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We are continually preparing short articles and thought pieces on the future of work, for clients and for publication in professional journals and the trade press. And we are often interviewed for articles prepared by others, which we reprint here whenever we can. For articles that first appeared in our own newsletter, Future of Work Agenda, please go the Newsletter Archives page.

We have compiled the best of our recent work and offer it here, free of charge, either for downloading (in PDF format) or for reading online. Articles appear in reverse chronological order.

Closing the Talent Gap: Companies and Communities Team Up

This article is the cover story in the September/October 2007 issue of The Leader, published by CoreNet Global

Here's the opening two paragraphs:

"Companies represent the demand side of the equation: they need the talent. Communities on the other hand represent the supply side: the talent lives there. This equation has gotten increasingly out of balance as people (the talent) increasingly make their locational decisions independently of their employment decisions. And we believe it is only going to get worse as talented people become increasingly scarce and begin to demand more than financial compensation in return for their knowledge and effort.

"We are absolutely convinced that both corporations and communities are facing a workforce challenge that is completely unprecedented. And it won't be solved with any traditional approaches. It's time to rethink both talent management and economic development from the ground up."

Location Strategies
(July 2006)

Corporate Real Estate Leader, the executive publication of CoreNet Global, has just published our article "Location Strategies." The article appears in the July 2006 issue and is available online at this link (free access for CoreNet members, small fee for non-members).

Here is a brief overview of the article:

In today's dynamic global economy organizations are compelled to move away from a fixed-cost structure to variable cost models in order to reduce capital requirements and risk, while simultaneously increasing their agility and responsiveness to changing environments.

This new reality, in combination with equally dramatic changes in work force demographics, means there is a powerful need for closer integration between corporate real estate operations and community-based economic development initiatives.

You can also download a pdf version of the article by clicking on headline above.

Global Teams Rock Around the Clock
(July 2006)

By Deborah Shiff

WDC Executive Producers Charlie Grantham and Jim Ware were quoted extensively in a recent article prepared by Debra Shiff and published in EE Times. The article, "Global teams rock around the clock," describes the challenges faced by globallly distributed engineering and product development teams.

You can also click here for a downloadable pdf version of the article.

Gas Prices Drive Telecommuting
(November 2005)

By Eva Kaplan-Leiserson

This article appeared in the November 2005 issue of Training and Development Magazine, published by the American Society of Training and Development. In the article Eva quotes Charlie and Jim extensively, drawing heavily on our April 2005 Future of Work Agenda article "What Will a World of $5 Gas Be Like?"

Access to the article on the original magazine is limited to members of ASTD, but Eva has kindly given us permission to make the article available here free of charge. Just click on the headline above for a downloadable pdf version of her article.

Managing teleworkers--at home, at work, at Starbucks
(November 2005)

By Christopher Collier

This article in the November 2005 issue of Fast Company Magazine is an interview with Charlie and Jim about our favorite topic: third places, or what we've come to call "Business Community Centers(tm)."

Demographics and the Changing Nature of Work
(May 2004)

By Charles Grantham and James Ware

This article, which first appeared in the May 2004 issue of CoreNet Global's premier journal, Corporate Real Estate Leader, discusses the impact of changing workforce demographics on interior office design and alternative work programs. It stresses the increasing complexity in facilities requirements stemming from an increasingly diverse workforce.

Where, Oh Where, Should I Go?
(November 2003)

By Charlie Grantham and Jim Ware

This article first appeared in the November 1, 2003, issue of Business Expansion Journal. It focuses on site selection and the challenges of accomodating the "new" workforce and its highly mobile work patterns. But the article also stresses the importance of understanding where the talent you need wants to live and work.

Changing Patterns of Workforce Management
(September 2003)

By James Ware and Charles Grantham

This article was first published in Journal of Facilities Management Volume 2, Number 2. pp. 142-159. For further details of the Journal and how to subscribe please visit:
www.henrystewart.com/journals/property.htm.

The Process Redesign Imperative
(September 2002)

By James Ware

A brief white paper arguing that the Internet and worldwide web bring fundamental change to business process design principles. Several case examples are cited to demonstrate that web-based processes enable both decentralized (and global) operational control and centralized strategic control and oversight.

The Future of Work

By James Ware and Charles Grantham

A broad overview of the changing nature of work and workplaces. Suggests that the convergence of new technologies, new social values and expectations, and new business economic pressures are driving fundamental change in how and where work gets done.

Why Now?

By Charles Grantham

A short thought piece suggesting that it is important for management to act NOW to prepare for a future in which critical talent will once again be in short supply. In spite of the recent economic slowdown, attracting and retaining key talent will continue to be a strategic imperative. The long-term winners are investing today to create new physical and social working environments that will attract and leverage skilled knowledge workers tomorrow.

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