Work is structure.
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We developed WorkingIt.com to explain how work, careers, and jobs are evolving. The site’s tagline is ‘Brand U Work in the Disruption Economy.”
A full treatment of work, careers, and jobs is beyond the scope of this site and frankly beyond my abilities. Hopefully, this site offers a unique structure, my thoughts about how you’ll work due to the current epidemic of disruption and how you’ll progress in your Brand U career.
Working It offers a structure for understanding and a framework for looking at work, careers, and jobs. Working It is not the total answer. Hopefully, it offers glimpses of what’s occurring around us whether we work for someone or for ourselves.
One of the powerful analytical tools in management theory is the systems approach that explains complex relationships in simple terms. Working It presents a systems approach to work. Elements of a system can be parts of a machine, actors in a play, or people at work.
Our 7P system of work consists of Paradigms, People, Principles, Practices, Products, Processes, and Projects®. Why did I use the 7Ps structure? It’s lucky seven. Yes, I know that’s a shallow answer. It’s mnemonic. It also explains many work changes and how our careers will develop.
The menu for the site is based on the 7P structure. In each 7P bucket, you’ll find hundred of fun and eye opening work articles.
Work and careers follow a cycle. The numbers are stunning. What does US Department of Labor say? We will have more than 5/6/7 in our lifetime. That’s phenomenal. The average job tenure is also going to be 2/3 years. That means that each 2/3 years, we will move on to a new job or even a new career that may be an extension of the present one or a complete new career opportunity.
What drives each cycle? Globalization. Disruption. Risk. Recessions. New business paradigms. Technology drivers. Outsourcing. Offshoring. Financial cataclysms. Federal bailouts. Recessions.
When there is a major, systemic change in the economy or in one’s vertical (industry sector), a person may lose his/her job and look for a new one again. Alternatively, the change may be driven by personal circumstances or personal decisions.
Bio:
Greg Hutchins PE and CERM (503.233.101 & GregH@QualityPlusEngineering.com) is the founder of:
CERMAcademy.com
800Compete.com
QualityPlusEngineering.com
WorkingIt.com
He is the evangelist behind Future of Quality: Risk®. He is currently working on the Future of Work and machine learning projects.
He is a frequent speaker and expert on Supply Chain Risk Management and cyber security. His current books available on all platform are shown below:
