The Worldwide Workplace ─ Solving the Global Talent Equation

The world of work is transforming at a furious, unprecedented pace. Massive changes and shifts in demographics, employment, technology and economies make predicting tomorrow a tough task. This book changes all that. Through interviews with many of the leading observers of the emerging world of work, The Worldwide Workplace gives readers a unique and practical understanding of how the workplace is changing and why we need to prepare for and capitalize on these changes.

Packed with in-depth global case studies from Asia to Europe and from Africa to the Americas, this authoritative and highly readable book highlights the pressing worldwide 'people' issues and puts them into a business-related context. Based upon rigorous research and the unique insights of members of the global think-tank the FutureWork Forum, this is the book about tomorrow that you need to read today.

Mike Johnson is a leading writer, researcher and commentator on the world of work. He is Chairman and Founder of the FutureWork Forum, a global think-tank of more than 25 independent consultants devoted to reviewing, researching, reporting and responding to issues around the future of work. His professional experience spans four decades and virtually every part of the globe. As a commentator and researcher, he has consulted at the most senior management levels with major organisations and institutions including many Fortune 500 firms and global institutions. He has written 15 books on business and management issues, and research reports for both The Economist and The Financial Times, as well as over 100 global and Europe-wide studies for international corporations and institutions.