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Riding the Change Wave

Riding the Change Wave. How Rapid Change is Impacting the 21 st Century Worker GinaMaria Jerome The Corporation Communication Coach. So Who Are You?. And why are you talking to us?. The Impact of Change on Technology. Information is doubling every 2 years

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Riding the Change Wave

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  1. Riding the Change Wave How Rapid Change is Impacting the 21st Century Worker GinaMaria Jerome The Corporation Communication Coach

  2. So Who Are You? And why are you talking to us?

  3. The Impact of Change on Technology • Information is doubling every 2 years • To reach an audience of 50 million: • Radio: 38 years • TV: 13 years • Internet: 4 years • iPOD: 3 years • Facebook: 2 years Video: Did You Know

  4. The Impact of Technology Google searches in 2006: 2.7 billion a month Google searches in 2009: 31 billion a month Total number of text messages sent each day exceeds the population of the planet 165 billion emails are sent each day Video: Did You Know, CBS.com

  5. The Impact of Change on Technology 1984 there were 1000 internet devices 2008 there were over 1,000,000,000 2/3 of workers access a social networking site... while on the job From 2008 to 2009, number of hiring managers using social networking websites to screen job applicants jumped from 22% to 45% 52 million Americans have used the Internet to search for a job (2007) Video: Did You Know, Career Builder.com, Pew Study

  6. The Impact of Change on Technology There are over 4.6 billion cell phone subscribers 1 in 4 households have no landline, only cell service Over 9 million iPhones sold in Q1 2010 Over 8.25 million iPADs by Q3 By 2011, 1 in 2 Americans will have a smart phone Did You Know, CBS.com, NPR, and Fortune

  7. The Impact to the Workplace 1 in 4 workers has been at their current job less than 1 year 1 in 2 has been at their job more than 5 years People in high school today will probably have 10-14 jobs... before the age of 38 Top Ten in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004 Video: Did You Know

  8. The Impact to the Workplace • SHRM Commissioned Study • * Going global • *More contingent workers • *Greater fluctuations – more automations • *Strong focus on soft skills • *More diversity • “…survey respondents expect employees to work longer hours, retire at an older age, and experience greater personal and family stress due to work…. unsurprising, 57% of respondents expect there to be less loyalty to the organisation, while only 20% anticipate greater loyalty.”

  9. And yet.... Change is everywhere.... Fear of change is rampant... So how do we create sustainability?

  10. Three Ways to Start Adaptability Transference Emotional Elements

  11. Adaptability • Agile learning: • What have I learned since yesterday? • What am I working on today? • What obstacles are in front of me? • Soft skills: • Communication • Interpersonal relationships • Project management • Problem solving • Diversity

  12. Transference • Transferable skills • Soft skills • Leadership • Organization • Conflict Management (especially between permanent and contingent workers) • Research capability • Day to day • Technological Skills • “Successful global companies will use technology to interconnect large workforces smartly.”

  13. Emotional Elements • Emotion vs. Rationalization • Motivational keys to change: • Carrot and Stick • Environmental • Language

  14. Questions? GinaMaria Jerome The Corporate Communication Coach 9802 Baymeadows RoadSuite 12 Box 164 Jacksonville, FL 32256 904.564.9070 info@corporatecommunicationcoach.com www.corporatecommunicationcoach.com

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