Instead of going back to work, shouldn’t we go forward? The pandemic forced organizations and teams to adapt to new, often better, ways of operating. So why not skip returning to normal and redesign work based on what we learned in crisis? Based on 2,000 interviews with leaders during the pandemic, COMPETING IN THE NEW WORLD OF WORK: How Radical Adaptability Separates the Best from the Rest (February 15, 2022; Harvard Business Review Press) by Keith Ferrazzi and Kian Gohar provide the blueprint we need now to capitalize on all we’ve learned during the pandemic so we can stay competitive in the future. To futureproof teams against tomorrow’s inevitable shocks, they will explore: “radical adaptability,” an essential set of skills that includes collaboration, agility, and foresight.