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Stretch : how to future-proof yourself for tomorrow’s workplace

Unknown Mistick, Barbara John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Hoboken, New Jersey, 2016) (eng) English 9781119193401 Unknown Unknown VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; Unknown 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. Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick—established experts and the collective winners of dozens of awards in the field of personal development and learning—offer evidence-based guidance on obtaining the skills you will need to thrive in tomorrow's workplace. Built on solid, global research and dozens of personal interviews with people who have achieved new and inspiring goals, Stretch offers advice, valuable insights, anecdotes, and recommendations to make achieving your goals practical and within reach. 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 • Stay motivated through the ups and downs of a career so you can bounce forward Stretch: How to Future Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace 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.
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Foreword ix
Preface xi
Part 1: Introduction 1
1: The Stretch Imperative 3
Who Do You Want to Be Tomorrow? . . . Megatrends That Will
Affect Your Future . . . Do You Have a Sell-By Date? . . . The
Stretch Imperatives . . . An Overview of the Five Practices . . .
The Story of Brandon
Part 2: It’s All on You 31
2: Learn on the Fly 33
Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough for Long . . . Learning a Living
. . . What Does Excellence Look Like? . . . Strategies for Learning
on the Fly . . . Learning Traps to Avoid . . . The Payoff . . . Stretch
Summary . . . What Organizations and Managers Can Do
3: Be Open 61
The Importance of Being Open . . . Are You Closing Doors to
Your Future? . . . Accept Uncertainty . . . Stretch Strategies to Be
Open . . . You Are Not on Your Own . . . Stretch Summary . . . What
Organizations and Managers Can Do
Part 3: You Need Options 91
4: Build a Diverse Network 93
What Is a Network? . . . The Two Networks Everyone Has . . . Why
Do Diverse Networks Matter? . . . Strategies to Build a Diverse
Network . . . It’s All About Options . . . Stretch Summary . . . What
Organizations and Managers Can Do
5: Be Greedy About Experiences 123
The Tale of Two Attorneys . . . The Experience Catch 22 . . . No
Two People Are the Same . . . Boost Your Skill Set . . . Strategies for
Being Greedy About Experiences . . . Managers Matter . . . Evaluate
Your Options . . . Stretch Summary . . . What Organizations and
Managers Can Do
Part 4: You Have Dreams 153
6: Bounce Forward 155
Don’t Bounce Back—Bounce Forward . . . Silver Linings . . . Pursue
Mastery . . . Fits and Starts . . . Finding Meaning in the Commotion . . .
The One That Got Away . . . The Workday Blues . . . The Recipe for
Springing Back . . . Mental Strategies to Help You Bounce Forward . . .
Maintain the Faith . . . Stretch Summary . . . What Organizations and
Managers Can Do
Part 5: Charting the Path Forward 183
7: Stretch into Your Future 185
Ten Predictions for the Future of Work . . . The Top Ten
Capabilities for Tomorrow . . . The Home Stretch . . . Onward
Supplemental Materials 209
Acknowledgments 211
List of Figures and Tables 215
Appendix A: Research Methodology; Key Workplace 2020 217
Survey Findings
Appendix B: Essential Books to Learn More 223
Notes 225
Index 245

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