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Investing in Human Skills in the Age of AI24m
Investing in Human Skills in the Age of AI
By: Aneesh Raman
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The Shift Toward a Skills-First Mindset: A Thought-Leader Roundtable56m
The Shift Toward a Skills-First Mindset: A Thought-Leader Roundtable
By: Aneesh Raman
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Aneesh Raman shared thisThanks for having me on Scott Galloway and to everyone who sent in questions for us both. We covered a lot, all of it critical as everyone tries to figure out what to do about the changes hitting work and our careers. And on this bit, for each of us and all of us right now, the story matters most. The story we tell today about where work is going will be the reality we create tomorrow.Aneesh Raman shared thisThe most successful people, at the end of the day, are great storytellers. New Office Hours episode with Aneesh Raman out today. https://bit.ly/4e1jaCf
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Aneesh Raman shared thisThis has been a week, as Ryan said earlier, of great gratitude. Thank you to everyone who is supporting our book as it launches out into the world (and rises on the Amazon best seller list!). Thank you also to everyone in the book and everyone who has reached out already to say they are finding cause, because of the book, to do something new, better and different at work. I've talked to members this week who are trying AI tools for the first time because of the book, who are realizing they start with strengths they didn't know they had - as a human but also as a unique individual - because of the book, who are thinking about a business they run or a business they want to launch in new ways, inspired with new energy around what's possible because of the book. Most of all, thank you to everyone who is helping us spread the world that better work is possible for each of us and all of us if we decide to make it so in this new era. That single choice is what matters most right now in determining where work goes next for us humans not just for the years to come but for the decades to come and for the generations to come.
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Aneesh Raman reposted thisExcited to see Open to Work from my colleagues Ryan and Aneesh out in the world. Ryan told me months ago he wanted to write a book to help people navigate this moment of profound change and thrive as AI reshapes how work gets done. I can’t think of two people better suited to write it. It’s a great guide for anyone trying to make sense of work right now.Aneesh Raman reposted thisToday is the day - Open to Work is officially available! https://lnkd.in/gDqY5Bna Aneesh and I are excited to share it with the world. But more than anything, today is about gratitude. Gratitude for every past, present and future employee at LinkedIn and Microsoft who show up every day to create economic opportunity for the global workforce and to empower every person and organization in the world to achieve more. While that’s always true, it is especially true in moments of big change, when we all feel an extra responsibility to help professionals connect, learn, work, and grow in new ways, together. Gratitude for the members and experts who helped us tell this story. Who helped us show that no matter where you live or what you do, no matter what kind of job title you hold or what kind of career trajectory you’re on, this story belongs to you. Gratitude for the people - and the purpose - that made this book possible. Thank you. Ume Habiba, JONETTA GRESHAM, Neil Pretty, Taj English, Vivienne Ming, Joséphine Goube, Ethan Evans, Byron Auguste, Kate Kallot, Maria Flynn, Vivek Seshadri, Maria Anguiano, Nilofer Merchant, Nickle LaMoreaux, Tess Gilman Posner, Diego Arambula, Diego Rubio, John Henry, Leena Nair, Scott Galloway, Barbara Corcoran, Adam Grant, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Paul Cheek, Brad Smith, Steven Stegman, Avery R., Jeff Weiner
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Aneesh Raman shared thisToday, Open to Work is finally actually out in the world! Getting here took Ryan Roslansky and I nearly two years of debating the ideas, researching the insights, and interviewing the experts. But the best parts of this book - the parts that make the book the book - come from members just like you. Members like Ume Habiba, JONETTA GRESHAM,Paul Cheek, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Neil Pretty, Taj English, Vivienne Ming, Joséphine Goube, Ethan Evans, Byron Auguste, Kate Kallot, Maria Flynn, Vivek Seshadri, Maria Anguiano, Nilofer Merchant, Nickle LaMoreaux, Tess Gilman Posner, Diego Rubio, Diego Arambula, John Henry, Leena Nair, Scott Galloway, Barbara Corcoran and more. All of the stories in the book are about people who pushed past the understandable fear and anxiety so many workers are feeling to not just engage with these new tools but also to realize their unique experience is their most competitive edge. That's what this book is about. I hope it finds you at exactly the right moment. Get yours here: linkedin.com/opentowork #OpenToWorkBook
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Aneesh Raman reposted thisAneesh Raman reposted thisAsk Aneesh Raman anything! 💬 Don’t miss this Reddit AMA on April 2 with LinkedIn’s Chief Economic Opportunity Officer and co-author of the forthcoming book, Open to Work. Bring your questions and get advice on staying confident, relevant, and ahead in today’s world of work: https://lnkd.in/enTyWSi5 #OpenToWorkBook
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Aneesh Raman shared thisLinkedIn's first-ever book goes out into world next week, which is big. But I'm also excited for this conversation to drop next week. On Office Hours with Scott Galloway, we took questions from so many of you and got into all the things that Ryan and I write about in 'Open to Work'. How work is changing (not ending). Why the messy middle we're all living through is uncomfortable (but not catastrophic). And what you can actually do right now to come out ahead.
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Aneesh Raman shared thisOpen to Work is coming to Reddit! Ryan Roslansky and I wrote this book to start a new conversation around where work is going in the age of AI and to help us all know what to do to - right now - to manage this moment of big change. Along the way, we had the chance to hear from workers of all backgrounds and career stages who are navigating career pivots, unexpected job challenges, and building entirely new kinds of work for themselves and their teams. Those lived experiences shaped the book as much as any other research or reporting. I'm hosting my first ever Reddit AMA on April 2nd at 11:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM ET. I’ll be taking your questions, sharing advice, and might even tell a few stories that didn’t make it into the final version of the book. 🔗 Join me here: https://lnkd.in/AneeshAMA
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Aneesh Raman shared thisHere’s to those first jobs (Jodi Kantor and I were just talking about ours last week) and, in particular, to those great first bosses… the ones who believe in you and back you, challenge you and counsel you in ways that can sometimes echo across everything that comes after. Parisa Khosravi was that for me. An intimidating and absolute force of a journalist, my nerves somehow survived that first meeting (set up thanks to Satinder Bindra) and she hired me as a freelance overnight assignment editor on CNN’s International Desk. From that first meeting to the conversations and calls I made to her across my time there, to say I wanted to go overseas to Asia and report, to say I wanted to move to Baghdad to cover the war, to say I needed to move out of Baghdad a few years later before I mentally broke, to say I was going to leave my whole journalism career behind to become an unpaid intern on an Obama Presidential campaign that hadn’t even locked the nomination yet…across all those calls and conversations she always had my back and always had belief in me. Sometimes she’d also have a look if I was trying to do something way out there! Those looks were guardrails. Well, with those great first bosses, the conversations and coaching never ends. I got to catch up with Parisa this week. She was in town to help SF celebrate Iranian Americans (Nowruz Pirooz to all who celebrate!) and to inspire this city with her unfailing and unflinching belief that we must always seek to close the distance between peoples, to spur a deeper sense of humanity in all peoples, and to give voice to those who the world too often doesn’t hear. That all remains a north star for me and my work. So, the lesson here is that, if you're really really lucky, your first boss becomes sort of a forever boss. Here's to the great ones and to Parisa!
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Aneesh Raman reposted thisAneesh Raman reposted thisIt's not a popularity contest, but gotta admit this feels validating. Less than two weeks away! Pre-order here: https://lnkd.in/gDqY5Bna
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I really enjoyed the conversation Ajita Shashidhar. We covered a lot, all of it likely top of mind for professionals in India.
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Thanks for all the insights you share here Deepali Vyas. We talk about this in LinkedIn’s first ever book which just published. The rise of the squiggly line career and the big leap we all should make from climbing a ladder to climbing a wall. Would love to know what you think.
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Alex Sherman any advice (besides going back in time and trying to get in touch with Jody Binswanger Snider and get on Kids Talk Sports!)?
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Aneesh Raman liked thisAneesh Raman liked thisUse AI to make yourself more efficient and valuable to your organisation. Don’t embrace AI with the fear that it could replace you. Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn, in an interview with Fortune India says that artificial intelligence can never replace human intelligence, it can only add value to humans. It’s all about perception. He talks about how jobs would be more about skills and less about titles. Aneesh along with LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky in their newly launched book, OPEN TO WORK, talk about how AI has changed the way businesses are being run across the globe, the transformation of the workforce like never before. Fortune India Sourav Majumdar Aneesh Raman Homith Bakshi Ryan Roslansky‘Work is changing, not ending’, says LinkedIn’s Chief Economic Opportunity Officer‘Work is changing, not ending’, says LinkedIn’s Chief Economic Opportunity Officer
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Aneesh Raman reacted on thisAneesh Raman reacted on thisMost professionals believe the safest career path looks like this: One company, one industry, a straight line upward. But after years of working in executive search, I’ve seen something very different. Corporate job security is largely a myth. Restructuring, automation, and market shifts often happen long before employees see them coming, and the professionals who navigate those shifts best usually have one thing in common: Their careers don’t look predictable. I like to think of careers the same way investors think about assets; there are two types. 1️⃣ Liquid career paths These are straight-line resumes, same company, function, and industry. They’re easy for companies to benchmark, compare, and replace. And because they follow predictable patterns… they’re also easier for AI and automation to replicate. 2️⃣ Illiquid career paths These are the zigzag career, different industries, unexpected pivots, and nonlinear growth. At first, they often look messy. But they create something powerful: Uniqueness. Markets struggle to price them, organizations struggle to replace them, and AI struggles to automate them. Because AI excels at repeating patterns. It struggles with synthesis. Here’s the irony: The career path that feels “safe” is often the most replaceable one. The unconventional path, the one that looks risky early on, often becomes the most valuable over time. Because illiquid assets tend to outperform precisely because they were mispriced in the beginning. In the next five years, most ambitious professionals will experience nonlinear careers, and that’s not a problem. It’s leverage. Comment ELITE to get my newsletter where I break down market shifts before they become obvious 📩 #careeradvice #futureofwork #careers #careerstrategy #aiandwork
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Aneesh Raman liked thisAneesh Raman liked thisOK let’s try something. In releasing this book I’m meeting incredible young people who need just a little more advice and opportunity. Please meet Takashi Williams. Member of my beloved Columbia Class of ‘25. Promising sports journalist, already has penetrating clips, is working in a bookstore to make $, and wants to know: how can he transition to a full time sports journalism job? Not my area, but I since I do have journo followers, I thought we could tag people who might be willing to leave a quick comment with advice on this thread or better yet connect with Takashi. Thank you.
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Aneesh Raman liked thisAneesh Raman liked thisI review Ryan Roslansky and Aneesh Raman Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI book.Review: Getting Ahead in the Age of AI by Ryan Roslansky & Aneesh RamanReview: Getting Ahead in the Age of AI by Ryan Roslansky & Aneesh Raman
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Aneesh Raman liked thisAneesh Raman liked this💥 New homepage for me. Yes, even philosophers can vibe code! Thanks to Kieran Healy for loose design inspiration, and to Dominic Zappia for lots of help. Send suggestions for improvement. https://lnkd.in/gAAqKaF2
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Co-authored LinkedIn's first-ever book to help every member of the global workforce manage this moment of big change for the better.
Support for the book:
Brene Brown, NYT bestselling author
"Open to Work lays out a smart and clear path to the future of work and, equally important, Ryan and Aneesh have generously offered to walk alongside us as we identify the skillsets and mindset we need to navigate new technologies and increased organizational complexity. This is a book for…Co-authored LinkedIn's first-ever book to help every member of the global workforce manage this moment of big change for the better.
Support for the book:
Brene Brown, NYT bestselling author
"Open to Work lays out a smart and clear path to the future of work and, equally important, Ryan and Aneesh have generously offered to walk alongside us as we identify the skillsets and mindset we need to navigate new technologies and increased organizational complexity. This is a book for learners and folks who understand that "soft skills" are now survival skills. I'm all in.”
Adam Grant, NYT bestselling author and host of the On Purpose podcast.
“An instantly useful guide to futureproofing your career. In a time of turbulence and uncertainty, Open to Work might be the closest thing you’ll find to a crystal ball.”
Jay Shetty, NYT bestselling author and host of the podcast Re:Thinking
"Open To Work helps you stop fearing the future and start shaping it with purpose.”
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
“Some books offer insights on the impact AI will have on the world. Others help us prepare personally for the impact AI will have on ourselves and our families. In my view, Ryan Roslansky and Aneesh Raman have written the first really good book that does both.”
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