Technology is changing the way we interact. At the Juniper New Directions Womens' Forum, I offered 10 strategies to help position yourself for the future world of work.

1. POSITION'YOURSELF'FOR'SUCCESS
IN'A'HIGHLY'CONNECTED'WORLD
Luanne&Tierney
Vice'President,'Worldwide'Partner'Marketing
Juniper'Networks
#JUNIPERNEWDIRECTIONS

2. No one is going to
spend more time
thinking about your
career than
YOU!

3. The world is
changing so
QUICKLY

4. Did'You KNOW only
10'years'ago'there'were'NO...

5. iphones

6. NOOKS, KINDLES, EBOOKS

7. MINIATURE FLASH DRIVES

8. FACEBOOOK

9. APPS

10. GPS in CARS

12. Did'you'know,'10 years ago
these'JOBS'did'
NOT'even'exist

13. Social media manager
SEO specialist
Cloud computing engineer
Mobile app developer
Talent manager
Elder care specialist
NEW JOBS ALWAYS DEVELOPING

14. maybe your job hasn’t
changed but you’re using
NEW
technology

15. city bakery@twitter.com
10 years ago: a
baker tweeting

16. 10 years ago:
monk texting his
monastery

17. 10 years ago:
seeing colleagues in
Brazil

18. THE HOT NEW WORLD ECONOMIES
MONGOLIA
LIBYA
MACAU
The Economist, Jan 2013

19. The Game
HAS Changed

20. Caring elderly parents
Work is not a place...
it’s what you do
Millennials
Global market
New technologies

21. WHAT WILL THE
WORK WORLD BE LIKE IN THE NEXT 10
YEARS?

22. FUTURE IS CONNECTED & GLOBAL
Impact HOW we work

23. AN EYE ON FUTURE TRENDS
robotics
artificial intelligence
gamification nano technology
3D
big data visualization
interactive public displays
machine 2 machine tech (M2)
cyber security
internet of things

24. Your Future
Job Might Not Even
Exist
NOW

25. FORBES ON FUTURE JOBS
Forbes Magazine, Jan 02, 2013 and Fast Company
Truth Engineer Chief Privacy Officer
Gesture Writer
Reputation Defender
Content Archivist
Visual Manager
Healthcare Info
Technology Manager
Audiologist
English-Chinese Translator

26. New Technologies Mean New Jobs
We Can’t Even IMAGINE Today

27. New Skills for Next Decade

28. Skills for a Conceptual Age

29. Cross Cultural
Competency
New Media
Literacy
Virtual
Collaboration
Social
Intelligence
Creative Problem Solving
Design &
Content
Creation

30. Change is
coming…

31. Position Yourself For The
Future World Of Work
10 Strategies

32. 1. THINK & ACT GLOBALLY

33. 2. GROW DIGITAL SKILLS

34. ! Learn Adobe Photoshop
! Create infographics
! Use social media
! Curate web content
! Use polling software

35. HOW TO LEARN VIDEO!
Community colleges
Local PBS stations
Boot camps & workshops
Juniper Marketing Workshop

36. UP AND COMING SKILL SETS:
!Mobile Apps
!Digital Marketing
!Program Management
!Simple Programming: html5, CSS

37. 3.&BE&A&SPECIALIST,&&BUT&GO&BROAD
Wall Street Journal Jan 2012 http://on.wsj.com/g5Xf1Z

38. sales
finance marketing
network security human resoures

39. 4. STAY CURIOUS

41. 5. BE PROACTIVE: PICK NEW ROLES

42. It’s not about added responsibilities

43. Thomas Friedman
Employers are looking for people with critical
thinking skills, but also people who can invent,
adapt & reinvent their jobs every day, in a
market that changes faster than ever.

44. 6. BOOST COMMUNICATION SKILLS

45. Speak up in meetings
Offer to deliver PPT
Improve writing skills
Join Toastmasters
Become a good listener!
Understand your audience

46. 7.&THINK&MULTIGENERATIONAL&
INTERACTIONS

47. Boomers returning
to workforce

48. Millennials

49. Foreign Workers
Diversity of Global
Workers

50. 8.&Consistent&PosiDve&
InteracDons

51. 9. NETWORK WITH LOTS OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE

52. 10. PURSUE YOUR PASSION

53. Be
Determined

54. What 3 actions can I take now?

55. 1.Connect with one new
person a month

56. 2. Learn something
new every month

57. 3. Help someone,
expect nothing
in return

58. Define your own success

59. TAKE TIME TO INVEST
IN YOURSELF