Tomorrow @Work: The Hartford's Trend Forecast
Tomorrow @Work identifies trends that affect the workplace of the future, as forecasted by Lindsey Pollak. Partnering with Pollak, The Hartford is communicating anticipated changes in the workplace, job search, and employee benefits to help employees prepare, protect and prevail, while helping employers cultivate a productive work environment to reach their business goals. Insurance information is provided by The Hartford.
Work-Life 3.0 (Trend 1 of 5)
The issues of work-life balance and "having it all" have always been hot topics, but never more than now. What's different now than 10 or 20 years ago?
Customization Nation (Trend 2 of 5)
We have seen this trend in consumer marketing for a long time (think: Build-A-Bear Workshop, personalized Nikes, over-the-top Starbucks orders) and now it is dominating the workplace.
Twesumes, Twinterviews & Tweferences (Trend 3 of 5)
A major trend in companies across the country is the decline of the resume and the rise of social media as a very serious hiring tool.
Generational Mashup (Trend 4 of 5)
Did you notice that this year's host of the biggest awards show of the season was trying to make potty-mouthed jokes to teenage boys while pleasing grandparents with old-fashioned song-and-dance numbers?
Millennial Malaise (Trend 5 of 5)
Members of the Millennial generation have been struggling since the 2008 economic downturn, but only recently have we started to acknowledge the seriousness of this problem.
