The Expertise Economy : How the Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete, and Succeed

Learning has always been one of the secret weapons of the world's highest performing companies. Kelly and David's book unlocks this secret and is filled with advice on how to make learning a competitive advantage for any company. -- Josh Bersin, Industry Analyst and Founder, Bersin by Deloitte The Expertise Economy is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of their workforce and organization. -- Nick van Dam PhD, McKinsey & Company Partner, Chief Learning Officer, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Timely, clever, and useful insights on how learning enables individuals and organizations to flourish in a rapidly changing world. Anyone or any company seeking to learn how to learn will savor these insights and master these principles. -- Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, Partner RPL Group, bestselling author, and Thinkers50 Hall of Fame: World-leading Business Thinker The Expertise Economy makes clear the importance of skills in the corporate world. For most companies, understanding what skills your employees have, what skills they need, and their agility in learning new skills, will bring a competitive edge in the future. -- Nancy Duarte, CEO Durarte Inc, bestselling author, Resonate The opportunity to scale new learning curves at work is an intrinsic career value for an ever-increasing slice of the workforce, and an imperative for organizations who want to stay in the game, much less ahead of it. The Expertise Economy offers a framework for leaders to future-proof the skills of their people and organizations. -- Whitney Johnson, Thinkers50 Leading Management Thinker, bestselling author, BUILD A TEAM and DISRUPT YOURSELF Brilliant, timely and significant, this book blows the lid off the learning theories of the past! -- Sean Covey, President, FranklinCovey Education Disruption in any industry is a process, not a one-time event. With so much change on the horizon, Kelly and David highlight the imperative firms have to harness learning to stay in the game. * Clayton Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School New York Times bestselling author, The Innovators Dilemma * Everyone agrees that learning provides a competitive edge in an outsourced, automated economy. But what's the essential next step? In The Expertise Economy, Kelly Palmer and David Blake make a persuasive case that companies play a huge role in shaping the future of learning. This excellent book offers practical advice and evidence-based insights that can help CEOs and other business leaders challenge the status quo. -- Daniel H Pink, author, WHEN and DRIVE