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ANDREA CLARKE spent first the part of her working life as a TV news reporter for Al Jazeera English, the Pentagon Channel, the Seven Network and Reuters, covering major news events including the US Presidential Election, the Virginia Tech campus shooting and Hurricane Katrina. Until… she started to realise what the future of work would look like in her profession. She was no longer reading the newspapers herself or watching the 6pm news, so she knew she had to make a career change.
When you read Future Fit, you will realise that Andrea Clarke is adaptable and resilient – in fact she possesses all of the eight strengths that she writes about in her book: Personal brand, Adaptability, Communication, Networking, Creativity, Problem-solving, Leadership and Lifelong learning.
According to Andrea Clarke, founder of CareerCEO and creator of its Future of Work Program, we all need a new kind of job security. Around the world, the nature of work and business is on the move. Digital disruption, globalisation and the casualisation of the workforce is drastically re-shaping the way we live and how we do business.
Leading management consulting firms agree that we can expect significant job disruption across all industries. But, they also agree that human skills will always be in demand. In fact, they won’t be just in demand, it’s widely acknowledged that it’s the ‘human’ skills that will enable us to not just survive the pending disruption but thrive in the age of accelerations.
In her fascinating new book, which starts with the author’s memories of flying into wartime Baghdad, you will learn how to acquire the following skills to become future fit in the workplace:
The only job security we have is that which we create by exploring each of these human skills which will help us all lean towards change and become an asset to ourselves and the company we work for, instead of a liability.
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Future Fit will attract wide media attention in the business, career and mainstream media. Andrea Clarke is a high profile business thought leader. She is a sought-after commentator and public speaker with Saxby's.
Endorsements
“In a global world where ideas, fashion, technology and corporations move seamlessly from place to place it is logical that both the present and the future belongs to the skilled, to the agile and to the resilient… this is what Future Fit is all about.” Bernard Salt AM
Reviews
“A roadmap for the confusion of the eternal ‘future of work’ question, through thrilling and brilliant storytelling.Funny, overwhelmingly honest and relatable.”
Alicia Stephenson, Director, Generational Dynamics, Incorp
“The present and the future belongs to the skilled, to the agile and to the resilient… this is what Future Fit is all about.”
Bernard Salt AM
“An incredible read for CEOs and leaders who know that closing the human skills gap will spark the innovation needed to stay competitive and pursue new market opportunities.”
Jacinta Jones, Chief Customer Officer, RollitSuper
“Many parents ask me what they can do to help guide their children to future opportunities. From now on I’m going to tell them to read Future Fit.”
Dr Catherine Ball, Scientist and Entrepreneur
Author Biography
Andrea Clarke’s career spans being a TV news reporter covering major news events for Al Jazeera English, the Pentagon Channel, the Seven Network and Reuters, including the US Presidential Election, the Virginia Tech campus shooting and Hurricane Katrina. She then became a media officer for an international aid organisation, where her role was to support programs to rebuild Iraq, Afghanistan and Georgia by gathering stories from the frontline. In 2009, Andrea was hired to serve as Senior Communication Director for the Save Darfur Coalition - the largest grassroots advocacy movement in the world. She now heads up Career CEO, equipping professionals with the critical human skills required to thrive in the future of work. Andrea is a regular commentator for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sky Business News.
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(c) Andrea Clarke 2019
Major Street Publishing
Major Street Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 2009 by Lesley Williams, Major Street specialises in publishing high quality business, leadership, personal finance and motivational books.
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- Publisher Major Street Publishing
- Publication Date April 2019
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780648410072
- Publication Country or regionAustralia
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 29.95 AUD
- Pages220
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- Copyright Year2019
- Dimensions208 x 138 mm
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