The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the Unknown.
H.P. Lovecraft
In this book, we explore the Future of Work after COVID and how it’s going to affect people in critical ways. We look at Disruption Rules through the lens of paradigm shifts, disruptive forces, and COVID. We look at what causes these changes, why it matters to you the reader, how it impacts you, and what you can learn and do as a result of COVID work disruptions.
The main title of this book is Working It: Disruption Rules – COVID Edition. As the title implies, Working It can be what you do to earn a living or what you do to have fun or how you live your life. In other words, Working It is all the stuff you do that have meaning and value for you. So when you go through this book, you’ll notice that many stories go beyond what you do at the place that provides you income. We focus on the meaning of things that are important to your Working It before and after COVID.
When there’s a disruption such as the COVID pandemic, most of us find a career book to find answers and encouragement. Most old-school job books provide life, career, or job road maps. Follow these steps and you’ll get to where you want to be. If you believe these principles and follow these practices, you’ll find a satisfying job and enjoy a substantial salary with guaranteed yearly increases. In this book, we want to get real, provide insights, and tell it like it is in the COVID work world!
Working It is about dreams and managing expectations in the during COVID world. The traditional work model assumed the next generation would be better off than the current generation. This is the conventional wisdom throughout the world. However, in many countries this is no longer the case. A friend of mine years ago said: ‘Context is worth 20 IQ points’. Context provides clarity and understanding. In this section, we provide the context on the Future of Work:
- How the Future of Workproject
- ‘Look and feel’ of Working It: DisruptionRules
- How COVID work disruption
- 7P’s workframework and structure.