What do you think the future of work will look like over the next decade?

As 2009 closes, many of us will be considering new career objectives for the year ahead. But why not think longer term – where do you think you’ll be in 2020? As part of their ‘Managing Tomorrow’s People’ research series, PwC have put together a little quiz to help you forecast which world of work you’re headed for in 2020 – blue (corporate), green (sustainability and social values) or orange (small, collaborative networks). I was orange.

They also published a press release yesterday showing the effect of showing a little appreciation on employee loyalty:

One in three (33%) UK employees say they have not felt valued by their employer during the recession and would leave for another job if they could. Of those respondents who said their employer had shown appreciation for them in the downturn, 41% said they had no plans to leave as a consequence of this loyalty and just 23% said they would consider leaving regardless.

Either way, that means one in three or almost one in four people in every workplace is considering a career move – so now’s the time to do some prep and get ahead of the competition. Max Messmer, author of Managing Your Career For Dummies, offers ten New Year’s resolutions for your career here.

Whatever your career plans for 2010, I wish you all the best!