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A detailed look at the evolution of employment and its far-reaching implications Lead the Work takes an incisive look at the evolving nature of work, and how it's affecting management and productivity at the organizational level.

Table of Contents

Foreword xvii

Acknowledgments xxi

PART ONE The Background 1

Chapter 1 Leading Work—Not Managing Employees 3

Chapter 2 Free Agent World 23

Chapter 3 Outsourcing and Alliances 35

Chapter 4 The Talent Platforms 50

PART TWO The Model 81

Chapter 5 Leading the Work Beyond Employment: A Decision Framework 83

Chapter 6 How IBM Leads the Work 92

Chapter 7 The Assignment: How Much to Deconstruct, Disperse, and Detach? 111

Chapter 8 The New Organization: Permeable, Interlinked, Collaborative, and Flexible 135

Chapter 9 The Reward: Short-Term, Individualized, and Imaginative 153

PART THREE Implications 175

Chapter 10 Future HR Practices in Leading the Work 177

Chapter 11 Future HR Outcomes in Leading the Work 206

Chapter 12 Governance and Stakeholders 219

Chapter 13 Nations, Citizens, and Children 238

About the Authors 255

Index 257

Lead the Work

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 11 September 2015
      ISBN-13 9781119040040
      978-1119040040
      ISBN-10 1119040043

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A detailed look at the evolution of employment and its far-reaching implications Lead the Work takes an incisive look at the evolving nature of work, and how it's affecting management and productivity at the organizational level.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword xvii

      Acknowledgments xxi

      PART ONE The Background 1

      Chapter 1 Leading Work—Not Managing Employees 3

      Chapter 2 Free Agent World 23

      Chapter 3 Outsourcing and Alliances 35

      Chapter 4 The Talent Platforms 50

      PART TWO The Model 81

      Chapter 5 Leading the Work Beyond Employment: A Decision Framework 83

      Chapter 6 How IBM Leads the Work 92

      Chapter 7 The Assignment: How Much to Deconstruct, Disperse, and Detach? 111

      Chapter 8 The New Organization: Permeable, Interlinked, Collaborative, and Flexible 135

      Chapter 9 The Reward: Short-Term, Individualized, and Imaginative 153

      PART THREE Implications 175

      Chapter 10 Future HR Practices in Leading the Work 177

      Chapter 11 Future HR Outcomes in Leading the Work 206

      Chapter 12 Governance and Stakeholders 219

      Chapter 13 Nations, Citizens, and Children 238

      About the Authors 255

      Index 257

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