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如何不被AI抢饭碗?DKNY前公关总监给出建议

如何不被AI抢饭碗?DKNY前公关总监给出建议

JANE THIER 2023-07-15
建立个人品牌,并不让它蒙尘。

阿里扎·里希特认为,维护个人品牌没有任何商量的余地。摄影:MONICA FARBER

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随着生成式人工智能变得更加智能和独立,并且能力越来越强,人类上班族可能要越来越担心自己的生计问题。在公关和市场营销领域从业数十年的阿里扎·里希特提出了一个让自己脱颖而出的关键要素:树立并用心维护强大的个人品牌,证明自身的价值。

里希特本周在Fortune Connect活动上,对《财富》杂志的比特·万汉姆表示,尤其是随着ChatGPT等工具的飞速增长,“树立个人品牌不再是一种选择”,而是维持生计的必然要求。

里希特对此应该深有体会。她在传播和市场营销方面拥有超过25年经验,在纽约DKNY公司担任过17年公共关系负责人,她曾是该公司社交媒体账号“DKNY PR Girl”著名的幕后操盘手。在披露自己的身份后,她鼓励粉丝关注她的个人账户,这最终帮助她在2016年离开DKNY之后有一份成功的事业。她之后创建了一家多媒体品牌与咨询公司“Leave Your Mark”,为许多知名品牌提供咨询。她还写了一本提供职业建议的书《雁过留痕:如何找到梦想的工作》(Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media)。

而这一切都离不开她的个人品牌。她表示,在当前不稳定的经济环境下,个人品牌变得更重要。她说道,让个人品牌“蒙尘”是危险的,“尤其是随着人工智能的发展;当前的经济环境非常不稳定。”

不必说今年数十万人的裁员和经济衰退的长期威胁,仅仅人工智能就令上班族更担心失业。尽管CEO们保证,人工智能将被用于减少繁琐的工作,而不是将人类工作自动化的理由,但随着机器的能力日益增强,人类的就业前景显然不容乐观。Challenger, Gray & Christmas近期的报告发现,已经有四千个技术岗位被人工智能淘汰。哈佛商学院(Harvard Business School)管理学教授约瑟夫·富勒本月早些时候对《财富》杂志表示,虽然大多数白领岗位不太可能消失,但许多岗位的数量将“大幅减少”。

人工智能并不关心任职时间或以往的履历;因此,即使你不像里奇特一样从业了二十年,如果你曾长时间担任某个岗位,对自己的个人品牌进行自我评估变得至关重要。

里奇特表示,大多数人在一个岗位上任职的时间,不足以将他们个人的身份与公司融为一体。她表示:“但只要他们能够做到这一点,他们就在工作中就会处于舒适状态,对工作变得擅长,并开始自鸣得意。而自鸣得意的风险在于会让你的个人品牌蒙尘。”

提升个人品牌

并非所有人都愿意接受里奇特的建议。当前,随着社交媒体的飞速发展,创建个人品牌这种观点,已经从上世纪90年代的一种边缘概念,变成加快职业发展的必然选择。如理查德·布兰森和马克·库班等商业大亨通常在取得商业成就之前,首先树立了个人品牌。

但更多领导者和上班族却变得反对个人品牌。前Meta首席运营官雪莉·桑德伯格曾说道,品牌的概念适用于产品而不是人。伊兰娜·格尔森对BBC表示,创建个人品牌意味着必须保持始终在线。格尔森在《在新经济中穷困潦倒》(Down and Out in the New Economy)一书中分析了数字经济。就连在1997年创建了“快速企业”这个名词的商业管理作家汤姆·皮特斯最近也对《纽约时报》表示,有些人将个人品牌极端化。

里奇特表示,人们错误地认为树立个人品牌令人非常尴尬或者是自我关注,这是一种过时的观念。她说道:“树立个人品牌并不是要成名,而是使自我反思与公共认知保持一致,确保你能凭借自己所擅长的技能获得应得的荣誉。”

每个人都有一个不同版本的个人品牌,那就是个人信誉,这在人们未注意到之前就已经存在。关键是要树立一个能真正体现个人价值的强大品牌。里奇特表示:“一个强大的个人品牌意味着随时随地都会有人谈论你。”与树立个人品牌同样重要的是,确保你的个人品牌不会随着时间的推移被侵蚀或消失。

个人品牌被蒙尘将产生令你难以承受的代价

为了提升个人品牌,里奇特建议上班族思考,他们在自己的岗位上是否最大限度地发挥了自己的创新能力。考虑到一些人工智能的创新能力和突破性,她认为,人类的创造能力和创新能力至关重要,“尤其是在当前的经济环境下”。

首先并且最重要的是,成功的个人品牌必须以成功的工作成果为基础。如果没有亮眼的履历作为基础,你的信誉会摇摇欲坠。里奇特表示,如果上班族在工作中处于舒适的状态,他们应该思考一系列问题。

她还表示,你应该问问自己:“上一次我学到新技能是在什么时候?上一次我向公司提出一个新创意是在什么时候?上一次我主动提出‘我发现没有人在做这件事,而我现在恰好有一些时间,我愿意承担这项任务’,又是在什么时候?”她说道,首先并且最重要的是,成功的个人品牌必须以成功的工作成果为基础。无论对于人工智能还是人类而言,如果没有亮眼的履历作为基础,任何信誉都会摇摇欲坠。(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

阿里扎·里希特认为,维护个人品牌没有任何商量的余地。摄影:MONICA FARBER

Fortune Connect是为下一代目的驱动型商业领袖提供的新学习社区。我们为您提供必要的工具和盟友,帮助您加快事业发展、进入公司高层并对公司产生积极影响。欢迎参加《财富》500强公司领袖的直播活动,拓展您的人脉。

随着生成式人工智能变得更加智能和独立,并且能力越来越强,人类上班族可能要越来越担心自己的生计问题。在公关和市场营销领域从业数十年的阿里扎·里希特提出了一个让自己脱颖而出的关键要素:树立并用心维护强大的个人品牌,证明自身的价值。

里希特本周在Fortune Connect活动上,对《财富》杂志的比特·万汉姆表示,尤其是随着ChatGPT等工具的飞速增长,“树立个人品牌不再是一种选择”,而是维持生计的必然要求。

里希特对此应该深有体会。她在传播和市场营销方面拥有超过25年经验,在纽约DKNY公司担任过17年公共关系负责人,她曾是该公司社交媒体账号“DKNY PR Girl”著名的幕后操盘手。在披露自己的身份后,她鼓励粉丝关注她的个人账户,这最终帮助她在2016年离开DKNY之后有一份成功的事业。她之后创建了一家多媒体品牌与咨询公司“Leave Your Mark”,为许多知名品牌提供咨询。她还写了一本提供职业建议的书《雁过留痕:如何找到梦想的工作》(Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media)。

而这一切都离不开她的个人品牌。她表示,在当前不稳定的经济环境下,个人品牌变得更重要。她说道,让个人品牌“蒙尘”是危险的,“尤其是随着人工智能的发展;当前的经济环境非常不稳定。”

不必说今年数十万人的裁员和经济衰退的长期威胁,仅仅人工智能就令上班族更担心失业。尽管CEO们保证,人工智能将被用于减少繁琐的工作,而不是将人类工作自动化的理由,但随着机器的能力日益增强,人类的就业前景显然不容乐观。Challenger, Gray & Christmas近期的报告发现,已经有四千个技术岗位被人工智能淘汰。哈佛商学院(Harvard Business School)管理学教授约瑟夫·富勒本月早些时候对《财富》杂志表示,虽然大多数白领岗位不太可能消失,但许多岗位的数量将“大幅减少”。

人工智能并不关心任职时间或以往的履历;因此,即使你不像里奇特一样从业了二十年,如果你曾长时间担任某个岗位,对自己的个人品牌进行自我评估变得至关重要。

里奇特表示,大多数人在一个岗位上任职的时间,不足以将他们个人的身份与公司融为一体。她表示:“但只要他们能够做到这一点,他们就在工作中就会处于舒适状态,对工作变得擅长,并开始自鸣得意。而自鸣得意的风险在于会让你的个人品牌蒙尘。”

提升个人品牌

并非所有人都愿意接受里奇特的建议。当前,随着社交媒体的飞速发展,创建个人品牌这种观点,已经从上世纪90年代的一种边缘概念,变成加快职业发展的必然选择。如理查德·布兰森和马克·库班等商业大亨通常在取得商业成就之前,首先树立了个人品牌。

但更多领导者和上班族却变得反对个人品牌。前Meta首席运营官雪莉·桑德伯格曾说道,品牌的概念适用于产品而不是人。伊兰娜·格尔森对BBC表示,创建个人品牌意味着必须保持始终在线。格尔森在《在新经济中穷困潦倒》(Down and Out in the New Economy)一书中分析了数字经济。就连在1997年创建了“快速企业”这个名词的商业管理作家汤姆·皮特斯最近也对《纽约时报》表示,有些人将个人品牌极端化。

里奇特表示,人们错误地认为树立个人品牌令人非常尴尬或者是自我关注,这是一种过时的观念。她说道:“树立个人品牌并不是要成名,而是使自我反思与公共认知保持一致,确保你能凭借自己所擅长的技能获得应得的荣誉。”

每个人都有一个不同版本的个人品牌,那就是个人信誉,这在人们未注意到之前就已经存在。关键是要树立一个能真正体现个人价值的强大品牌。里奇特表示:“一个强大的个人品牌意味着随时随地都会有人谈论你。”与树立个人品牌同样重要的是,确保你的个人品牌不会随着时间的推移被侵蚀或消失。

个人品牌被蒙尘将产生令你难以承受的代价

为了提升个人品牌,里奇特建议上班族思考,他们在自己的岗位上是否最大限度地发挥了自己的创新能力。考虑到一些人工智能的创新能力和突破性,她认为,人类的创造能力和创新能力至关重要,“尤其是在当前的经济环境下”。

首先并且最重要的是,成功的个人品牌必须以成功的工作成果为基础。如果没有亮眼的履历作为基础,你的信誉会摇摇欲坠。里奇特表示,如果上班族在工作中处于舒适的状态,他们应该思考一系列问题。

她还表示,你应该问问自己:“上一次我学到新技能是在什么时候?上一次我向公司提出一个新创意是在什么时候?上一次我主动提出‘我发现没有人在做这件事,而我现在恰好有一些时间,我愿意承担这项任务’,又是在什么时候?”她说道,首先并且最重要的是,成功的个人品牌必须以成功的工作成果为基础。无论对于人工智能还是人类而言,如果没有亮眼的履历作为基础,任何信誉都会摇摇欲坠。(财富中文网)

翻译:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

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As generative A.I. continues to become more intelligent, capable, and independent, human workers may be left increasingly concerned for their own livelihoods. Aliza Licht, a PR and marketing pro of several decades, has a pitch for what could be a key differentiator: A strong, well-maintained personal brand that proves your value.

Especially with the proliferation of tools like ChatGPT, Licht told Fortune’s Peter Vanham this week on Fortune Connect, “having a personal brand is no longer a choice.” It’s a requirement for staying afloat.

Licht would know—she has over 25 years of experience in communications and marketing, and was the once anonymous, well-known voice behind “DKNY PR Girl” on social media while she ran public relations at Donna Karan New York for 17 of those years. When she revealed herself, she encouraged fans to follow along on her personal account, which eventually helped her leverage a successful career after leaving DKNY in 2016. She’s since founded multimedia brand and consultancy “Leave Your Mark,” consulting for a variety of well-known brands—and wrote career advice book, Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media.

She wouldn’t have been able to do it all without her personal brand—something she says is even more important in today’s precarious economy. Letting your brand “get dusty,” she says, can be dangerous, “especially with A.I. right now; it’s a very precarious time.”

To say nothing of the hundreds of thousands of layoffs this year alone and the perennial threat of a recession, A.I. has workers even more worried about losing their jobs. Despite CEOs’ assurances that A.I. will be an asset for cutting down on grunt work rather than a reason to automate human jobs, the outlook could nonetheless look grim as the machines become more and more capable. Four thousand tech jobs have already been eliminated thanks to A.I., a recent report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas found. Though most white-collar jobs are hardly set to disappear, many will “dwindle hugely,” Joseph Fuller, a professor of management at Harvard Business School, told Fortune earlier this month.

A.I. doesn’t care about tenure or track record; that’s why, if you’ve been in a role for a while—even if not two decades like Licht—conducting a self-assessment on your personal brand can be crucial.

Most people don’t stay in one place long enough anymore for their identity to fuse with their company, Licht said. “But when they do, they get really comfortable in their job, really good at it, and start to coast,” she said. “And the danger of coasting is letting your personal brand get dusty.”

Dusting off your personal brand 101

Not everyone will be happy to hear Licht’s advice. Today, alongside the proliferation of social media, the idea of creating a personal brand has morphed from a fringe concept from the ’90s to a non-negotiable for accelerating your career. Business magnates such as Richard Branson and Mark Cuban have each cultivated personal brands that often precede their business accomplishments.

But more leaders and workers have become anti-personal brand. Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg once said that brands are meant for products, not people. Ilana Gershon, who examined the digital economy in her book Down and Out in the New Economy, told BBC that creating a personal brand means always being on. Even Tom Peters, the business management writer who coined the term for Fast Company in 1997, recently told the New York Times that some people have taken their personal brand to extremes.

People mistakenly taking personal branding to be cringy or self-involved is an outdated perception, Licht said. “Having a personal brand isn’t about becoming famous,” she said. “It’s about aligning self-reflection with public perception, and making sure that you get the credit you deserve for what you’re great at.”

Everyone has some version of a personal brand already; it’s just their reputation, which can precede them if they aren’t attentive. What’s key is honing a strong one that’s true to who you are. “A strong personal brand means that your name gets dropped in rooms you’re not in,” Licht said. Just as important as cultivating the personal brand is ensuring that it doesn’t erode or fade over time.

You can’t afford to let your personal brand collect dust

To polish their brand off, Licht recommends workers question whether they’re being as innovative as you can be in their role. Given how innovative and groundbreaking some A.I. can be, she said human ingenuity and innovation is particularly vital, “especially in the economy we now work in.”

A successful personal brand must rely on, first and foremost, a successful work product. Your reputation will falter without a strong track history behind it. Workers who have gotten comfortable in their roles must ask themselves a series of questions, Licht said.

She added that you should ask yourself: “When’s the last time I learned something new? When’s the last time I brought a new idea to a company? When’s the last time I raised my hand and said, ‘I realized no one is doing this thing, and actually I have some time right now, and I’d love to take it on’?” After all, she said, a successful personal brand must first and foremost rely on a successful work product. Any reputation, artificial or human, will falter without the support of a strong track record.

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