Greg Hutchins

VUCAN DRIVERS – FUTURE OF WORK

VUCAN DRIVERS – FUTURE OF WORK   Old Norm New Norm U.S. & western work rules Asian & Chinese work rules Manual dexterity, endurance, and precision Analytical thinking & innovation Memory, verbal, auditory, & spatial abilities Active learning & learning strategies Management of material resources Creativity, originality and initiative Tech installation & maintenance Tech design & programming Reading, writing, …

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FUTURE OF WORK

Shaping the Future of Work post COVID is up to each of us: “As technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the frontier between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labor markets are undergoing major transformations. These transformations, if managed wisely, could lead to a new age of good work, good jobs …

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PROJECT WORK FUTURES

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project. Napoleon Hill – Self-Help Author In a projectized organization, work is organized into project teams that form and disband when work is finished.  Each VUCAN evolves into a project professional responsible for getting work done on time and on budget while satisfying stakeholders. Often, …

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AGILE PROJECTS

Software projects fail for one of two general reasons: the project team lacks the knowledge to conduct a software project successfully or the project team lacks the resolve to conduct a project effectively. Steve McConnell – Software Engineer & Writer The New York Times a few years ago had an article called ‘The New Workplace Is Agile and Nonstop’.  …

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DIY WORK

Your work should be an extended hobby. Richard Saul Wurman – Writer and Thinker Entrepreneurship, ‘doing it your way’, is in.  The startup dream is alive and well as attested by many who want to immigrate to the U.S.   A new meritocracy is found inside and outside companies.  You’re rewarded for your ideas, initiative, perseverance, performance, …

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PROJECT CONDUCTOR <=> RISK MANAGER

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information. Winston Churchill – English Prime Minister Project management is risk management.  If projects were simple, straightforward, and had no risk of cost, schedule, scope, and quality variances, then a project manager wouldn’t be necessary.  I like the model of orchestra conductor as …

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