Forecasting the Future of Work w/ Alexandra Levit

People Business w/ O'Brien McMahon

Alexandra Levit is a writer, consultant, speaker, workplace expert, and futurist. She has written ten business and workplace books and is currently a nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal. In 2019, she was named to "The Thinkers 50 Radar" List.

Mentioned on the Show

• Connect with Alexandra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandralevit
• Learn more about Alexandra and her Inspiration at Work content: https://alexandralevit.com/
• Alexandra’s books: https://alexandralevit.com/books
• Ready Player One (book): https://a.co/d/f4dPAST

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• Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/
• Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/

Timestamps

(1:48) - Welcoming Alexandra

(2:12) - How did you start doing futurist work?

(5:08) - What were you doing to self-destruct your career?

(7:08) - What were your insights from the Dale Carnegie class?

(8:15) - What is your take on the "bring-your-whole-self-to-work" movement?

(10:33) - Developing skills in forecasting and strategic foresight.

(15:08) - Did you cultivate the ability to see beyond just tomorrow?

(16:55) - How do you recommend building the skill of vigilance?

(19:29) - Balancing an optimistic view of the future with a pessimistic view of the future.

(26:52) - What trends are you seeing people pay too much attention to and why?

(30:15) - How do we effectively make sense of new technologies?

(34:20) - Are there any other trends people are paying too much attention to?

(36:30) - Which trends are not receiving enough attention?

(43:37) - How would you encourage people to think about trends for success?

(47:03) - Why are you buying property in Vermont?

(49:38) - Final thoughts: Don't be scared and see opportunities.