Strategic Career Thinking

Many people fear that automation of work will decrease the number of roles, but displacement to new roles is more likely.

Big organisations often rate people’s performance and potential on a nine-box model.

In all major economies, the ‘productivity puzzle’ defies easy explanation. The UK has a particularly acute challenge (and opportunity): French workers produce as much by Thursday tea time as British workers do by Friday night.

To realise AI’s potential we should invest in the ‘first mile’ – acquiring and organising data – and the ‘last mile’ – integrating AI output into everyday work.

In the short-term, blockchain’s strategic business value is mainly in cost reduction. Now HR is starting on this journey too.

While people continue to debate the impact of AI, there are real investment decisions to be made.