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The Expertise Economy

How the Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete and Succeed

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The Expertise Economy

By: Kelly Palmer, David Blake
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Drawing on the science of how we learn, The Expertise Economy shows companies big and small how to transform their employees into experts and ultimately their biggest competitive advantage.

The world of work is going through a large-scale transition with digitization, automation and acceleration. Critical skills and expertise are imperative for companies and their employees to succeed in the future, and the most forward-thinking companies are being proactive in adapting to the shift in the workforce. Kelly Palmer, Silicon Valley thought-leader from LinkedIn, Degreed, and Yahoo, and David Blake, co-founder of Ed-tech pioneer Degreed, share their experiences and describe how some of the smartest companies in the world are making learning and expertise a major competitive advantage.

The authors provide the latest scientific research on how people really learn and concrete examples from companies in both Silicon Valley and worldwide who are driving the conversation about how to create experts and align learning innovation with business strategy. It includes interviews with people from top companies like Google, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Unilever, NASA, and MasterCard; thought leaders in learning and education like Sal Khan and Todd Rose; as well as Thinkers50 list-makers Clayton Christensen, Daniel Pink and Whitney Johnson.

The Expertise Economy dares you to let go of outdated and traditional ways of closing the skills gap, and challenges CEOs and business leaders to embrace the urgency of re-skilling and upskilling the workforce.

©2018 Kelly Palmer and David Blake (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Everyone agrees that learning provides a competitive edge in an outsourced, automated economy. But what's the essential next step? In The Expertise Economy, Kelly Palmer and David Blake make a persuasive case that companies play a huge role in shaping the future of learning. This excellent book offers practical advice and evidence-based insights that can help CEOs and other business leaders challenge the status quo. (Daniel H Pink, author, WHEN and DRIVE)
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I highly recommend it. Great read with loads of practical real world advice and insights

An absolute must read!!! Awesome book!

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Loved the book. Plenty of aha moments for me. I especially enjoyed the chapter on building a culture of learning.

Be a learn it all, not a know it all!

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Probably one of the best books I’ve ever read. It’s a must for managers and HR people. I liked the fact that this book is an open door for other learning tools.

Amazing book

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WoW! What a masterpiece on the subject of learning and skills...the practicalities of the concepts shared help simplify current realities and the future

Awesome!

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The book gives great perspective to individuals and firms. It provides a logical map to the future of professional relevance. I will refer back to it often to check my own progress and revisit my personal limits.

Highly insightful and thought provoking

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