Future Readiness

The Science of Thriving in an Uncertain World

Written for professionals and organizations, Future Readiness is a powerful, practical guide to developing the learned ability to thrive at work in an uncertain world. With the backdrop of increasing uncertainty, we are experiencing the most profound global shift of the century in the world of work. People who thrive in the new work frontier aren’t those who resolve uncertainty fastest by having all the answers, but those who can stay in it because they focus on developing their and their people’s Future Readiness.

In the age of constant tech disruption and our increasingly nonlinear, accelerated, volatile, and interconnected (NAVI) world, traditional human development assumptions and approaches are no longer sufficient. For people and organizations, the implications of the new work frontier are profound. They must cultivate the agency toward their own thriving and change the game of human development if they want to turn uncertainty and disruption into opportunity.

Based on Dr. Selina Neri’s research and industry experience of over thirty years, this timely book aims to help people and organizations tackle the human side of Future Readiness, and shift the conversation on what really matters. With real, vivid examples, scenario-based cases, and counter-intuitive and thought-provoking practices, Dr. Neri offers a clear path forward to help implement a modern, clear, holistic, and actionable playbook for thriving. Future Readiness can give professionals and organizations the confidence and structure to prosper, succeed, and continuously remain relevant. Whether you are a manager, a leader, an entrepreneur, a coach, a consultant, an educator, a student, or simply a person trying to live your most purposeful life, Future Readiness offers science-backed insights and strategies to embrace this journey and stay on it lifelong.

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ISBN: 979-8-90026-044-0
Imprint: Thinkers50
SKU: 18-1575-01
Categories:Thinkers50, Leadership and Management, Thought Leadership

“Neri writes as a scientist, a leader, and a fellow traveler, and she has given us a clear‑eyed companion for anyone who suspects that skills alone will not carry them. Future Readiness is rigorous and generous, and honest enough to begin with her own undoing before offering us the solution. Read it, and you will not look at your work, or yourself, the same way again.”

—Professor Howard Yu, LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation and Director, Center for Future Readiness IMD Business School (Switzerland)

“Dr. Selina Neri has a remarkable ability to make the new work frontier feel both understandable and actionable. In Future Readiness, she brings clarity to the forces reshaping our companies and our lives, using data and insight without ever losing sight of the people at the center of it all. This book replaces fear with perspective and uncertainty with a practical sense of what comes next.”

—Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Future Readiness is a modern masterpiece: timely, useful, practical, and an inspiring read. Dr. Selina’s stories, insights, and research shows why Future Readiness is the key to turn uncertainty into opportunity, and how we can unlock thriving for us and our teams to propel us forward.”

—Captain Majed Al Marzouqi, Chief Operations and Guest Officer, Etihad Airways (UAE)

“Dr. Selina Neri has written the rare book that refuses the easy comfort of answers. In a moment when everyone is racing to resolve uncertainty, she makes the braver argument: that thriving is not a destination we arrive at but a capacity we cultivate, again and again, for a lifetime. What moved me most is her insistence that the future of work is, at its heart, a human question—that we must protect people, not jobs, and tend to the inner life that makes outer contribution possible. Future Readiness is rigorous, generous, and disarmingly honest. Selina writes as a scientist, a leader, and a fellow traveler. Read it, and you will not see your work—or yourself—the same way again.”

—Hitendra Wadhwa, PhD, Founder of the Mentora Institute (USA)

“Dr. Selina Neri has written a deeply wise, timely, and actionable playbook for anyone to thrive amidst constant change. Future Readiness teaches us that we don’t need to resolve uncertainty to move forward—we just need the courage to embrace Future Readiness, the learned ability to thrive. It is an inspiring, thought-provoking companion for your lifelong journey of personal and professional transformation.”

—Maher Batrouny, Senior Executive, Mars (USA)

Selina Neri, PhD

CEO, Dean, and Cofounder, Future Readiness Academy (UAE)

Selina Neri, PhD is a forward-thinking corporate-academic with over thirty years of C-level and board experience across different industries around the globe. She was included in the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar 2025 list of the world’s most influential management thinkers for her pioneering work in Future Readiness and is the CEO, Dean, and Co-Founder of the Future Readiness Academy. Alongside a wide set of publications and press features, she is also the winner of the 2019, 2020, and 2021 Professor of the Year award at Hult International Business School. Dr. Selina holds a PhD from The British University in Dubai and an MBA from the University of Clemson (USA). She lives in the United Arab Emirates.