Psychology Today Profiles Jonathan Brill

When This Rogue Waves Hits, Will You Survive? by Larry Stybel

A rogue wave is a statistically rare 80-plus-foot wall of water that can sink a ship in seconds. It is caused by a collision of waves coming together at different angles. Jonathan Brill, author of Rogue Waves: future proof your business to survive and profit from radical change (2021) and former Global Futurist and Research Director at Hewlett Packard, makes the case that economic and technology waves are colliding to make rogue waves more common.

The dilemma for business leaders is that owners like consistent growth and financial predictability but surviving rogue waves requires corporate agility. How do you balance these competing forces? The dilemma for managing your career is you may prefer job consistency, financial predictability, and clear paths for climbing the corporate ladder.

How do you survive rogue waves in your career? There are two waves colliding at you.

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