improvising careers: the 21st century work paradigm
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Presentation I delivered at Stern School of Business/NYU on Nov 21, 2013. Describes my multiple careers, impact of technology on all disciplines and guidance for how today's learners can be successful in the global borderless workplace: antenna, network and brand.TRANSCRIPT
Christopher BishopStrategic PartnerFuture Workplace
NYU SternNovember 21, 2013
improvising careers:the 21st century work paradigm
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Agenda
• Why me?
• Socio-cultural perspective
• Secret formula
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AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Consultant70
?
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NYC session
musician
AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Consultant70
?
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NYC session
musician
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AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
NYC session
musician
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Academia70
?
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AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Consultant70
?
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NYC session
musician
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AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Consultant70
?
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NYC session
musician
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AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Consultant70
?
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NYC session
musician
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AGE
YEAR
1970 1980 20091990 2000
Graduated from
Bennington
McKendree Spring
Jingle producer
Web producer
Business Strategist
Comms Specialist
20
30
40
50
60
Consultant70
?
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NYC session
musician
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Five historical cycles …
InventionInnovation
The Industrial Revolution
Age of Steam and Railways
Age of Steel, ElectricityHeavy Engineering
Age of Oil, Automobilesand Mass Production
Age of Information and Telecommunications
Frenzy SynergyDeployment
MaturityPanic1797
Depression1893
Crash1929
Dot.comCollapse
2000
• Formation of Mfg. industry• Repeal of Corn Laws opening
trade
• Joint stock companies • Industry exploits economies
of scale
Current period ofAdoption
• Separation of savings, investment banks
• FDIC, SEC
• Build-out of Interstate highways
• IMF, World Bank, BIS
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Source: “Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital”, Carlota Perez, 2002
Panic1847
1771
1829
1875
1908
1971
1873
1920
1974
1829
Crash
Increasing technology advancements foster decentralization
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Increasing decentralization makes motivation, creativity and flexibility more important than ever
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Workers are not being rewarded for carrying out orders, but for figuring out what needs to be
done…who needs to be on the team, doing it…and then doing it again
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U.S. Department of Labor predicts that todays’ learners will have ?? jobs…
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U.S. Department of Labor predicts that todays’ learners will have 10-14 jobs…and by age 38!
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•Social network manager
•Mobile and cloud software engineers
•Sustainable energy technician
•3D printer operator
•iPad app developer
Many of today's top in-demand jobs did not exist a few years ago!
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Estimates are 85% of the jobs you will be doing haven’t been invented yet…24
You’ll be using technology that doesn’t exist …25
To solve problems we don’t yet know are problems.
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•Creative problem-solving
•Comfortable with ambiguity
•Passionate
•Self-directed
•Resilient
•Able to learn, unlearn, relearn
•Work across disciplines
•Global perspective
To be successful…
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Changes driven by technology…will create new careers in every discipline!
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Medicine…
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Transportation…
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Education…
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Entertainment…
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Government…
Energy…
Finance…
Global community = global workforce
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Social recruiting
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Siemens: Tumblr for global recruitment campaign
• Campaign uses Tumblr to identify the "brightest minds" in regions around the world while driving interest in the company
• Positions working at the company as a "cutting-edge career opportunity for the managers of tomorrow" 35
• Specialty retailer of children’s merchandise in
North America
• Enables job seekers to apply using LinkedIn
app their mobile phones
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Secret Formula1) Antenna
• what you want to do• what is happening in the world
2) Brand - defining and assessing your own brand 3) Network - finding people with similar interests
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1) Antenna
• Monitor the world• Focus on your own
skills, needs• Map the two against
each other• Trust your instincts• Chase the maelstrom• Follow your bliss
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1) AntennaExternal•Elite newspapers
• WSJ, NY Times, Financial Times•MIT Tech Review•BBC World Service•Futurist authors•Wired•Huff Post
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Internal•Self assessment – likes, dislikes, talents, challenges•Trending – how has this changed•Ask friends, family, professors
2) Brand•Essence of who you are•What makes you unique•Everything you say & do•Establishes your expertise
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2) Brand
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• Write down your 5 most valuable
characteristics - ad for “you”
• How would you then market yourself - what
makes you unique?
• Remember that your brand is represented by
everything you do
• It’s not what you know, it’s who you know• Lifelong job• Strangers with expertise• Share your perspective• Use the tools!
3) Network
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3) Network• First dissect your network: who do you know based on what?
• Find people who can help you directly and can also connect
you with others: “Getting the job is the job”
• Send intro emails, make calls, ask someone to introduce you
• Use the tools: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube
• Find groups discussing topics you like and join in
• Try to add at least 2-3 people a week to your network
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What’s next?• Go forth• Have fun• Change the world• Keep me posted
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbishop123
THANKS!
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