Modern Career

Modern Career


Episode 10: Future Proof Your Career with Diana Wu David

September 09, 2020

The world of work is changing in profound ways, which means what it takes to navigate a career is different than ever before. In this episode, Mary speaks with Diana Wu David about what it means to have a future proof career and how we can employ a new mindset and behaviors to stay agile in our ever-changing world.

Diana Wu David is the author of Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration. Diana teaches in the Columbia Business School’s EMBA Global Asia and the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma. She is a former Financial Times executive, who now works with CEOs and board directors to enhance their leadership agility, influence, collaboration and resilience. She began her career and leadership education as an assistant to Dr. Henry Kissinger.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Future Proof: Reinventing Work in an Age of Acceleration by Diana Wu David* The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton and Andrew J Scott * What is Disruptive Innovation? By Clayton Christensen* Reinventing Careers by Marshall Goldsmith