Work Different

Work Different

by Kate Bravery, Ilya Bonic, Kai Anderson
Released November 2023
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781394181292

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Book description

An insightful and practical new guide to how sustainable people management works in today’s global economy, with guidance on how to transform the way your organization recruits, hires, upskills, and retains its people

In Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age, a team of business experts and workforce advisors give an incisive take on the staffing challenges facing leaders in the modern global economy. The book reveals how executives and decision makers can adapt their people agenda for shifts in labor models and employee sentiment.

You’ll look ahead to what’s next and learn how to weave sustainability and resilience into your business priorities and make real progress on profits, people, and the planet. You’ll also discover:

  • How generative AI and labor trends will converge to put a premium on agile organizations
  • How to understand what people really want from the organizations they’re employed by: The Lifestyle Contract
  • How you can build a culture that transcends structures and walls, and places skills at the heart of change
  • How stakeholder capitalism and ESG are drawing a new roadmap for success

An indispensable resource for executives, managers, board members, human resources professionals, and other business leaders, Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age is the no-nonsense, hands-on people management blueprint that you’ve been waiting for.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction: The Pivot
    1. …And Just Like That, Everything Changed
    2. People Get Ready
    3. Here's Your New Reality. So Now What?
    4. Where Workers Were and Where Workers Want to Be
    5. Ch‐Ch‐Changes
    6. New Truths Might Set Us Free
    7. Why Us?
    8. Notes
  7. CHAPTER 1: Goodbye Employees, Hello Contributors
    1. Work Different
    2. Contracted Contributors
    3. Setting the Table
    4. Working in Partnership Is about Hearing, Not Listening
    5. Dancing to a Different Tune
    6. More Ch‐Ch‐Changes
    7. Working for the Weekend
    8. A Proposition You Can't Refuse
    9. A Quick but Important Digression About Ch‐Ch‐Change
    10. You're Gonna Hear Me Roar
    11. People Leaders Beat Leaders of People
    12. People Leaders’ Calls to Action (CTAs)
    13. Executives’ and HR's Calls to Action (CTAs)
    14. Notes
  8. CHAPTER 2: Stressed Out, Burnt Out, and Quietly Quitting
    1. We Did It to Ourselves and We Need to Fix It
    2. The Human Energy Crisis
    3. A Quick Science Lesson, Part 1: Energy Is Finite
    4. A Quick Science Lesson, Part 2: The Perma‐Crises Mindset
    5. Go Easy on Me
    6. The Link Between Stress and Performance
    7. When It's More than Just Stress
    8. I'm Fired Up and Tired of the Way That Things Have Been
    9. It's Okay to Not Be Okay
    10. The Calm After the Storm
    11. People Leaders’ CTAs
    12. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    13. Notes
  9. CHAPTER 3: The New Rhythm of Work
    1. Drop the Beat, Y'all!
    2. The Importance of Being Nsync, Er, in Sync
    3. “Boss, Why the &$%* Are We Having All These &$%*ing Meetings?”
    4. Tweaking the Tempo
    5. To Quote Post Malone, “Go Flex”
    6. I Want You Back
    7. Swingin' with the Saints
    8. Humanizing Resources
    9. People Leaders’ CTAs
    10. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    11. Notes
  10. CHAPTER 4: It Doesn't Pay to Stay
    1. What We Really, Really Want
    2. Can't Buy Me Love
    3. Money Money Money
    4. Should I Stay or Should I Go?
    5. Love the One You’re With
    6. Don't Stop Believing
    7. Tackle Wealth, Not Just Pay
    8. Switch It Up: What About a Premium for Those Who Stay?
    9. It's Also About Being Part of Something Bigger
    10. Who's Crafting the New Employee Deal?
    11. People Leaders’ CTAs
    12. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    13. Notes
  11. CHAPTER 5: Purpose Rules and Empathy Wins
    1. Culture Is the New Structure
    2. So Why the Hell Are We Doing What We Are Doing in the First Place?
    3. Do the Right Thing
    4. Corporate Culture + Empathy + Honesty = Awesomeness
    5. Eye of the Tiger
    6. People Leaders’ CTAs
    7. Executives’ and HR's CTAS
    8. Notes
  12. CHAPTER 6: Trust and Accountability Are a Team Sport
    1. Command‐and‐control Had Its Heyday
    2. A Funky Beat for The People Age
    3. Performance Management Sucks
    4. Virtual Insanity
    5. Failing Your Way to Success
    6. Trust Needs Its Counter‐Power
    7. People Leaders’ CTAs
    8. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    9. Notes
  13. CHAPTER 7: Intelligence Is Getting Amplified
    1. Everybody, Meet ChatGPT; ChatGPT, Meet Everybody
    2. Machine Intelligence + Human Intelligence = Amplified Intelligence
    3. Bad Bot, Whatcha Gonna Do?
    4. King's Gambit
    5. Yes, It's Intelligence, but Not as We Know It
    6. New Tech Means New Gigs
    7. Clash of the Brainiacs
    8. AI in Action
    9. Smart Working Is Getting Smarter
    10. People Leaders’ CTAs
    11. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    12. Notes
  14. CHAPTER 8: Skills Are the Real Currency of Work
    1. Upgrade Alert
    2. An Employee‐Eye View of Skills in the Future of Work
    3. A Manager‐Eye View of Skills in the Future of Work
    4. A Society‐Eye View of Skills in the Future of Work
    5. I Am Unwritten
    6. Skilling@Scale Is an Economic Imperative
    7. So Who's Crushing Reskilling and Upskilling?
    8. Learning in the Flow of Work
    9. SBOs in Action
    10. Who's Changing Their Currency?
    11. People Leaders’ CTAs
    12. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    13. Notes
  15. CHAPTER 9: Supply Is Unchained
    1. Innovation, Outplacement, and Potato Chips
    2. Bullwhipped
    3. People Leaders’ CTAs
    4. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    5. Notes
  16. CHAPTER 10: Sustainability Starts with People
    1. A Future That Works
    2. We Have the Power to Make Brighter Days
    3. Good Work If You Can Get It
    4. Sustaining Transformation Efforts
    5. Future‐Proofing Your Talent Pipeline
    6. Let Your Contributors Contribute
    7. Embed Sustainability into Your DNA
    8. The Future Is Now
    9. People Leaders’ CTAs
    10. Executives’ and HR's CTAs
    11. Notes
  17. Epilogue: The End and The Beginning
    1. Say Goodbye to Yesterday
    2. Are You Ready for a Brand‐New Beat?
    3. Right Here, Right Now
    4. It's a New Dawn; It's a New Day
    5. Notes
  18. Appendix 1: 10 Truths for Winning in The People Age
  19. Appendix 2: Strategy Canvas
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. Index
  22. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Work Different
  • Author(s): Kate Bravery, Ilya Bonic, Kai Anderson
  • Release date: November 2023
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781394181292