We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. News that once took months, even years, to spread now reaches across the globe in seconds. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants. And decisions about where and how to work and live are nearly endless.
As new knowledgeâand the possibilities that arise from that knowledgeâpropels us forward, leadership readiness expert and renowned author Erika Andersen suggests that success in todayâs world requires the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly and continuouslyâin spite of our mixed feelings about being a novice.
In her newest book, Be Bad First, Erika explores how we can become masters of mastery; proficient in the kind of high-payoff learning thatâs needed today. She encourages listeners to embrace being bad on the way to being greatâto be novices over and over again as we seek to learn and acquire the new skills that will allow us to thrive in this fast-changing world.