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The Uncertainty Playbook: 14 Strategies for Work Success in a Chaotic World
by Geoffrey Tumlin and Cindi Baldi
There is a blizzard of uncertainty — technological, geopolitical, demographic, climate-related, and more — impacting us at work today, and it is only accelerating. Its negative consequences abound. Uncertainty knocks an estimated half a percentage point off countries’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In finance, uncertainty raises the cost of capital, gumming up the monetary pipes. Technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, equal parts amazing and frightening, make us question the future of work. We already know what happens with mounting uncertainty: our anxiety rises, our performance suffers, and our life isn’t nearly as meaningful as it could be. We need a toolkit for navigating the chaos. Drawing on two decades of research and practice by organizational scientists Geoffrey Tumlin and Cindi Baldi to boost performance in unpredictable environments, The Uncertainty Playbook: 14 Strategies for Work Success in a Chaotic World equips readers with essential strategies to grow — and even flourish — in unstable times.
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Stop Talking, Start Communicating: Counterintuitive Secrets to Success in Business and in Life
by Geoffrey Tumlin
Play dumb. Be boring. Don’t solve problems. And above all, don’t be yourself.
Not exactly what you’d expect to hear from a communication expert, but these counterintuitive strategies are precisely what you need to interact productively and meaningfully in today’s digital world. Our overreliance on quick, cheap, and easy means of “staying connected” is eroding our communication skills. Speed steamrolls thoughtfulness; self-expression trumps restraint. Errors and misunderstandings increase. And our relationships suffer. With startling insights and a dash of humor, Stop Talking, Start Communicating combines scientific research with real-world strategies to deliver a proven approach to more effective communication.
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