Saltar la navegación
Stretch
Book

Stretch

How to Future Proof Yourself for Tomorrow’s Workplace

Wiley, 2016 más...

Buy the book


Editorial Rating

7

getAbstract Rating

  • Applicable

Recommendation

According to career experts Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick, everyone has a “sell-by date.” They show you how to avoid becoming obsolete and unemployed as current and future trends change the world of work. While earlier generations remained at the same companies for years, today’s employees tend to job-hop out of necessity. They are more likely to be part-time, freelance or contract workers juggling varied assignments. The authors identify three major themes that can help you maintain and develop your career: take personal responsibility for your advancement, create new options for professional growth, and heed the dreams that motivate you. They advise building a diverse network, cultivating new experiences and persevering in the face of setbacks. Sidebars ending each chapter address how organizations and managers can help their employees. This practical manual confirms that today’s workers must remain self-motivated and resilient. Willyerd and Mistick don’t cover lots of new ground, but they offer solid, sensible advice. getAbstract recommends their practical guidance to employees, freelancers and managers.

Summary

The World of Work

Major trends affecting workplaces now and in the future include globalization and changing demographics, “big data,” emerging technologies, climate change, increased complexity and new definitions of work. Companies will feel or have already felt the pressure of global competition. More than 40% of companies in the Fortune 500 in 2000 dropped off that list a decade later. Globalization drives the shift of jobs to new locales. In the future, at least half of the largest corporations will move their headquarters to nations offering enormous emerging markets, such as “Brazil, India and eastern European” nations.

Demographic trends will change the workplace as life expectancy increases and birth rates decline worldwide. These shifts lead to a graying, shrinking workforce. The average age of retirement was 57 in 1995, but now it is 66. In the US, 43% of seniors – 55 years old or older – have $25,000 or less saved for retirement; they must stay on the job. The populations of Japan and Europe are decreasing. Millennials form the largest working generation in most countries, and their attitudes change workplaces dramatically. Nearly two-thirds of...

About the Authors

Karie Willyerd works with SuccessFactors and co-wrote The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today. Barbara Mistick, president of Wilson College, started the first national loan buy-back program for college students.


Comment on this summary

More on this topic

Related Skills

AI Transformation
Sea emocionalmente inteligente
Construya y mantenga el bienestar
Agricultura
Industria automotriz
Construcción
Industria de la consultoría
Discover Economy
Sector educativo
Industria financiera
Industria de sanidad
Industria de seguros
Industria minorista
Industria del deporte
Transporte y logística
Liderazgo ejecutivo
Recursos humanos
Aumente su conciencia cultural
Leverage AI for HR
Viva Bien
Manage Learning and Development
Perspectivas del mercado por industria
Búsqueda de empleo
Understand AI
Habilidades para el lugar de trabajo
El futuro de los seguros
Demuestre vulnerabilidad
Desarrolle la determinación
Carrera
Domine habilidades interpersonales
Asuma su responsabilidad personal
Establezca límites
Avance en su carrera
El futuro de la industria financiera
Desarrolle su resiliencia
El futuro de la agricultura
Navigate Leadership Challenges
Sea auténtico
El futuro de la industria automotriz
El futuro de la sanidad
Tenga éxito en un nuevo trabajo
El futuro de la construcción
Habilidades blandas
Envejezca bien
Abrace el cambio
Use AI for Workforce Planning
Navegue por la incertidumbre
Desarrolle sus habilidades de pensamiento
El futuro de la consultoría
Conviértase en alumno
Planee su carrera
Cultive la flexibilidad
Construya relaciones sólidas
El futuro de la industria del deporte
Abrace el fracaso inteligente
Explore trayectorias profesionales especializadas
Encuentre su propósito
Aprenda de la experiencia
Practique la humildad
Encuentre significado
Liderazgo
Supere desafíos
Crecimiento personal
Sea más adaptable
El futuro de la educación
El futuro del transporte y la logística
Industria de la manufactura
Understand AI Impact on Work
Acepte los desafíos
Nuevos modelos de trabajo
Habilidades futuras
El futuro del comercio minorista
Lidérese a sí mismo
Descubra tendencias culturales
Desarrolle la autoconciencia
Promueva una cultura de aprendizaje
Tecnologías de trabajo emergentes
Compréndase a sí mismo
Conéctese estratégicamente
Impacto de la tecnología en el trabajo
Cultive la curiosidad
El futuro de la manufactura
Tendencias del mercado laboral
Conviértase en un aprendiz autodirigido
Ábrase al coaching
Cultive una mentalidad de crecimiento
Cultive el aprendizaje continuo
Descubra cambios sociales
El futuro del trabajo
Adopte un hábito de aprendizaje