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Future Work World
How Leaders Can Create Destinations for Talent that Excite, Entice & Engage

Barry Winkless (Author)

9781394349371, Wiley

Hardback, published 5 February 2026

288 pages
23.1 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.476 kg

Create a workplace that attracts and inspires the world’s brightest talent

In Future Work World: How Leaders Can Create Destinations for Talent that Excite, Entice & Engage, Chief Strategy Officer of Cpl and Head of the Future of Work Institute, Barry Winkless, delivers a practical strategy guide  for attracting, retaining, and empowering the talent you need to drive your business forward.

Winkless describes the contemporary reality of work, how it is evolving, and how it represents a new opportunity for leaders to create organisations capable of innovation and growth. He explains how to straddle the challenge of building a company that is both a hyper-efficient machine and a healthy living organism.

Inside the book:

  • Expert analysis of the future of work and what it means for firms of all sizes and in all industries
  • Powerful models developed by the Future of Work Institute that you can implement immediately to improve your organisation’s ability to hire the best people
  • Exciting insights from leading, multinational companies

Perfect for managers, executives, and other business leaders,  Future Work World is also a can’t-miss resource for lawmakers, human resources and people professionals, consultants, and anyone else with a stake in recruiting, training, and leading effective workforces.

Acknowledgements xi
About Barry xiii
Foreword xv
Introduction xvii
Structure xxi
The Structure of the Book xxi
Overview of the Parts xxii
Random Trips to the Near Future of Work xxv
Jump 1: Me and My Cowerka xxviii

PART I Mindset 1

Chapter 1 Mindset One: The Systems Architect 7
Welcome to the Curved Evolution 10
The Job System Example 13
The Messy Hybrid Example 14
UDS: Up, Down and Sideways 15
The Ideality Equation 17
Bottom Line 18
Jump 2: Immersive Induction 21

Chapter 2 Mindset Two: The Societal Whisperer 25
The Model 26
The Stages of Spiral Dynamics: The Codes 27
One Code, Many Codes 29
The Leap 30
The DNA of Business 30
Practical Principles on How to Use the Societal Whisperer Mindset 32
Bottom Line 35
Jump 3: TFI 38

Chapter 3 Mindset Three: The Destination Designer 41
Poorly Designed Destinations 42
Design—Nothing New 44
Human Centricity 44
Diverge–Converge 45
DBR: Depth, Breadth and Richness 49
Bottom Line 50
Jump 4: Book Review 53

PART II Metawaves 57

Chapter 4 Workforce 61
Work Salads 62
H-Journeys 69
Wisdom Worlds 78
Jump 5: Disposable Workers 87

Chapter 5 Workplace 91
Flexi Forms 92
Meta Place 99
Wienie Wonders 105
Jump 6: Syndulum—The Company That Fell into the Future 113

Chapter 6 Worktask 119
Idealities Realities 120
Evolving Sensibilities 125
Mixed Ms 132
Jump 7: Ludge 141

PART III Mix 143

Chapter 7 The 3W Mix Desk 147
Introduction 147
Mix Desk Overview 148
Workforce 151
Workplace 153
Worktask 154

Chapter 8 Time to Mix: What's Our Current Mix? 157
Introduction 157
Starting Out: On Your Own or with a Group? 157
Tables and Templates 158
Suggested Approach to Map the 'As Is' (But Use Your Own) 158
Example of an 'As Is' Mix 160
What Have the Romans (I Mean, the Position) Ever Done for Us? 160

Chapter 9 Time to Play 163
Multiple Ways to Play 164
Jump 8: Transformation Index 174

PART IV Move 177

Chapter 10 Next-Level Storytelling 181
First Stop: The TV Show Bible 182
Second Stop: Themes 188
Third Stop: Artefacts 189

Chapter 11 Spotlight Initiatives 193
Creating the Spotlight Initiative: Cheat Sheet 196
A Word on the Power Models: Any Model 198
Do or Do Not. There Is No Try 198
Jump 9: 'Reframement' (The New Retirement) 202

Conclusion 205
Notes 207
Appendices 209
References 237
Index 247

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
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