Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

by Karie Willyerd, Barbara Mistick Narrated by Suzie Althens

Overview

You know you can do more with your career. And the future is going to demand more of you. The problem is, you are so busy keeping up with the day-to-day that you can't prepare for tomorrow. Stretch: How to Future Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace gives you the confidence and knowledge you need to achieve your goals in an ever-changing world. Established experts Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick offer evidence-based guidance on obtaining the skills you will need to thrive in tomorrow's workplace.



If you are like other professionals, your biggest worry is becoming obsolete at work. Shifting technologies, fierce competition among corporations, and recruitment occurring on a global level would give anyone concern. To remain relevant in spite of change, you need to know how to learn in any situation, open your thinking to a world beyond where you are now, connect to the people who can help you make your future happen, seek experiences that will prepare you for tomorrow, and stay motivated through the ups and downs of a career so you can bounce forward.



Stretch offers five practices to help you start, enhance, and lengthen your career by anticipating the needs of tomorrow's work environment. Don't become obsolete. Instead, stretch to achieve your potential.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

09/01/2015
Rapid advances in technology, global economic change, and record unemployment have fueled a concern about falling behind and becoming obsolete in the workplace. According to global research by coauthors Willyerd (coauthor, The 2020 Workplace) and Mistick (president, Wilson Coll.), the concern is widespread. The megatrends shaping tomorrow's workplace will require new skill sets. This work outlines five key strategies to acquire the needed knowledge and connections; they can be summed up as: learn in any situation, maintain an open mindset, connect to people who can help your future, seek out experiences that will prepare you, and stay focused and motivated. Anecdotes, insights, and research-based conclusions highlight the practical relevance of each strategy and are entertainingly informative. The authors' research was sponsored by Oxford Economics and SAP (Systems Applications Products) and includes their megatrend analysis as well. VERDICT Thoroughly researched, approachable, with wide general appeal; the authors provide actionable guidance to help the reader grow for the workplace of tomorrow while engaging them in the occupation they have today. Extensive notes and an annotated further reading are included.—Jane Scott, Clark Lib., Univ. of Portland, OR

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173813732
Publisher:	Ascent Audio
Publication date:	10/08/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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