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.
