54. How People Work: A Look Back at 30 Years of Workforce Development

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Back in 1992, Peter Drucker, the legendary management expert, wrote about "the rise of the knowledge worker." Since then, trends already in place have accelerated faster than anyone could have expected. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Generation Digital Workforce, we talk with</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-wartzman-61a0a38"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rick Wartzman</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Head of the KH Moon Center for a Functioning Society at the</span> <a href= "https://www.drucker.institute/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Drucker Institute</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, about how automation has impacted the knowledge worker since the mid-1900s. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Specifically, Rick talks about:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* Trends in knowledge work over the past 20-30 years</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* The relationship between knowledge workers and digital transformation</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">* How automation will impact knowledge workers in the future</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources Mentioned on the Show</span></p> <p>* <a href= "https://www.fastcompany.com/90432588/new-study-better-educated-workers-will-be-most-affected-by-ai"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Better-educated, higher-paid workers will be ‘most affected’ by AI, per new study</span></a></p> <p>* <a href= "https://hbr.org/2014/10/what-peter-drucker-knew-about-2020"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> What Peter Drucker Knew About 2020 </span></a></p> <p>* <a href= "https://hbr.org/2015/11/what-peter-drucker-had-to-say-about-automation"> What Peter Drucker Had to Say About Automation</a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">To ensure that you never miss an episode of Generation Digital Workforce, subscribe on</span></em> <a hre