Management is changing fast. Michael Pryor said, “Empowerment for employees is at the heart of some of the biggest changes happening in the workplace today. By trusting employees to set their own priorities around team goals, allowing them to help pick their favorite tools, and manage where they choose to work, employers are building happier and more productive companies.” (Pryor, 2015)
The three main trends are: Remote work, transparency, and the move to mobile
Remote work is the new way to build a team
I agree with Michael Pryor CEO of Trello that remote workforce provides access to a much broader talent pool and specific skillset. I work remotely in Amsterdam for a company in Cyprus. It is very flexible and I get the job done. To build a team using the remote workforce has been made possible by team communication platforms like Google hangouts and Slack. I use Google hangouts, but I have not used Slack. This trend may replace expensive sky high office leases. Remote workers stay connected via Google hangouts, Gotomeeting, Teamviewer, and other software. We have people in our team working from India, South Africa and South America.
Transparency made possible by cloud technology
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With the cloud tools team members can plan, create, share and work together. As a result, traditional management systems have changed, says Michael Pryor. The job of the manager today and in the future will be to empower employees to self-organize. (Pryor, 2015) I can login to my remote office any time between 8:00 am and 04:00pm Central European Time. This is very flexible and I can concentrate at the time I decide to work. Transparency allows for everyone to see who is doing what from top to bottom. This makes it easy to work collaboratively, make decisions and determined progress as everyone work towards to goal of the