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The Shift: The Future of Work is Already Here [Import] [Paperback]

Lynda Gratton
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Book Description

May 12, 2011

An unhysterical look at the future of employment.

We are now facing a revolution in the way we work. A substantial schism in the past which is so great that the work we do will change – possibly so that in two decades our working lives will have been so REWORKED that they are unrecognisable.

This is not just about the impact that a low carbon enonomy will have on the way we work. It is also about how the nexus of technology and globalisation will work together with demographic and societal changes to fundamentally transform much of what we take for granted about work.

Why will things change so quickly? What will these changes look like? Who will benefit and who will suffer? How do we navigate our career through these times?

Lynda Gratton, Professor at London Business School, is the perfect person to answer these questions. For the past three years she has worked with companies around the world to draw up a picture of the Future of Work.

In this book Professor Gratton looks at the forces which are changing how we work; explains the potential impact on our future working life; and gives us guidelines on how to thrive in a REWORKED world.



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‘A compendium of modern management and social science theories … the novelty of Gratton’s book is her synthesis of so many contemporary ideas about the changes to our working lives.’ – FINANCIAL TIMES

About the Author

Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and is the founder of the Hot Spots Movement. She has written six books and numerous academic articles and is considered one of the world's authorities on people in organizations.

She has been ranked by The Times as one of the top 20 Business Thinkers in the world today and by The Financial Times selected her as the business thinker most likely to make a real difference over the next decade. She was also in the top two of the Human Resources Magazine's "HR Top 100: Most Influential" poll and actively advises companies across the world.

In November 2010 in New York, Lynda was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (May 12, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007427956
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007427956
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Time Travel November 9, 2011
Format:Paperback
My experience tells me that is hard to figure out history in business. And here comes a work that vividly portrays future! I am amazed that there are organizations out there which forecast their businesses to 2050...let me get this right, we are still in 2011. Through her research and simple presentation, Lynda grabs the attention of audience (did I say audience instead of readers) in describing the details of how the future might be. Her points on serial mastery have struck a chord with my personal life preferences, and am already seeing a few around me who think they might go through some such thing. But our discussions have been really vague until we read this word, 'serial mastery'. I do not know if I am happy that there is a word to what we were discussing, or that it is actually what everyone seems to (might) prefer in the future.

There are two things this book did to me. First, it made me write a review and send it a journal for publication. Second, it changed the way I look at the businesses today. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in studying entrepreneurship, human resources management, general management, and all others who are just enthused to learn how it might be to time travel to see future sitting in present.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good synthesis of others' work June 11, 2012
Format:Paperback
This book is a good review of great work by several sociologists that have focused on this area, making those research materials accessible for university students in the UK.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fold the future into the present May 18, 2011
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Format:Paperback
Lynda has a knack for making sense of an uncertain and complex future. With her unique insights, she offers a perspective on the future of work. She de-mystifies the ambiguous future into specific trends. She also draws on her unique experiences in building organizations that serve people. The external shifts she codifies will have internal implications for leaders, HR professionals, and individual employees. This work will help fold the future into the present.
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