The rise of the “new world” organisation

Whether we like it or not, we’re living through a period of rapid change and business disruption.  Organisations are rethinking their entire approaches to structure, leadership and people management.

New concepts, such as ‘flatocracy’ are being introduced alongside a belief that management is as much about creating a ‘followership’ as it is about ‘leadership’.

Lines between functions and roles are being blurred.  Collaboration, matrixed working and fluid team structures are becoming a necessity.

We now have as many as five generations in the workplace, with the newer generations bringing with them attitudes that challenge conventional thinking.  With a third of the workforce likely to retire in the next ten years, these new thinking generations are forcing organisations to radically rethink the workplace.  In this context, the biggest challenge for leaders – likely to be baby boomers or GenX - is not to assume that other generations share their values and attitudes to work, recognition and reward.