3 Work Trends - Issue 28

Closing the gap on intergenerational leadership, the traits of a good mentor and the power of AI agents in the workplace – these are the stories covered in this issue of the World Economic Forum’s 3 Work Trends newsletter, your guide to the future of work and education in an ever-changing world.

1. The potential of #intergenerational #leadership

Our world is facing multiple intersecting crises, with extreme weather events, AI misinformation and societal polarization topping the list of risks according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Risks Report.

While younger generations hold huge stakes in the crises threatening their future, they’re markedly absent from the decision-making on policies and business strategies shaping the way forward.

The New Generational Contract, a joint initiative of the St. Gallen Symposium and The Club of Rome , supported by Intent , seeks to close the systemic intergenerational gaps in leadership.

Discover the three ways this initiative is working to ensure greater involvement of younger people at the decision-making level and shift towards a regenerative economy from André Hoffmann , Nolita Thina Mvunelo and Felix Rüdiger here.

2. What makes a good #mentor?

OakNorth , a digital commercial bank founded by entrepreneurs, set out to help build socially-conscious businesses through mentoring.

After developing a special 'mentorpreneurship' programme with 英国伦敦政治经济学院 , the bank's co-founder Rishi Khosla spoke on the latest episode of #MeetTheLeader on the power of solid advisors.

Dive into the full episode to find out more about what traits great mentors share and how anyone can make the most of the expertise around them here.

3. What are #AI agents and how could they transform #workplaces?

AI agents are the next step up from large language models. After gathering and analysing data they are able to make decisions and take action autonomously.

Nancy Xu , CEO of Moonhub ?? , an AI-powered recruiter spoke at #AMC24 about AI agents as digital employees, diving into 3 key opportunities that they can offer to businesses.

As 75% of businesses worldwide plan to integrate AI into their operations, find out more about how AI agents could create new ways for humans and machines to collaborate here.

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See you in the next issue for more updates on the future of #work.