Stretch Quotes

“Since we met at Case Western Reserve University and shared years of doctoral work together, our many professors were constantly in our thoughts. We thank them all, in particular for serving as advisors for some of the earliest research of this book: John Aram, Richard Boyatzis, Paul Salipante, Jagdip Singh, Diana Bilimoria, and Dick Boland.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“As people move from one type of employment state to another, everyone will be required to market, sell, develop, and sustain themselves.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“As artificial intelligence is used to augment time-consuming tasks, we will embrace having robots do the menial work we detest. Inevitably, this will lead to an increasing divide between the top and bottom earners as well as increasing the imperative that workers learn new skills to remain up-to-date.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Back in the days when we had rotary telephones it took 75 years to acquire 50 million users. It only took 35 days to get to the same number of Angry Bird users.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Meaning is not something you stumble across, like the answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of your affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things you believe in, out of the things and people you love, out of the values for which you are willing to sacrifice something. You are the only one who can put them together into that unique pattern that will be your life. Let it be a life that has dignity and meaning for you.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Instead of thinking of your career as an epic marathon to be run at one time, try working in sprints, as in taking on a special project that will add depth to your skills.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“He says the most discouraging was when Kentucky Fried Chicken opened in his hometown in China, and of the 24 people who applied for jobs, 23 were accepted. He was not.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t. —Jack Dempsey”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. —Truman Capote”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“If you don’t feel in over your head at least three to four times a year, you are not aiming high enough. You are not stretching.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“If you find yourself devoting an inordinate amount of time interacting with your networks, but aren’t seeing a return on that time investment, you might be ready to downsize.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Almost every conversation now includes someone updating you based on information he picked up from a Facebook or other social platform post.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Networks are not the same as networking.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Rarely is the first opportunity the best opportunity, so take a step back when you are ready to make a career shift.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Dick Boland learned that first-hand when it came to designing a building.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“A vanity metric measures activity, instead of customer engagement results.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“I had an insight.” Chris said. “Being a leader is not about me. It’s about them. I listen to them more.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Big data is only as good as the questions we ask and the insights we have.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“The irony of the increased efficiency of search engines is that the precision in our questions has weakened.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“I divide the world into learners and non-learners. —Benjamin Barber”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“It’s all on you. You are the only one who can drive your career development. Don’t rely on your boss or your organization to engage you.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Not only is your engagement all on you, but your development is too.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“There is no future in any job. The future lies in the person who holds the job. —George W. Crane”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Work is no longer a place, but a thing.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Over 83 percent of executives told us they plan on increasing their use of contingent, part-time, or flexible workers in the next few years.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“No matter what field you are in, the interface with data and machines will increasingly become a factor.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

“Work is integral to a fulfilling life. Your only job satisfaction should not be direct deposit.”
― Karie Willyerd, Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace