The 6ixth evolution
Managing Lives and Careers Through Convulsive Time
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For the past decade it has been thought that change and innovation is the key to success and sustainability. While that may not have changed entirely, recent events have catapulted adaptability to the forefront of required abilities…
Adaptability to globalization and world events… to societal, cultural and political convulsions… to changes in consumer behaviors on a scale not seen to this point.
The recent COVID 19 pandemic has been compared to catastrophic events such as the World War(s), leaving many to wonder how to position our lives and careers for such dramatic change and resultant convulsive environments.
This book offers a road map for sustainability and even success throughout these and future challenges. It should be relevant to anyone actively working in careers and the general economy, but particularly for:
• College, early and mid-career individuals trying to find the best pathway through challenging and irregular cycles.
• Those looking to determine the warning signs and a cursory understanding of why we are destined for more compressed and convulsive socio, cultural, political and economic environments.
And finally, providing a tool and assessment for those who seek to know and understand how their lives (and careers) are positioned to survive in such dynamic settings.
This book makes available the Promethean Measurement Instrument, this survey assesses and determines an individual’s “Convulsive Economic Quotient”; resulting in an objective look at our personal and career strengths (and weaknesses) in each of nine key categories pertaining to adaptability in such environments.
Finally, it will introduce you to the framework of “6 E Thinking”, a new way to envision lives and careers in environments as convulsive and turbulent as those we will likely continue to experience.
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About the Book
We continue to advance rapidly in both the scope and scale of our complexity—and governments, businesses, and individuals work relentlessly to keep pace. This means we’re constantly reimagining, reinventing, and repositioning lives, careers and organizations for uncertain and unpredictable landscapes.
Dr. Larry Straub explores the future opportunities and challenges of life and career management in times of uncertainty and exponential change in this groundbreaking work. He crunches the data from his research during the 2008 economic collapse to present a framework that can help individuals and organizations navigate the rough terrain ahead.
Readers will have the opportunity to utilize the Promethean Measurement Instrument to assess their Convulsive Economic Quotient—helping to assess their skills and abilities to build sustainable lives and careers in increasingly convulsive and compressed environments.
Finally, Dr. Straub introduces readers to the concept of 6ixth Evolution Thinking and the key components leading to life and career success.
About the Author
Dr. Larry G. Straub is a business executive, academic, writer, and associate professor of management at the Newman University School of Business. He recently concluded a thirty-five- year business career and led his organization as CEO for twenty-five years.
Professor Straub earned his doctorate degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, he is also a graduate of the Owner Presidents Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has been married to his wife, Julie, for thirty-six years and lives in Wichita, Kansas. Visit LarryStraub.com to learn more.