Four Big Issues Affecting Tomorrow's Workplace

There are key points to help one achieve good writing, business writing in particular. The key points for good business writing are: follows the rules, is easy to read, and attracts the reader. Including three additional key points or qualities: meets the reader’s expectations, is clear and concise, and is efficient and effective. (Business Communication for Success, n.d.)

The article I’ve chosen that achieves the key points for good writing is “4 Big Issues Affecting Tomorrow’s Workplace” by Nicole Fallon on the Businessnewsdaily.com website. The article is about how freelance and remote workers, “Generation Z”, social media use, and work-connected smart devices has affected or will affect the workplace over the next few years. Including

Including other factors of changes such as the new generational makeup of the workforce. Quote directly from the article: “But it's not just evolving technological trends like wearable devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) that companies need to account for. Legislative changes around health care and labor laws, as well as the changing generational makeup of the workforce, will also require employers to adjust their strategies going

This issue the writer addressed is about how employees not only have laptops and smartphones, they also have tablets, smart watches, fitness trackers and other Internet-enabled devices. With these Internet-enabled devices, employees can access companies’ networks and work data. The writer quotes others such as Jim Haviland, who is a chief strategy officer at VOX Mobile. Whom explains that companies can’t “ignore the crossover of personal mobile devices into work territory, especially when it comes to wearable tech. Rather than banning such devices from the office, employers will have to create a mature, realistic approach to data security and privacy.” (Fallon, 2015) He suggests that companies should create a company work policy outlining technology use, so that employees have a clear understanding. Thus avoiding problems with personal devices at the workplace.

The closing paragraph Nicole Fallon wrote was about how the roles of HR is changing and companies need to adapt their policies, providing quotes by HR specialists. These specialists explain that companies (human resources of companies) need to “focus on the human element of their companies”. Including that with today’s generation, HR needs to utilize different communications and management with the newer