Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration - Softcover

Wu-David, Diana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544513607 ISBN 13: 9781544513607

Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

For too many of us, work has become an inescapable treadmill of personal sacrifice. But having the career we want shouldn’t require us to lose ourselves. We all deserve a humanistic and sustainable job environment—and now we can have it.In Future Proof, Diana Wu David tells how her own career-focused existence shifted after the suicide of a friend, prompting her to realize there was a better way to work. Drawing on real-life stories, arguing for being truly present in life, she shows you how you can use innovation in your career and life—including experimentation, collaboration, reinvention, and recalibrating success—to make your career more resilient, relevant, competitive, and enjoyable in an ever-changing global landscape.You can have a prosperous career packed with meaning, joy, and purpose—and this book is the tool that will help you get off that treadmill and run free.

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About the Author

Diana Wu-David is a strategist, innovator, entrepreneur, and the founder of Sarana Capital and SaranaLabs. Her companies transform how executives work and prepare companies for the future of work, invest in edtech and HRtech, and support innovative education initiatives across public and private sectors. Her diverse, global career includes assisting Henry Kissinger and leading executive education initiatives for Financial Times. A superconnector of people and a sought-after speaker, Diana lives in Hong Kong with her husband and their three children.

Review

"Future Proof is a great read for corporate executives looking to reinvent themselves in an ever more entrepreneurial economy."
--Dorie Clark, author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand out

"Diana's ability to see what senior leaders need to navigate the future of work is unparalleled."
--Donna Eiby, Future Work Skills Academy

"It is both a curse and a blessing of our fraught times that reinvention is no longer an option, but an obligation. Resilience rather than any formal qualification has become the key to both success and satisfaction. For those of us who would welcome a guide, I cannot recommend Future Proof too strongly."
--Henny Sender, Financial Times

"Sometimes it takes a tragedy to create the conditions for a new mindset and way of living. A challenge that emerges is to honor the loss of a loved one and to make what happens next bigger and better than what might have been before. Diana has discovered a playbook for how to be resilient from both a personal and professional perspective--the same approach will future proof your life and career."
--Peter Williams, Citibank, Resolve Foundation, Music for Life International

"There are many paths to a successful career. In Future Proof: Reinventing Work in an Age of Acceleration, Diana shows us how a long work life can yield many paths to impact and fulfillment."
--Willard McCloud III, Global Head, Diversity & Inclusion and Culture, Pfizer l

"The world of work is rapidly evolving. As we search for ways to stay relevant, Diana has provided a career GPS system." 
--John Wood

"Tomorrow's world will be radically different from today's and yesterday's. Moving from a very structured environment to one that requires adaptability, flexibility and resilience may not be easy but it will be and is essential to corporate and individual well-being and success, as Diana's book ably demonstrates. This is a guidebook to the future to keep on call for a reality check at all the requisite intervals of the journey." 
--Serge Dumont, Former Vice Chairman, Omnicom Group Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1544513607
• ISBN 13: 9781544513607
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220