture where it just doesn't matter. Your location simply doesn't matter anymore,” http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/09/pf/dell-work-from-home/
Apple – Hires ”at home advisors” – customer service to work from home rather than staffing people in typical call centers. This is a win-win as they will now safe on office space
Amazon – Has a large portion of “virtual location” jobs where employees can work from whereever they want – currently there are 193 jobs listed wher eyou can work virutally listed https://www.amazon.jobs/en/locations/virtual-locations?base_query=&loc_query=&job_count=10&result_limit=10&sort=relevant&location%5B%5D=virtual-locations&cache
Deloitte – Provides employees with 16 weeks caregiver leave – this is a new wave of flexibiliyt
Cisco – 74% of workers work remotely – which is the highest of any companies mentioned and a new precident http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-flexible-companies-in-america-2015-5
Kraft – Uses a program called Fast Adapts which allows workers to “swap shifts, take single-day vacations, and request job-sharing arrangements, pending the approval of their plant manager or supervisor. It also allows plants to utilize retirees to cover shifts for employees out on leave, on vacation or out with extended illnesses.
KPMG – Supports “job sharing” and “glide hours” in addition to working from home Job sharing: where two employees share the duties and responsibilities of one full-time job”. “Glide time means working core hours (10:00am to 4:00pm) but starting work between 8:00-10:00am and finishing between 4:00-6:00pm. (https://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/who-we-are/work-life-balance) “
Note: have not
84 percent of CHROs believe that great people, ideas, and capabilities lay outside the walls of their company (Source: CT CHRO Survey)
Growing Millenials want more flexible way of working
Retiree networks may not want to be in office but still want to stay connected
”Mckinsie Moms” looking for a work/life balance
Transition: But most companies aren’t prepared to access this new on-demand workforce
The struggle is real:
Forty percent of U.S. companies can’t fill the positions they need, estimates the McKinsey Global Institute
And if this continues, $10 trillion in GDP will be lost because companies cannot fill the jobs available.
We don’t have to tell you, you already know that your approach needs to change.
75 percent of CHROs believe that their company needs to evolve its approach to work format and people management to be successful in the future (Source: CT CHRO survey)
Transition: What does that future look like?
Stat: http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/employment-and-growth/connecting-talent-with-opportunity-in-the-digital-age
Title: The emergence of the on-demand platform
Luckily for us, technology and online marketplaces are continuously evolving to help us connect the right people with the right things.
Digital Marketplaces for Services – Amazon is connecting people with products and services on demand, Uber cars with individuals, Linked in – Resumes with recruiters, Air bnb, Hosts with guests/travellers
And these are just a few examples of the way this on demand economy works.
Transition: So how can you take advantage of this?
Online talent platforms can ease a number of these dysfunctions by more effectively connecting individuals with work opportunities. They include websites (such as Monster.com and LinkedIn) that aggregate individual resumes with job postings from traditional employers as well as the rapidly growing number of digital marketplaces for services, such as Uber and Upwork. Even if these platforms touch only a fraction of the global workforce, they can generate significant benefits for economies and for individuals. While their growth and adoption has been dramatic, they are still evolving in terms of capabilities and potential.
Carnegie – fortune in railroads and steel, aided by adopting and adapting Bessemer process for steel; richest man in America in 1901 --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie
Ford – production line; also introduced 5 day work week - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford
Andy Grove – microprocessor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Grove
Gates – operating system -