EY recently unveiled Future Work Now, a configurable program that helps companies optimize individuals, teams and organizations for increasingly digital work environments.

"Effective leadership in this technology-driven era of workforce and workplace change will require a complete rethinking of how people, culture and organizational strategies are managed," George Brooks, EY Americas People Advisory Services Leader, said.

The program features seven levels that helps companies establish a comprehensive talent management framework, allowing them to attract new talent and engage current employees to boost performance. The levels are collective purpose, global digital leadership, teaming ability, mind clarity, performance and rewards, technology experience and physical environment.

"More than ever, employees want to find purpose and human connection at work,” Brooks said. “At the same time, we're seeing a continued shift to a gig economy and virtual workforce. Digital innovation and technology, like bots and artificial intelligence, are shifting the workplace dynamic – companies need to augment workers with automation to leverage the best of what humans and technology bring to the workplace. At the same time, businesses must work aggressively to adapt to keep their people and organizations engaged and inspired to do their best work in an increasingly competitive talent market."