If you only read one book on the future of work, Work Disrupted: Opportunity, Resilience, and Growth in the Accelerated Future of Work should be that book. The future of work swept in sooner than expected, accelerated by Covid-19, creating an urgent need for new maps, new mindsets, new strategies-- and most importantly, a trusted guide to take us on this journey. That guide is Jeff Schwartz. A founding partner of Deloitte Consulting's Future of Work practice, Schwartz brings clarity, humor, wisdom, and practical advice to the future of work, a topic surrounded by misinformation, fear, and confusion. With a fundamental belief in the power of human innovation and creativity, Schwartz presents the key issues, critical choices, and potential pitfalls that must be on everyone's radar. If you're anxious about robots taking away your job in the future, you will take comfort in the realistic perspective, fact-based insights, and practical steps Schwartz offers. If you're not sure where to even begin to prepare, follow his level-headed advice and easy-to-follow action plans. If you're a business leader caught between keeping up, while also being thoughtful about the next moves, you will appreciate the playbook directed at you. If you're wondering how Covid-19 will change how and where you will work, Work Disrupted has you covered. Written in a conversational style by Schwartz, with Suzanne Riss, an award-winning journalist and book author, Work Disrupted offers a welcome alternative to books on the topic that lack a broad perspective or dwell on the problems rather than offer solutions. Timely and insightful, the book includes the impact of Covid-19 on our present and future work. Interviews with leading thinkers on the future of work offer additional perspectives and guidance.Cartoons created for the book by leading business illustrator Tom Fishburne bring to life the reader's journey and the complex issues surrounding the topic. Told from the perspective of an economist, management advisor, and social commentator, Work Disrupted offers hope--and practical advice--exploring such topics as: How we frame what lies ahead is a critical navigational tool. Discover the signposts that can serve as practical guides for individuals who have families to support, mortgages to pay, and want to stay gainfully employed no matter what the future holds. The importance of recognizing the rapidly evolving opportunities in front of us. Learn how to build resilience-in careers, organizations, and leaders-for what lies ahead. Why exploring new mental models helps us discover the steps we need to take to thrive. Individuals can decide how to protect their livelihood while businesses and public institutions can consider how they can lead and support workforces to thrive in twenty-first-century careers and work. "Jeff's marvelous book is a roadmap for the new world of work with clear signposts. His insights will help readers discover opportunities, take action, and find hope in uncertain times. The ideas are fresh, beautifully crafted, and immediately applicable. This is not only a book to be read, but savored and used."
-Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Partner, the RBL Group; Co-author Reinventing the Organization
“Like having a heart-to-heart with a compassionate, no-nonsense best friend. It’s chock-full of wisdom, practical advice, encouragement, and what every woman in the midst of a divorce needs the most: hope.”—Cynthia L. Copeland, author of Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir of Divorce Shortly after their marriages ended, Suzanne Riss and Jill Sockwell realized that the best way through divorce is with the support of other women who understand what it’s like, who know the practical issues as well as the emotional ones, and who can help you keep a sense of hope and a sense of humor. Brimming with stories and insights, from-the-trenches tips, and sanity-saving takeaways, this girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide prepares you for each phase of divorce, from “the talk,” to figuring our where to live, to co-parenting with an ex, to rebounding and rebooting your life. Covering the process from start to finish, this comforting and uplifting book makes it easy to jump in no matter where you are in your journey. And, even better, to make the choices that will ultimately help you develop a better relationship with the one person you’ll be with for the rest of your life—yourself.
Die Zukunft der Arbeit erreichte uns früher als erwartet. Beschleunigt durch Covid-19 entstand ein dringender Bedarf an neuen Denkweisen, neuen Strategien - und vor allem an einem vertrauenswürdigen Leitfaden, der uns auf dieser Reise begleitet. So eine Hilfe bietet Jeff Schwartz in seinem Buch. Als Gründungspartner der Deloitte-Consulting-Praxis "Future of Work" liefert Schwartz Klarheit, Humor, Weisheit und praktische Ratschläge für die Zukunft der Arbeit, ein Thema, das leider oft von Fehlinformationen, Angst und Verwirrung geprägt und umgeben ist. Mit einem grundlegenden Glauben an die Kraft menschlicher Innovation und Kreativität präsentiert Schwartz die Schlüsselthemen, kritischen Entscheidungen und potenziellen Fallstricke, die auf jedermanns Radar sein müssen.
- Wenn Sie befürchten, dass Roboter Ihnen in Zukunft Ihre Arbeit wegnehmen knnten, werden Sie sich durch die realistische Perspektive, die faktenbasierten Erkenntnisse und die praktischen Schritte, die Schwartz anbietet, beruhigt fühlen.
- Wenn Sie sich nicht sicher sind, wie Sie sich überhaupt vorbereiten sollen, folgen Sie seinen besonnenen Ratschlägen und einfach zu befolgenden Aktionsplänen.
- Wenn Sie sich als Führungskraft in der Zwickmühle zwischen Durchhaltevermgen und Nachdenken über die nächsten Schritte befinden, werden Sie das Buch zu schätzen wissen.
- Wenn Sie sich fragen, wie Covid-19 die Art und Weise und den Ort Ihrer Arbeit verändern wird, dann lesen Sie dieses Buch.
Geschrieben in einem Gesprächsstil von Schwartz mit Suzanne Riss, einer preisgekrnten Journalistin und Buchautorin, bietet "Arbeit im Wandel" eine willkommene Alternative zu Büchern über das Thema, denen es an einer breiten Perspektive fehlt oder die sich eher mit den Problemen beschäftigen als Lsungen anzubieten. Top-aktuell und aufschlussreich enthält das Buch die Auswirkungen von Covid-19 auf unsere gegenwärtige und zukünftige Arbeit. Interviews mit führenden Denkern über die Zukunft der Arbeit bieten zusätzliche Perspektiven und Orientierungshilfen. Karikaturen, die der führende Illustrator Tom Fishburne für das Buch erstellt hat, lassen die Reise des Lesers und die komplexen Fragen rund um das Thema lebendig werden.
