Although we don't have a sell-by date stamped on our foreheads, according to a 27-country survey, obsolescence is the number one concern employees share around the world. Will my skills and abilities remain fresh in order to sell my wares in the marketplace of jobs? Or will I pass my sell-by-date and become obsolete, facing underemployment or unemployment? There is reason to worry.
 
This session will cover:
 

• The major shifts that accelerate becoming obsolete
• How to tell if you're becoming obsolete
• The loyalty dilemma: should I stay if I'm not developing quickly enough?
• Five strategies for learning how to learn - quickly
• What learning functions should do

                    
Join industry experts, Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick for tips to continue developing your skills and avoid becoming obsolete.

Karie Willyerd is the Workplace Futurist in the HR line of business for the SAP Cloud.  Prior to that she was the cofounder and CEO of Jambok, a video social collaboration platform acquired by SuccessFactors in 2011 and now part of the SAP Jam platform. While Karie was the Chief Learning Officer for Sun Microsystems, she and her team won the most awards for learning excellence in history, including being named by ASTD as the #1 BEST in the world.

She is the coauthor of the bestseller, The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today and has written dozens of articles, including a feature in Harvard Business Review on Mentoring Millennials.  She blogs for Harvard Business and Forbes, and is an advisor to the business school at Colorado State University and the Center for Effective Organizations at USC.  She serves on the board of City Year, Silicon Valley.  Karie is at work on her next book -- Stretch: How to Future Proof Yourself for Tomorrow’s Workplace, to be published in October, 2015.

Dr. Barbara Mistick is President of Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA. Recently, Dr. Mistick made history pioneering the nation's first loan buy-back program for college students. She is an accomplished two-time entrepreneur and recognized change agent. Currently, she is working on a new book with Karie Willyerd exploring successful workplace learning strategies.