Work is changing: no longer just about an office and a parking space, today it's about communities, inspiration and agility. Companies need to change how they attract and retain the very best people and we have to think about how we develop our skills when we have no job for life. In this collection of thoughts about the Social Age of work, Julian looks at the Social Contract and who owns your development.

2. Work is changing : no longer
a job for life, more likely a job
for two years.
Hierarchical structures of
power and authority are
collapsing, replaced by the
reputation economy
The things that were important
in the Manufacturing Age or
Knowledge Age count for less
now
Sharing, humility and
generosity count
Copyright Julian Stodd 2013

4. Work is changing
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We used to have a job for life
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Join as a graduate, work your way up the ladder...
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One day you get a parking space and a corner office
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Then, after a lifetime of service, they packed you off
with a carriage clock...
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But no more

6. Today work is:
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Transient: made redundant after two years
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Based on short term contracts
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Reactive: teaching you what you need today, but
maybe not what you need for next year
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Social: not constrained by four walls
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Your reputation sits within your communities

7. You are responsible for your own
development: there is no HR
department in your head
In the Social Age, we need the
ability to create meaning and do
it again, differently, tomorrow
You need to actively curate
your reputation in your
communities.
For organisations and individuals, agility is
key: do you have all the jigsaw pieces?
Copyright Julian Stodd 2013

8. Businesses are changing
too
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The rise of The Socially Responsible Business ...
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...ones that want to do what's right, not just what's
legal
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An evolving Social Contract
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But who owns your career today?
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Who decides what you need to learn?

9. We see the emergence of
Socially Responsible
businesses
They look to do what's
right, not just what's legally
required
They subscribe to a new
Social Contract, recognising
the realities of the Social Age
They listen outside their four walls
Socially responsible
businesses recognise that the
community owns their brand
Copyright Julian Stodd 2013

10. The old rules are losing their
power: agility, creativity and
innovation are key
Organisations need to engage
with us in different ways,
recognising the new Social
Contract
The best businesses attract the best talent
The rest will fall by the wayside:
You are responsible for you
300 years of history is not
deterministic of success. Agility is.
Copyright Julian Stodd 2013

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