Forever Skills

The 12 Skills to Futureproof Yourself, Your Team and Your Kids

Kieran Flanagan, Dan Gregory

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Wiley
17 May 2019

Psychology; Business & management

What skills will matter most for work, business and life in the future? Where should you focus your energy and effort when the world is changing at an extraordinary rate? How can you future proof yourself, your organisation and your kids?

In this ground-breaking book Kieran Flanagan and Dan Gregory have interviewed hundreds of successful business people, educators, futurists, economists and historians to uncover the key skills that will always be critical to success in business and in life.

Where most futurists increase your sense of panic and anxiety with dystopian images of the not-too-distant future characterised by Artificial Intelligence (AI) taking our jobs, algorithms hacking our most private moments and Austrian-accented cyborgs raising our children, Kieran and Dan remind us that we need to look beyond the things changing around us and focus on the things that won't change within us.

Identify the skills you have that will always be relevant

Gain insight from business leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, sport leaders and more

Learn why each skill matters and how to make it stronger

Discover the things that won't change as we inch toward the future

The 12 FOREVER SKILLS in this book are designed to set you up for whatever the future may throw at you, as well as help you get more success in your work and life today!

By: Kieran Flanagan, Dan Gregory
Imprint: Wiley
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780730359173
ISBN 10: 0730359174
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 17 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements ix Introduction: Where might we find certainty in a world of change? xv 1. The Three Spheres of Change 1 Part 1: Creativity Skills 10 2. Insight 17 3. Conversion 35 4. Problem solving 49 5. Agility 63 Part 2: Communication Skills 76 6. Influence 83 7. Team building 101 8. Trust 115 9. Translation 129 Part 3: Control Skills 142 10. Self-control 147 11. Resource management 159 12. Order 173 13. Implementation 185 Conclusion 199 Appendix A: Looking back to look forward 203 Appendix B: Today's workplace trends 211 Appendix C: Ten years of work and research 217 The authors 225 The podcast 226 Index 227

KIERAN FLANAGAN is a global thought leader in commercial creativity and DAN GREGORY is an expert in behavioural strategy. They are the strategic and creative team behind the most successful new product launch in Australian history, have helped entrepreneurs build internationally successful businesses and worked with some of the world's most influential organisations.