A new world of work – 3 key thoughts from the new “A Life of Jobs” blog — from alifeofjobs.com by Jane Hart & Harold Jarche

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):

  1. There’s no such thing as a “job for life”; it’s now a matter of “a life of jobs”.
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  2. Your current skills will be out of date in 5 years. What you learned yesterday is already the past.
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  3. Your employer will train you to do your existing job but is unlikely to develop you professionally, so that you are ready for the next job.

 

 

From DSC:
These 3 items support the notion that we are no longer running 440’s or 880’s — we are running marathons now (i.e. no more 4 years of college and then get a job for 30-40 years; we’re into lifelong learning now.)  These thoughts also bring to my mind the idea of self-directed learning.