Futureproof Your Career: How to Lead and Succeed in a Changing World

In our post-COVID19 world, this is the question repeatedly being posed by those impacted around us: is the advice we received during our formative years of education still valid today?

Today, in addition to the pandemic, we are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and we are only beginning to understand the impact of emerging technology, big data, and artificial intelligence. On the other hand, we are in an environment that is dealing with a lot of change, and understanding what the changes mean for us as individuals can be a timely and overwhelming process.

The silver underlining is clear though: we need to reskill ourselves within the framework of what the market requires today!

Dr Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Gender Diversity, at HEC Paris in Qatar, elaborates in her new book, Futureproof Your Career, ‘get comfortable with being uncomfortable.’ The phrase underscores the uncertainty we live in today and reminds us how we should position our thinking innovatively towards problem solving. She further explains: sometimes, people are afraid to take risks as they associate it directly with failure; however, they forget that failure is the first step towards success.

Futureproof Your Career is an essential guide to improving one’s career and taking full advantage of opportunities for progression. With a major focus on the changing business, economic and technological landscape, it explores the new challenges of job retention and career progression. The book has been written for those of us that want to stay relevant in the next normal – regardless of whether one may be starting off their career or whether they may be a senior leader looking to build a culture where all the organization can thrive.??