position yourself for success in a highly connected world
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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.TRANSCRIPT
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 [email protected]
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