Future of Work
How To Create New Jobs And Build Thriving Innovative Communities?
How To Create New Jobs And Build Thriving Innovative Communities? Creating new jobs is always an important topic, but more so today than in the recent past, given the high unemployment rate resulting from COVID-19. Martin Babinec’s book More Good Jobs: An Entrepreneur’s Action Plan to Create Change in Your Community could not have come…
Read MoreWhy Adaptive Teams Are Important For Future Success?
Why Adaptive Teams Are Important For Future Success? In their book The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work, Heather McGowan and Chris Shipley argue that adaptability is one of the most critical skills to have in the future. While adaptability is often associated with individuals, it is also…
Read MoreHow To Foster Learning And Adaptability?
How To Foster Learning And Adaptability? In this post, I mentioned the skills individuals would need to master to adapt to the future of work. However, in their book, The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work, Heather McGowan and Chris Shipley argue that mastering those skills is not…
Read MoreHow To Thrive In The Future Of Your Work?
How To Thrive In The Future Of Your Work? I am continuing to explore ideas in Heather McGowan and Chris Shipley’s book The Adaptation Advantage: Let Go, Learn Fast, and Thrive in the Future of Work. One of the key messages in the book is that to navigate the future of work, we need to…
Read MoreReimagine Yourself: Who Will You Be At Work In The Future?
Reimagine Yourself: Who Will You Be At Work In The Future? We are well educated and prepared for the past, but are we ready for the future of work, the future that has not yet been defined? That is a tough question to answer. How do you prepare for something that does not yet exist?…
Read MoreWhat Is The Most Significant Effect Of AI On Career Options?
What Is The Most Significant Effect Of AI On Career Options? I have two children, and I often wonder how to help them choose the right careers for the world as it will be tomorrow, rather than as it is today. Throughout my research, career advice for the future has been remarkably consistent. Similar to…
Read MoreHow Can Societies Adapt To The New Industries?
How Can Societies Adapt To The New Industries? “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.” H. G. Wells, A Short History of the World The previous wave of innovation and globalization lifted countries and societies out of poverty. In China alone, the number of people who no longer live in poverty is…
Read MoreHow To Stop Treating Your Employees Like Robots?
How To Stop Treating Your Employees Like Robots? “The threat that automation poses for employment depends mostly on whether or not we continue to treat employees like robots” is a quote from a new book Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them, written by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. Immanuel Kant, a…
Read MoreHow To Decide Between A Career And A Vocation?
How To Decide Between A Career And A Vocation? My favorite part of David Brooks’ book The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life was a discussion on the differences between a career and a vocation. I have previously written about Amy Wrzesniewski’s research, Jobs, Careers, and Callings: People’s Relations to Their Work. Her…
Read MoreAre Apprenticeships A Way Of The Future?
Are Apprenticeships A Way Of The Future? I recently read two books that showcased how well apprenticeships are working in other countries. In Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen, Rita McGrath gives an example of Switzerland, where apprenticeships are common. Seventy percent of ninth graders in Switzerland choose…
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