Stretch E-Book

Karie Willyerd

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 409

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

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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PRAISE FOR STRETCH

“In today's fast-moving, multigenerational workplace, we all want more from our professional experiences. Stretch provides solid advice on how you can feel valued and in control of your career success. This book is one that will bolster your spirits and might just change your life.”

—Lindsey Pollak, New York Times Bestselling Author of Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders

“Our neuroscience research has shown that experiencing hope and dreaming of your desired future helps a person to create a path to that future and ameliorate the ravages of stress and uncertainty. Willyerd and Mistick have converted complicated research and emerging trends into a delightful journey through their stories and guidance. Reading will do more than help you prepare for the future: it will help you make your dreams your reality!”

—Richard Boyatzis, Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University and Co-Author with Dan Goleman and Annie McKee of the International Bestseller, Primal Leadership

“Willyerd and Mistick have the courage to expose a raw nerve that many of today's employees feel. They don't shy away from the reality of the vulnerability many feel about not only keeping up with today, but also preparing for an ever-changing tomorrow. Stretch brings hope and inspiration to both individuals and organizations with specific tools, examples, and practical ideas to move forward.”

—Joe Campbell, Talent Management Director, Nike, Inc.

“The future of work promises to be dramatically different over the next decade. Disruptive technologies, big data, demographic shifts, and demand for new skills will require new ways of thinking about careers and preparing a workforce for tomorrow. Stretch tackles these issues head on with practical advice for those in the workplace and for organizations that want to prepare their workforces for the future. Those who prepare will seize huge opportunities and, with the workplace changes underway, everyone who wants to participate in tomorrow's economy should read Stretch today.”

—Eva Sage-Gavin, Vice Chair of the Aspen Institute's Skillsfor America's Future Advisory Board

“Obsolescence. It's the single biggest concern of today's workforce. STRETCH by Willyerd and Mistick is the answer. Study the megatrends shaping how we work. Analyze their comprehensive data around why we work. Then put their original and accessible solutions into practice. Want to remain relevant? stretch, Stretch, and STRETCH again.”

—Whitney Johnson, Thinkers50 Most Influential ManagementThinkers, author of critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself:Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work

“Research meets practice most eloquently in Stretch. The thought-provoking ideas about how to prepare for a rapidly changing workplace will give you the edge in future-proofing yourself.”

—John Boudreau, Professor and Research Director,University of Southern California, Author of Lead the Work:Navigating a World Beyond Employment

“Smart organizations are preparing now for the talent they will need for tomorrow. Stretch takes on the critical and complicated subject of why leaders need to be career makers. The excellent case studies and strong research make this book required reading.”

—Laura Stein Fortune 500 executive and board member

“Good enough is never good enough when the bar is raised or the rules change . . . and both will happen. Stretch speaks to this in a powerful way. Willyerd and Mistick make the case for continual development in a world that will be unforgiving to those who ignore this challenge, and then help readers understand what it takes to engage in self-development in a meaningful way. It is the book you need to read if you want practical steps to build a meaningful, purpose-filled career for the future. This is not just a great read—it is an important read.”

—Larry Peters, Professor of Management and Leadership Development, Neeley School of Business, TCU, and Author of The Simple TruthsAbout Leadership: Turning Your People Into Your Partners

“Willyerd and Mistick do a great job of explaining how the work landscape is changing and what we need to do about it. If you have a job or want a job, then you need to read this book!”

—Jacob Morgan, Bestselling Author of The Futureof Work, Speaker and Futurist

STRETCHHOW TO FUTURE PROOFYOURSELFFOR TOMMOROW'SWORKPLACE

Karie WillyersBarbara Mistick

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Willyerd, Karie. | Mistick, BarbaraTitle: Stretch : how to future-proof yourself for tomorrow's workplace /   Karie Willyerd, Barbara Mistick.Description: 1 | Hoboken : Wiley, 2015. | Includes index.Identifiers: LCCN 2015027971 (print) | LCCN 2015039560 (ebook) |   ISBN 9781119087250 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119087151 (epdf) |   ISBN 9781119087113 (epub)Subjects: LCSH: Career development. | Organizational change. | Vocational   guidance. | BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General. | BUSINESS   & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture.Classification: LCC HF5381 .W695 2015 (print) | LCC HF5381 (ebook) | DDC   650.1—dc23LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015027971

To the girls we love,our daughters,Charis and RenaSloane, Tori, and Adriana

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Part 1: Introduction

1 The Stretch Imperative

Who Do You Want to Be Tomorrow?

Megatrends That Will Affect Your Future

Do You Have a Sell-By Date?

The Stretch Imperatives

Stretch Imperative 1: It’s All on You

Stretch Imperative 2: You Need Options

Stretch Imperative 3: You Have Dreams

An Overview of the Five Practices

Stretch Imperative 1: It’s All on You

Stretch Imperative 2: You Need Options

Stretch Imperative 3: You Have Dreams

The Story of Brandon

Part 2: It’s All on You

2 Learn on the Fly

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

3 Be Open

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

Part 3 : You Need Options

4 Build a Diverse Network

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

5 Be Greedy About Experiences

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

Part 4: You Have Dreams

6 Bounce Forward

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

Part 5: Charting the Path Forward

7 Stretch into Your Future

Sydney, March 15, 2025

Ten Predictions for the Future of Work

The Top Ten Capabilities for Tomorrow

The Home Stretch

Supplemental Materials

Acknowledgments

List of Figures and Tables

A Research Methodology

Key Workplace 2020 Survey Findings

B Essential Books to Learn More

Notes

Index

Eula

List of Tables

Chapter 2

Table 2.1

Chapter 4

Table 4.1

Chapter 7

Table 7.1

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1

Fig 1.1

Net Change in Private-Sector Employment (in Thousands)

Fig 1.2

70-20-10 Model

Chapter 2

Fig 2.1

Learning a Living

Fig 2.2

Journals Picture

Chapter 4

Fig 4.1

Loose Ties—Close Ties

Chapter 7

Fig 7.1

Labor Market Training Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP in OECD Countries, 2011

A Research Methodology

Fig A.1

Countries Surveyed

Fig A.2

What Concerns Employees Most About Their Jobs

Guide

Cover

Contents

Preface

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Foreword

My life's work has been about helping people use social science to solve the most important problems of their lives-like breaking stubborn habits or holding high-stakes conversations with stubborn colleagues. Over the years I've been blessed to work with not only some of the finest scholars in the world, but some of the finest human beings as well. Which brings me to the pages that follow.

Stretch is a story-filled delightful read. It is timely and important. It pulls together what we know about staying relevant today and appropriately anticipating tomorrow. It is no ordinary book. The well-informed practices presented in Stretch will help you take control of your future and get the career and life you want.

Stretch is everything I strive for in my own work. It is the expression of careful but seductive academic rigor. You'll get smarter and feel pleasure while doing it. I would have happily endorsed the book on its own merits, but that it was co-authored by a person I deeply admire made it not only proper but an honor to comply.

In taking on this topic, the authors argue that we've moved past 330 B.C., when Aristotle wrote, “All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” In a refreshing nod to self-empowerment, the authors counter that full engagement of the mind at work is not just possible but life altering. Work matters. The two choices you make in life that most shape who you become are whom to live with and whom to work with. Stretch will not only help you create a fulfilling career-it will guide you in creating a meaningful life.

I've marveled at times at my dumb luck. The skills I've developed through my work have opened doors for me to influence social and global problems I care deeply about. I wish I could take credit for having been more intentional in that happy accident. Stretch offers a pattern for creating just that kind of intentional life.

Those who believe they can at least change their corner of the world are those most likely to make a difference for us all. The last two decades have revolutionized the old models of work. Today's pace of change requires new voices and new strategies to guide us in how to stay prepared and engaged. In reading this book you can prepare for what the future will bring. Compelling and rigorous, yet fresh in approach, the book comes within reach of extraordinary, not only as a guide for a successful career but also for making the most out of life.

Too many business books are authored by consultants who have never personally had a career in large organizations, started companies, led public institutions, or worked in non-profits. Their guidance falls apart when it comes to the practical realities of everyday life. In contrast, the authors here are uncommonly positioned to bring a practical voice to help you achieve your career dreams.

No matter what line of work you are in, or whether you are five years or 25 years into your career, this book can change your life. I found myself engaged, challenged, and provoked in my thinking by the compelling premise of this book. You'll be reminded of those essential life lessons that we tend to forget in the midst of our busy lives. I think you'll agree and discover, as I have, that Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace is destined to become an essential read.

Joseph GrennyNew York Times bestselling author ofInfluencer and Crucial Conversations

Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That isthe only thing which the mind can never exhaust, neveralienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, andnever dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing foryou. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.Merlin, in The Once and Future King

—T.H. White

Preface

Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow Workplace, tackles the question: How do we stay relevant in our work lives? Our answer: stretch. Stretch how we learn, stretch to stay open in our thinking, stretch to build diverse networks and experiences, and stretch our motivation.

It's a tall order. While we don't have a silver bullet solution, we do have lots of suggestions that we've learned through trial and error, research and experience. We wrote this book to address a less predictable future workplace, one in which you need to have options to realize your dreams. Barbara Mistick and Karie Willyerd met pursuing their own dreams of a doctorate in a program aimed at working executives and designed to bridge the worlds of scholarship and practice. It's funny to think of a doctorate degree as the last degree you'll earn because it made us realize no one is ever finished learning.