2018 is coming quickly, and knowing the workplace trends slated for 2018 will help you to stay on top of the pulse of business with your spiritual management. 5 workplace trends to pay attention to in 2018 are:
1. Encourage real human interaction – In spiritual management and soulful leadership styles, creating real connections is a big deal. One big workplace trend that will be seen across the business board in 2018 is encouraging real human interaction, and using these interactions to bring about real connections. Open office plans, collaborative projects that join different departments and professionals together, and widespread idea sharing sessions are all going to be a big part of innovation and creativity going forward.
2. Artificial intelligence comes to the workplace – With apps and tools like Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Echo, we can expect to see artificial intelligence make its impact in today’s workplace through 2018. Chatbots and other intelligence tools are going to make day to day work a little bit easier, but it’s not going to provide the same impact as or replace real one-on-one interactions between people.
3. Priority on mental wellness – Mental wellness and inner peace is also expected to be prioritized in 2018, which is something that is already prioritized in spiritual management. Being able to look within and communicated your personal needs in a professional setting is important, and it helps immensely in continued personal development and making yourself the best you can be. Workplace mediation with mala prayer beads is a very simple and impactful way to introduce mental wellness prioritization into your management or business.
4. The right to turn off – If there is one sure productivity killer, its employee burnout. The inability to turn off from the workplace harms mental wellness, brings down drive and ambition, and severely impacts productivity. In 2018, we’re expecting to see the “always working” attitude seeing its way out, and in its place an attitude of separation from work becoming okay. This work/life balance being respected will aid in higher productivity and an overall happier place of business.
5. Multiple generation workplaces – With baby boomers remaining in the workplace longer, we’re expecting to see 3 active generations of workers in the workforce of 2018. From the millennial generation to the boomer generation, these professionals will be collaborating and working together to bring new perspectives and collaborative ideas to projects for the benefit of any business.
At Technalink, we love the focus on collaboration, connection, and personal growth in the future of the workplace. As time goes forward past 2018, these trends are going to continue moving on this same trajectory, making it more important than ever to embrace all that spiritual management styles have to offer.
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