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The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style and Your LifeThe Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style and Your Life by Thomas W. Malone
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Malone foresees a workplace revolution with decentralized organizations and employees playing dramatically different roles than they have in the past.
Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for YourselfFree Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself by Daniel H. Pink
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With over 25 million Americans now self-employed, Pink predicts a seismic shift in attitudes about work. A look at the various types of free agents and the new work ethic.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the FutureA Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
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Pink claims that the three As -- automation, Asia, and abundance -- are making right-brain skills increasingly important, resulting in the dawning of a new Conceptual Age.
The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever NeedThe Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need by Daniel H. Pink
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A career guide for the 21st century, in the guise of a Manga comic book, offering practical advice for those at the beginning of their careers.
The Genie in the Machine: How Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business (Stanford Law Books)The Genie in the Machine: How Computer-Automated Inventing Is Revolutionizing Law and Business (Stanford Law Books) by Robert Plotkin
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Today's computers are automating the process of inventing. Tomorrow's inventors will therefore need to learn how to use invention automation technology if they wish to keep their jobs.
The New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job MarketThe New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market by Frank Levy
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Economics professors from MIT and Harvard examine how computers will affect future wages and job distributions in the 21st century.
The New Ruthless Economy: Work and Power in the Digital AgeThe New Ruthless Economy: Work and Power in the Digital Age by Simon Head
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A call for the rehumanization of business and society and a revolution against the tyranny of massive information technology systems which are making the work of humans increasingly mechanical.
Five Minds for the FutureFive Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner
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Psychologist and Harvard professor Gardner delineates the kinds of mental abilities, or minds, that will be critical to success in a new landscape of accelerating change and ever-growing amounts of information.
The Brand Called You: Make Your Business Stand Out in a Crowded MarketplaceThe Brand Called You: Make Your Business Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace by Peter Montoya
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A step-by-step guide for creating a personal brand.
The Brand You 50 : Or : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!The Brand You 50 : Or : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! by Tom Peters
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Management guru Peters offers an upbeat view of a new marketplace of free agents, with 50 ideas for succeeding in the new environment.