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Thriving in the 21st Century Economy - Transformational Skills for Technical Professionals (Paperback, New)
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Thriving in the 21st Century Economy - Transformational Skills for Technical Professionals (Paperback, New)
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"This book is very timely for understanding the link between
education and employment in a binary economy. The authors provide a
lucid framework for technical professionals to become T-shaped
systems thinkers, who can get in-depth as well as work on a wider
bandwidth, as required" --Dr. James C. Spohrer, Director, IBM
University Programs World-Wide (IBM UP) Innovation Champion, IBM
Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA, USA "A practical road map
for both professionals and policymakers committed to developing a
critical skills infrastructure for the 21st Century." --Dr. Leonard
Schlesinger, President, Babson College, Wellesley, MA, USA "This
powerful book has two interwoven parts. The first part tells us the
story of what has happened to STEM work in the U.S. economy over
the past few decades of relentless globalization and digitization
of information. Refreshingly the authors stop short of making a
prediction. Instead, they turn their attention to what can be done
to energize and transform the work of STEM professionals to benefit
the global economy as well as their own jobs and careers. The book
is also full of insights for public policy officials, higher
education leaders, and corporate training heads. It is a must read
for senior managers of STEM companies and organizations." --Prof.
V. Kasturi Rangan, Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing,
Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA, USA "This is an innovative
and motivational book for STEM professionals participating in
today's global knowledge economy. It urges them to establish a
personal strategic plan and to develop transformational skills as
well as academic knowledge and industry-specific skills. To be
rewarded in today's marketplace the authors point out that STEM
professional must be nimble, entrepreneurial and innovative, be a
source of new solutions, but also take personal responsibility for
continually developing those skills throughout their career."
--Prof. A. Galip Ulsoy, C.D. Mote Jr. Distinguished University
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the W.C. Ford Professor of
Manufacturing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA In this
book, the authors advise an alternative approach to career
development for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) professionals. The authors believe that self-help is the
best help and hence technical professionals should take ownership
of their future in a strategic way -- just as businesses and
corporations have to rely on a strategic approach for long-term
survival and success. The authors incorporate concepts of systems
thinking, as well as global knowledge, to develop strategic
solutions to identified industry needs.
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