{"id":5806,"date":"2020-06-24T10:16:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T08:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2022-01-05T20:05:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:05:36","slug":"developer-work-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/it-careers\/developer-work-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"As Technology Evolves So Too Does the World of Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t
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  1. New industries new workplaces<\/a>
  2. We need new diverse teams\u00a0<\/a>
  3. Psychological safety is necessary<\/a>
  4. Innovative tech requires ethical workplaces<\/a>
  5. Becoming a tech lead is not just a step up but a career change\u00a0<\/a>
  6. Learn more about work at Building Performing Teams<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n

    Technology<\/span> evolves fast, and every successful new iteration changes industries. New technology cross-pollinates opportunities across different sectors, workplaces<\/span>, creates new business models and expands customer audiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Take a look at the modern automobile as one example. We see machine learning, silicon chips and LiDar progress cars from petrol-powered to electrified, autonomous data<\/span> centres on wheels connecting with the surrounding smart city infrastructure, new in-car entertainment platforms, the transformation of mapping, new hire and fleet business models, and the creation of data<\/span> monetization opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    New industries new workplaces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It follows that many traditional sectors have been subject to transformation made possible from technological innovation<\/span>, including e-commerce, social networking, digital<\/span> payments and on-demand entertainment. We’ve seen the shift from data<\/span> centres to cloud computing<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Over the last few decades, e-commerce, social networking tools<\/span>, digital payments, and on-demand media<\/span> have become the new norm. Bluetooth<\/span> technology has accelerated the creation of IoT<\/span> wearables such as wireless<\/span> headsets, fitness trackers and sleep tech, wearables, sensors<\/span>, peripherals, and a widening array of devices. Quantum computing<\/span> now creates computing<\/span> powers unknown ever before.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It follows that as the technology<\/span> that underlies our lives change, so too does the world of work. Remote work<\/span> is now viable thanks to laptops, improved security<\/span> and cloud computing<\/span>. Long meetings<\/span> can be replaced with communication<\/span> in Slack<\/span> and planning sessions can be conducted in google docs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We need new diverse teams <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    As the tools<\/span> change, so do the opportunities at work. Remote work<\/span> can also increase workplace<\/span> diversity and increase cultural diversity<\/span> as employers are no longer restricted to a local recruitment pool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A diverse team<\/span> always benefits an organization<\/span>, as it can challenge a persistent in-house or entrenched view held within an organization<\/span> (often championed under the term cultural fit). By casting a wider net for new hires, a company<\/span> can create a shake-up of entrenched ideas, work practices and traditions which can flow through the various mechanisms and result in a more thoughtful end product that speaks to a broader audience<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A good team<\/span> doesn’t merely think alike but can complement each other but also provide diverse skills<\/span> and perspectives that would otherwise be unheard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Psychological safety is necessary <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    However, even with a remote-first mentality and efforts to champion diversity<\/span>, there are other things to bear in mind<\/span>. A culture of disruption needs to ensure that it is one in which people<\/span> feel psychologically safe to have their ideas and voice heard, It is one wear team<\/span> members can contribute to decision making<\/span> and idea development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Psychological safety means having the ability<\/span> to speak out as appropriate, to say things that perhaps are not the company<\/span> norm or may be considered unconventional.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A good team<\/span> lead or manager can utilize a variety of means to create psychological safety an enhance team building<\/span>. Lena Reinhard, Director of Engineering<\/span> at CircleCI, has shared a number of great strategies for remote team building<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n