The Future Of Work Lynda Gratton Summary

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1.) I chose the "Lynda Gratton Investigates: The Future of Work" article. Gratton identifies the driving forces of change and the competencies that workers in the modern workplace will need in order to be successful. Firstly, is the ability to have a variety of valuable and unique skills that allows one to stand out in the crowd; to not only have a variety of valuable and unique skills, but to master them. One must have an understanding of which skills are valuable in the workforce. Secondly, is networking; it is important to be surrounded, and part of a group, with other masters in which that combination makes the entire group valuable. "So, whom you choose to connect with, and to whom they are connected, will be one of the defining aspects

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