CAREERS

Question 1

Why is learning in the digital age important?

Answer 1

• technocolgy has been commoditizied information (so easily acessible) = expertise is less valuable than ability to learn

Question 2

Future of work

Answer 2

more value placed on non-codifiable skills

Question 3

What are the four suggestions to counter the challenges with learning at work?

Answer 3

1. pick the right organization
2. set aside time for learning
3. ignore your strengths
4. learn from others

Question 4

What does crafting a “truly successful career” demand?

Answer 4

• must consider both objective and subjective (ex: interpersonal, learning) markers of success
• reexamine work experience and identify successes you might have overlooked

Question 5

What’s the problem with “waiting it out” until you are in a position in power to make a difference or stand up for your values?

Answer 5

all the compromises can change you
often harder to act on values after because more at stake

Question 6

What does the author suggest is the “only way to deal with the frustration and ambivalence” of the contradictions between success and values?

Answer 6

not a choice - just ‘me’