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Technology is changing the way we interact. At the Juniper New Directions Womens' Forum, I offered 10 strategies to help position yourself for the future world of work.

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POSITION'YOURSELF'FOR'SUCCESSIN'A'HIGHLY'CONNECTED'WORLD

Luanne&TierneyVice'President,'Worldwide'Partner'MarketingJuniper'Networks

#JUNIPERNEWDIRECTIONS

No one is going to spend more time

thinking about your career than

YOU!

The world is changing so

QUICKLY

Did'You KNOW only

10'years'ago'there'were'NO...

iphones

NOOKS, KINDLES, EBOOKS

MINIATURE FLASH DRIVES

FACEBOOOK

APPS

GPS in CARS

Did'you'know,'10 years ago these'JOBS'did'

NOT'even'exist

Social media manager

SEO specialist

Cloud computing engineer

Mobile app developer

Talent manager

Elder care specialist

NEW JOBS ALWAYS DEVELOPING

maybe your job hasn’t changed but you’re using NEW technology

city bakery@twitter.com

10 years ago: a baker tweeting

10 years ago: monk texting his

monastery

10 years ago: seeing colleagues in

Brazil

THE HOT NEW WORLD ECONOMIES

MONGOLIA

LIBYA

MACAU

The Economist, Jan 2013

The Game HAS Changed

Caring elderly parentsWork is not a place...

it’s what you doMillennials

Global marketNew technologies

WHAT WILL THE WORK WORLD BE LIKE IN THE NEXT 10

YEARS?

FUTURE IS CONNECTED & GLOBAL

Impact HOW we work

AN EYE ON FUTURE TRENDS

robotics

artificial intelligence

gamification nano technology

3D

big data visualization

interactive public displays

machine 2 machine tech (M2)

cyber security

internet of things

Your Future Job Might Not Even

Exist

NOW

FORBES ON FUTURE JOBS

Forbes Magazine, Jan 02, 2013 and Fast Company

Truth Engineer Chief Privacy Officer

Gesture Writer

Reputation Defender

Content Archivist

Visual Manager

Healthcare Info Technology Manager

Audiologist

English-Chinese Translator

New Technologies Mean New Jobs We Can’t Even IMAGINE Today

New Skills for Next Decade

Skills for a Conceptual Age

Cross CulturalCompetency

New MediaLiteracy

VirtualCollaboration

SocialIntelligence

Creative Problem Solving

Design & ContentCreation

Change is coming…

Position Yourself For The Future World Of Work

10 Strategies

1. THINK & ACT GLOBALLY

2. GROW DIGITAL SKILLS

! Learn Adobe Photoshop

! Create infographics

! Use social media

! Curate web content

! Use polling software

HOW TO LEARN VIDEO!

Community collegesLocal PBS stationsBoot camps & workshopsJuniper Marketing Workshop

UP AND COMING SKILL SETS:

!Mobile Apps

!Digital Marketing

!Program Management

!Simple Programming: html5, CSS

3.&BE&A&SPECIALIST,&&BUT&GO&BROAD

Wall Street Journal Jan 2012 http://on.wsj.com/g5Xf1Z

sales

finance marketing

network security human resoures

4. STAY CURIOUS

5. BE PROACTIVE: PICK NEW ROLES

It’s not about added responsibilities

Thomas Friedman

Employers are looking for people with critical

thinking skills, but also people who can invent,

adapt & reinvent their jobs every day, in a

market that changes faster than ever.

6. BOOST COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Speak up in meetings

Offer to deliver PPT

Improve writing skills

Join Toastmasters

Become a good listener!

Understand your audience

7.&THINK&MULTIGENERATIONAL&INTERACTIONS

Boomers returning to workforce

Millennials

Foreign WorkersDiversity of Global Workers

8.&Consistent&PosiDve&InteracDons

9. NETWORK WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE

10. PURSUE YOUR PASSION

Be Determined

What 3 actions can I take now?

1.Connect with one new person a month

2. Learn something new every month

3. Help someone, expect nothing in return

Define your own success

TAKE TIME TO INVESTIN YOURSELF

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