Amid fears of AI disrupting white-collar jobs, many workers are wondering how to stay relevant and safeguard their careers. Adam Grant recently shared his own two cents on the matter.
Grant, a bestselling author and organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, shared his biggest piece of advice for future-proofing your career while speaking at WOBI’s World Business Forum in New York City on Nov. 5.
“For those of you who are thinking about how to future-proof your career or how to make your company more resilient in a time of chaos and crisis, I know of no better advice than to think like a scientist,” he said.
By that, Grant means “recognizing every opinion you hold in your job is just a hypothesis waiting to be tested.”
“It might have been true in the past, but it may not hold in the present,” he said. “It might have been true in one environment, but it doesn’t apply to the current environment you’re in or to the future you’re about to confront.”
