Workforce diversity

Work in the Age of Big Information is not a matter of just showing up and doing something that takes more brawn than brains. Today's workplace must balance the value outcomes that the employer is seeking against the rights, powers and aspirations of increasingly mobile workers applying information-based skills. HR in many organizations seems both disconnected from the goals of the corporation and insensitive, almost to the point of malfeasance, to the emerging needs of a highly skilled IT workforce.

Thornton A. May is a longtime industry observer, management consultant and commentator. Contact him at thorntonamay@aol.com.