Today's professional environment is dramatically different from that which existed just twenty years ago. The digital revolution is in full swing, and working practices are undergoing some of the biggest changes in history.
In addition to this background of change, COVID 19 has had an unprecedented impact on every aspect of modern professional life. This background of change, combined with an additional sudden shock is generating novel challenges, which present difficult questions. What organisational structure is best placed to handle crises such as this? What are the ingredients of successful remote work? What is the best way to manage a team remotely? How should leaders communicate in a crisis? Beyond these critical issues-and perhaps even more importantly-leaders also need to prepare for the future. How do they ensure the success of an organisation in an uncertain future? How are they going to secure the talent they need? To address these questions, this collection brings together contributors from a rich variety of backgrounds, drawing on many combined decades of leadership experience. In addition to sharing answers to many contemporary questions and their personal experience of the recent crisis, they outline their vision of the future of the world of work.
We all have values that drive our choices and shape our behaviour, our work, and even our vision of the future. What sort of world do we want to see in 2050? Will we be able to avoid catastrophic climate change? Our values determine the way in which we will try to meet the challenges of the future, and dictate whether or not we will succeed. France Digitale, representing the best of the French tech sector, has gathered together a number of contributions in order to provide a challenging look on values in tech. United Tech of Europe is a collective effffort to answer some of tech and indeed humanity's biggest questions. The contributors are all business leaders, start-up founders, venture capitalists, or tech superstars. Between them, they have founded companies worth billions of euros, and have invested billions more. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they have helped change the face of the global economy. All of them share a particular characteristic: they are value-driven, and committtted to the future of the tech ecosystem and our planet. Their views could not be more timely for those looking to challenge their thinking, fifind new perspectives, and build a prosperous and safe future on the solid foundation of strong values.
