The Changing Nature of Work: Author's Speaking Topic

The book is focused on what the author has spoken about for many decades. The places where we work and the type of work we do often change rapidly and unexpectedly for many people. In the times past, we could go to a company with a skill set and continue working to retirement. This has changed and maybe changing at a faster rate than many believe. People in today's job market must prepare for these changes if they are going to survive. There are many ways to stay current on what is happening in the job market. A number of these are described in the book. Things such as being self-employed, a new worker, an established worker and a mature worker are all discussed. Technology is causing change at a faster pace and dealing with this is very important in today's world. Career obsolescence, job obsolescence, career changes and job/career relocation issues are all talked about. A very real guide to survival is how to really network in today's changing world and is one of the major themes.

Richard A. Kaumeyer, Jr (Dick Kaumeyer) President Kaumeyer Consulting Group, Inc. Dick Kaumeyer has been in the retained executive search business for well over two decades. He previously held corporate positions in outplacement, medical devices, publishing, banking, aerospace and was a US Air Force Officer. He also has held various board positions over the years. Dick currently facilitates one of the leading networking groups in the area where he lives. He has done this group and the one preceding it for over eighteen years. It is one of the things in his busy life that has made him very well known in the local area. In addition to his corporate life, he taught at UCLA Extension for well over two decades. He initially started writing articles and had four books published early in his career. One of them became the selection of the month for one of the leading magazines. His corporate life and speaking engagements became so active that he backed away from writing for many years. This is one of the many regrets in his long life. Dick has been on the speaking circuit for decades and has given presentations to small groups as well as some huge ones. He is very well known for speaking on, "The Changing Nature Of Work", which he has now written a book about. Dick has spoken on this topic for many decades. It is so popular that he decided to again write another book and chose this as the topic because of his many presentations related to the issue.