Geoff Colvin, one of America s most respected business jour-nalists, says even the scariest turbulence has an upside. The best managers know that conventional thinking won t help them in tough times. They re taking smart, practical steps frequently unconventional and even counterintuitive that will not only keep them strong, but will also distance...

It's easy to imagine a nightmare scenario in which computers simply take over most of the tasks that people now get paid to do. The unavoidable question will millions of people lose out, unable to best the machine? is increasingly dominating business, education, economics, and policy.
The bestselling author of Talent Is Overrated explains how the skills and economy values are changing in historic ways and offers a guide to what's next for all workers. Mastering technical skills that have historically been in demand no longer differentiates us as it used to. Instead, our greatest...