RON ELSDON specializes in the workforce development and career fields through organizational consulting, individual coaching, career counseling, and lecturing. He is a Principal in New Beginnings Career and College Guidance. As Director of Retention Services for DBM and in prior leadership roles he has worked extensively with U.S. and international organizations./e With his co-author, he was awarded the Human Resource Planning Society's Walker Prize for the paper that best advances state-of-the-art thinking or practices in human resources.

• Preface Introduction Framing the Environment and Issues The Central Dilemma The Emerging World of Work The Organization of the Future: Value Creation Listening to the Organization Creating Models of the Future Workforce Creating Models of the Future Workforce: Rationale and Linkages The Imprint of the Organization in the Past, Present, and Future: Modeling Frameworks Case Study: Creating Value and Enhancing Affiliation through Employee Development Developing a Path Forward A Conversation with Leaders and HR about Affiliation Bridging from the Organization of Today to the Organization of the Future Partnerships for a Better Future Awakening the Music Appendix: Questionnaire to Gather Input Across Organizations Nomenclature References Index

RON ELSDON specializes in the workforce development and career fields through organizational consulting, individual coaching, career counseling, and lecturing. He is a Principal in New Beginnings Career and College Guidance. As Director of Retention Services for DBM and in prior leadership roles he has worked extensively with U.S. and international organizations./e With his co-author, he was awarded the Human Resource Planning Society's Walker Prize for the paper that best advances state-of-the-art thinking or practices in human resources.

• Preface Introduction Framing the Environment and Issues The Central Dilemma The Emerging World of Work The Organization of the Future: Value Creation Listening to the Organization Creating Models of the Future Workforce Creating Models of the Future Workforce: Rationale and Linkages The Imprint of the Organization in the Past, Present, and Future: Modeling Frameworks Case Study: Creating Value and Enhancing Affiliation through Employee Development Developing a Path Forward A Conversation with Leaders and HR about Affiliation Bridging from the Organization of Today to the Organization of the Future Partnerships for a Better Future Awakening the Music Appendix: Questionnaire to Gather Input Across Organizations Nomenclature References Index