Wendy Paris - Don't Quit Your Day Job

In chapter 3, you will meet Rahul and learn why I offered him a job while we were walking through a revolving door together in Beijing (hint: we formed a bond while travelling). You will learn that connections with peers and leaders can be as significant as work performance when it comes to rising and thriving, and that arguably the most important capital you can accrue in business is not financial capital, but social capital.

Yet another story, of a man I call Bo, in chapter 4, shows in some cases how much things haven't changed in the world of work, despite today's focus on employee satisfaction, hybrid teams and diversity. You still will likely have experiences of being treated unfairly, and you have to fight back when you're wronged. No, this does not have to mean taking a firm to court, or even being rehired after an unjust termination. But it does mean standing up for yourself in a way that will let you move forward, and preserve your good relationship with your career.

In chapter 5, you will learn about how people are using movement to rise and thrive — not only moving up, as in preparing for and getting promotions, but also moving from one field to another, and between firms, industries and sectors. You'll also learn how to create movement where you are through ‘job crafting’, which a man I call Tim has done to redesign his current job to include more challenges and creative growth, culminating in higher job satisfaction.

And in chapter 6, you will see how Sierra's request to move to a company's overseas office expanded her professional opportunities and enhanced her personal life — even though she didn't wind up heading to her first dream destination. Like Sierra, your desire to move overseas can be a benefit to your company. Understanding and embracing the truly global nature of work today is key to succeeding and making the kinds of connections that help work feel meaningful.

We are all standing together at a unique, historic inflection point, a moment in which our beliefs about the future of work are shifting as rapidly as the technology we're using to make it happen. This change is exciting and challenging, and it requires a strong set of tools and a new outlook to succeed.

This book is that toolbox. Thank you for opening it and being part of the conversation. Here's to rising and thriving into the future, whatever it may bring.

1 1.OECD 2017, ‘Employment by enterprise size’ (p. 42), Entrepreneurship at a glance 2017, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/entrepreneur_aag-2017-6-en.

2 2.Francis, T 2017, ‘Why you probably work for a giant company, in 20 charts’, Wall Street Journal, 6 April, https://www.wsj.com/graphics/big-companies-get-bigger/.

3 3.Krugman, P 2021, ‘The revolt of the American worker’, The New York Times, 14 October, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/opinion/workers-quitting-wages.html.

4 4. Noland, M, Moran, T, Kotschwar, B 2016, ‘Is gender diversity profitable? Evidence from a global survey’, Peterson Institute for International Economics, https://www.piie.com/publications/working-papers/gender-diversity-profitable-evidence-global-survey .

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