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Humans are underrated : what high achievers know that brilliant machines never will / Geoff Colvin.

by Colvin, Geoffrey.

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Portfolio/Penguin, [2015]

Vocational qualifications.

Technological innovations.

Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on.

Technology -- Social aspects.

9781591847205 (hc.)

1591847206 (hc.)

viii, 248 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibiliographical references (pages 217-240) and index.

"The skills the economy values are changing in historic ways. The abilities most essential for personal success are no longer the technical, classroom-taught left-brain skills that were demanded from workers in the past. Instead, our greatest advantage lies in our deepest, most essentially human abilities--empathy, creativity, social sensitivity, storytelling, humor, building relationships, and expressing ourselves with greater power than logic can ever achieve. This is durable value that is not easily replicated by technology--because we're hardwired to want it from other humans. These high-value skills create tremendous competitive advantage--more devoted customers, stronger cultures, breakthrough ideas, and more effective teams. And while many of us regard these abilities as innate traits--"he's a real people person," "she's naturally creative"--it turns out they can all be developed"--Provided by publisher.

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