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BCG Henderson Institute and Harvard Business School have presented Future Positive: How Companies Can Tap Into Employee Optimism to Navigate Tomorrow's Workplace<\/em><\/a>a research project detailing a global forecast of the perceptions of 6,500 business leaders and 11,000 employees. middle-skill<\/em> on the future of work. At a time when public debate about the future of work seems to be dominated by widespread fear of change, BCG and HBS research has found that, in general, workers see opportunities in change and are optimistic about their future job prospects.<\/p>\n

Of the 11 countries analysed in the report, Spanish workers are, after the French, the ones who assign the greatest responsibility to the government for preparing them for the future. Even so, they consider that they themselves are primarily responsible for training themselves.<\/p>\n

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The report's findings reveal that business leaders underestimate the optimism of a workforce that claims to be happy in their jobs and is eager to make the necessary adjustments when it comes to transforming their organisations to fit the future of work. To successfully meet this challenge, business leaders need to set aside preconceived ideas and bridge the gap between their perceptions and the positive vision of the workforce.<\/p>\n

\"The workers who are shaping and will shape work environments in the years ahead are diverse. What the findings of this report demonstrate is that business leaders are overlooking a key partner in their efforts to prepare for the future: their own workforce,\" says Joseph Fuller, Harvard Business School professor and co-chair of the Managing the Future of Work project. \"Instead of fearing the future of work, employees around the world are absolutely willing to embrace change and take action. It is up to business leaders to recognise this opportunity and be proactive in supporting their employees and generating concrete action plans.\"<\/p>\n

\"It may come as a surprise, but across all the countries surveyed, employees do not see technology as a culprit for an uncertain future, but as an opportunity. The employees who participated in our research are optimistic and look to the future with confidence, and believe that technology can be part of the solution,\" notes Judith Wallenstein, Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Director of the BCG Henderson Institute Europe. \"Business leaders need to harness the goodwill of their workforce to create a forward-looking learning and advancement organisation.<\/p>\n

The report's investigators asked workers middle-skill<\/em> and business leaders to describe their views on the trends and forces that may influence their work in the coming years. These topics include, for example, new technologies, telework, government accountability and regulatory changes.<\/p>\n

The report includes concrete recommendations for companies, highlighting a number of innovative companies that are already leading the way in preparing their workers and adapting their companies for the future. Examples of initiatives that companies have undertaken include: using artificial intelligence tools to determine whether a candidate has the cognitive capacity to be a high-performing worker, committing to training workers to learn new skills through disruptive training, and using technology to provide a fully service-oriented business model.<\/p>\n

Data from the report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Managers have a misperception of their employees' approach to the future of work.<\/p>\n