Somi Arian - Career Fear (and how to beat it): Get the Perspective, Mindset and Skills You Need to Futureproof your Work Life

If you want to understand how new technologies, in particular, artificial intelligence, will affect your career or business, this is the book for you. Somi Arian clearly explains the skills that you need to succeed in the 21st century.

CHRISTOPHE GEORGES, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BENTLEY

Somi Arians book is just what is needed right now as she examines the existential impact of technology and in particular AI on us all, individuals and businesses alike. Her approach is both philosophical and practical and will enable the reader to build the right mental and emotional toolset to navigate and thrive within the accelerating change and disruption. Its a must-read!

JUSTINE SOUTHALL, MANAGING DIRECTOR, MARIE CLAIRE JET STYLE, AND FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MARIE CLAIRE

If, like me, youve consumed so much content on the future of work lately that you feel more agitated than up-to-date, read Career Fear. Its that signal in the noise I was searching for!

JACKIE BAREFIELD, HEAD OF LEARNING, BARCLAYS INTERNATIONAL

Rapidly advancing technologies are disrupting our 21st-century careers and outmoding conventional career planning strategies. This book is a no-nonsense guide to cultivating and applying our uniquely human proficiencies from ethics to emotional intelligence to contextual understanding to achieving durable relevance in the face of an increasingly volatile job market.

DAN RUDERMAN PHD, DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Somi Arian does a great job of demystifying the forces that create a successful career in the post-digital revolution era.

MICHAEL OTOOLE, FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR AT MORGAN STANLEY

As an HR professional, I am encouraging all to read this to understand better how AI will and is impacting career paths and skills development now and in the future. For all of those concerned by the large scale introductions of AI technology into the workplace, Somi Arians book and narrative sets out the context and what differentiates us and how to continue to add value to yourself, your career and the organizations you work for mindfully and relevantly.

JACQUE FIELD, GLOBAL HEAD OF RESOURCING AND EMPLOYER BRANDING, VODAFONE

Committing to lifelong learning and nurturing soft skills that are innately human are crucial for success in the post-digital era. Somi Arian inspires you to start your learning journey today and beautifully articulates the personal satisfaction and opportunity that can be unlocked by developing a growth mindset.

NAMRATA MURLIDHAR, MARKETING DIRECTOR, LINKEDIN LEARNING

Somi Arian is bringing an actual and relevant perspective to the future of work, which is actually a reality to act on right here and now. Besides her book being a great guide for all of us on how to leverage new technologies in harmony and complementarity to our unique competencies, it is also an essential read for all leaders who would like to stay ahead of the curve and set their organization for success.

ALINA COJOCARU, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, THE LEGO GROUP

This concise, well-structured, immensely readable book presents thoughtful analyses of the impact of technological and managerial developments on the nature of work, different types of careers, gaining the mindset to select an appropriate career and acquiring the human skills required to succeed in it. I recommend this book to ambitious early career professionals as well as everyone else seeking to secure their futures.

THOMAS W HARTQUIST, EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ASTROPHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

It seems to me this is a very necessary book for this new era, driving you through an epiphanic journey about our ever-changing world context, from which we cannot escape, which we try to handle, and which is a key to our own selves in this complex path to succeed in life.

PATRCIA LVARES, EDITOR IN CHIEF, SPUTNIK NEWS

This book tackles the big issues for those entering the world of work. It offers practical advice about how to choose the right vocation so that readers can gain satisfaction and a decent income from their job.

LUKE JOHNSON, CHAIRMAN, RISK CAPITAL, AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF CHANNEL 4

Most career books are about the how how to get a job, ace that interview or climb the career ladder. This book is about the why of work. It invites you to delve deeply into what work means to you, why youve chosen your job role and what work will look like in the future. The speed of career change means none of us knows where our career paths are heading, but this book is a step to making sense of work now and to the end of the century.

JANE HAMILTON, CAREERS EDITOR, THE SUN

In Career Fear, Somi Arian has written a wonderfully readable, accessible guide to the future of work. It starts by explaining the profound changes that are already taking place in how people work and explores the opportunities to reimagine work that disruptive technologies, in particular, are bringing. The book then offers an inspiring argument about how we can re-humanize work and how, if we are smart and alert to what is happening, we can benefit hugely from humanmachine relations by developing those skills which are unique to human beings: emotional intelligence, critical thinking, contextual creativity and mindfulness. For anyone who works with young people, this is a powerfully uplifting vision of what the world of work could become.

JONNIE NOAKES, DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING AT ETON COLLEGE AND DIRECTOR OF TONY LITTLE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH IN LEARNING

If you want to get ready for the future of work, you need to read Career Fear! It focuses on one aspect of work that will not change: people. The dangerous judgement errors that we bring to the workplace because of how our brains are wired, called cognitive biases, will become even more problematic for us in the increasingly disrupted future. Career Fear will help you understand how to address these problems and succeed in the workplace of the future through equipping readers with key skills to get ready for the challenges to come.

DR GLEB TSIPURSKY, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND CEO OF DISASTER AVOIDANCE EXPERTS

This book is nothing short of amazing! Somi Arians writing style is concise, easy to understand and so powerful. It pulled me in from the moment I started reading. It sums up pretty much what all of us in the modern workplace go through, and clearly states what we need to do about it. As a learning and development administrator in the corporate world today, and being in the corporate rat race for over 30 years, this subject resonates with me so much!

NICK LECHNIR, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, LOGISTICS HEALTH INCORPORATED

The pace of change doesnt just disrupt business, it has and will disrupt your career as well. Somi Arian wrote the book on future-proofing your career. Its not just about how to find a job, but about how all of us will find our way in the future of work.

DAVID BURKUS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

The world of work is rapidly changing, but the instruments to understand it have remained stagnant. This is where Career Fear comes in. With an entertaining blend of data and storytelling, Somi Arians book provides a timely, powerful and enriching perspective on this ever-changing landscape. Equal parts informative and practical,