The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. William James – Writer So, you’ve spent valuable time reading Working It: Disruption Rules. Great! But, what are you going to do about it? What are your next steps? We end each section Working It: Disruption Rules with …
There are lots of lessons to learn from Amazon. Never stop innovating or questioning the fundamentals of your business. Disrupt yourself before others do. Brad Stone – Journalist & Author Consulting firms, academics, and consultants are developing models for the Future of Work. Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) developed a scenario called the Future of Work: …
Companies (and workers) face 5 questions COVID: When should they (you) self-disrupt? How quickly should they (you) self-disrupt? How should they (you) self-disrupt? What’s their (your) final destination? How are they (you) going to monetize (make money)? All companies are searching for the next killer business model, app, platform, product, or idea. It’s too late …
Retail and hospitality industry is going to be disrupted for a long time if a COVID vaccine is not invented and applied quickly. The doomsday sayers are forecsting: “The retail industry is faced with the greatest disruption in recent memory: a global pandemic with massive economic impact. Certain aspects of consumerism as we know it …
All organizations do change when put under sufficient pressure. This pressure must be either external to the organization or the result of very strong leadership. Bruce Henderson – CEO Boston Consulting Group Companies in traditional industries are the most susceptible to tech disruption. In our neighborhood in Portland Oregon U.S., a retailer occupies a city …
Change is inevitable, and the disruption it causes often brings both inconvenience and opportunity. Robert Scoble – Technology Evangelist “Only 8% of CEOs believe their business model will survive the current levels of large-scale digital disruption.”[i] Digital disruption is the use of tech to make an organization competitive. This is only one piece of the puzzle. The …
Disruption is about risk taking. But then you become a Fortune 500 company, which Is about mitigation. Steve Case – Entrepreneur Let’s go back a few years. In 1962 General Motors was one of the top five U.S. companies in terms of its market capitalization. GM at the time employed 500,000 high-wage, factory workers. Now, grocery …
Eighty-five (85%) of the jobs today’s students will be doing in 2030 haven’t been invented yet. Institute for the Future I’ve seen the Future of Work. And, I don’t like it. Why? In Portland Oregon, a retail store sells kombucha, a slightly alcoholic green or black tea. Great location. Great storefront. Sure money maker! But, …
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Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel. Jay Samit – Entrepreneur Is COVID going to disrupt your profession? Haven’t thought about it? We believe that COVID will change all professions in minor or significant ways. A HR professional thought her job was bullet proof because COVID brought …
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10% of U.S. jobs will be lost to automation in 2019. Forrester Research A millennial the other day was wearing a Y hoodie from Yale University his alma mater. We got into a conversation about work. Well, he was working at an Amazon distribution center with a ¼ million dollar degree. Huh! There has been a global and collective …