Workforce of the Future

Humanizing Work
through Digital
Digital is rapidly reinventing the
fundamental experience of people
at work from how work is
organized, to the work people do,
to the very profile of the workforce
and how workers are supported
by new people practices and
leadership approaches.

Reorganizing
Work

More than 90% of

organizations have significantly
adjusted their operating model
in the last year.
90%

44% of high-growth
companies say they utilize
temporary teams and task
forces to tackle problems.
44%

86% of organizations
leverage the power
of collaboration across
employees to achieve
86%
high performance.

Augmenting
Work through
Digital

80% 80% 52%

80% of organizations use High-performing 52% of C-suite executives

analytical tools and capabilities organizations cite that expect digital to drive
to develop business insights. collaboration technologies significant change or
have been 80% effective complete transformation
at improving productivity. in their industries.

Managing New
Talent Pools

48% of organizations 82% of organizations 83% of organizations

target underutilized or new
talent pools, such as retirees,
stay-at-homes, disabled,
and people from other
industries and geographic
locations.
report using an
"extended workforce"
to fill skill gaps.
are tailoring their talent
management practices to
meet the needs of individual
employees or groups of
employees.

82% 83%
48%

Redefining
the Role of
Leadership

62% 42% 84%

62% of high-performing 42% of employees

organizations cite the
ability to build the right
leadership team as the
most important factor
to improve agility.
consider tolerance 84% of high-performing
of failure from organizations believe they
management very are well positioned to build
important, but only networks in their ecosystems.
12% think their
company does this
effectively to foster
a culture of
experimentation.

Find out more at

www.accenture.com/workforceofthefuture
Sources
Accenture Research on Business Agility, Accenture 2014.
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"Remaking Customer Markets: Unlocking Growth with Digital," Accenture 2014.

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