Upper hand : the future of work for the rest of us / Sherrell Dorsey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dorsey, Sherrell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Employment--United States.

Minorities.

African Americans--Employment.

African Americans.

Labor supply--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Labor supply.

Manpower policy--United States.

Manpower policy.

United States--Economic conditions--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2022]

Summary:

"Upper Hand is designed to provide and expand options to an innovation alternative: one where marginalized communities aren't left behind as technology furthers its influence on society and deeply impacts and shapes our quality of life and economic/educational opportunities. Upper Hand helps us think about how we strategically shape the next decade of our lives and our communities as automation, robots, and the narrowing world of technology greatly impacts the future of work opportunities within Black and brown communities who are at the highest risk of being replaced by machines in service-based industries. Upper Hand will provide a series of guidelines, insights, and frameworks for navigating the new world of work; one dominated by Silicon Valley-rooted technologies, inaccessible networks, and constant automation that continues to slash jobs--particularly among Black and Latinx communities. With technology moving at the speed of light, and constant research denoting that Black and Latinx workers, who over-index in service-based jobs that are highest at risk of becoming obsolete, Upper Hand is the guidebook to help families and community leaders design clear pathways toward understanding the range of options and maneuvers available to help people of color survive and thrive in an ever-changing, technology-driven economy that has grossly left out marginalized groups. Upper Hand forces us to consider which assumptions and ideas we are willing to let go of in order to guide our families and communities toward strategies and solutions to not be erased or left behind as technology continues to shape the world and deepen deficits and disparity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Soul of a city

Rainier Beach to Redmond : internship required

Playing the game around us

Don't let the robots scare you

Money talks

Brand or bust?

Owning the moment

Learning the language of innovation

Narrowing the digital divide

The jobs driving the future of work.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Dorsey, Sherrell Upper Hand

ISBN:

9781119839309

1119839300

9781119839316

1119839319

OCLC:

1294143039