The Great Decoupling: How Workers Became Disconnected From Companies And AI Will Accelerate This Trend

Over the last 60 years our world of work has become ever-more independent, disconnected, empowering, and scary

I have spent almost 30 years studying organizations, work, jobs, and HR, and every year there’s a new theme. There was digital transformation, employee wellbeing, hybrid work, diversity and inclusion, women’s rights, and now AI. What’s the real direction here?

One might argue that employment and jobs are becoming “more human,” but that’s not true. Today …