First published 2020
Technology transforms the workplace at unprecedented speed, forcing workers and organizations to choose between human potential and human obsolescence. Heather McGowan and Chris Shipley spent five years researching how technical, business, and cultural changes created this crossroads. They interviewed hundreds of executives and studied shifts in professional identity to develop their framework. The authors argue that success requires separating personal identity from job titles and connecting it instead to individual purpose. This shift motivates continuous learning, engagement, and empowerment across the workforce. Workers must embrace rapid learning, unlearning, and constant adaptation. Leaders need comfort with vulnerability and uncertainty to unlock human potential. The book includes 75 graphic illustrations that convert complex concepts into practical steps. McGowan and Shipley demonstrate that both individuals and organizations must abandon traditional methods and fixed self-concepts to succeed in the evolving workplace.
Genres: business, non-fiction, technology, 21st-century, organizational-culture
Vibes: insightful, practical, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-growth, practical-advice
208 pages · Paperback · Wiley