This article is derived from the book, The Human Edge in an AI World, built around the book’s core idea: your work may have been automatable, but you are not.
Byron, the reframe from “what job did I have?” to “what outcome did my work make possible?” is the unlock most mid-career professionals never find.
I’ve watched leaders with 20+ years of experience shrink their story to fit a job description that no longer exists. They don’t lack value. They lack translation.
What I’ve seen work: when a leader can name the specific kind of confusion they resolve, risk they reduce, or decision they improve – the market finds a container for them. But they have to name it first.
The people who navigate this best aren’t starting over. They’re reorganizing.
Byron, the reframe from “what job did I have?” to “what outcome did my work make possible?” is the unlock most mid-career professionals never find.
I’ve watched leaders with 20+ years of experience shrink their story to fit a job description that no longer exists. They don’t lack value. They lack translation.
What I’ve seen work: when a leader can name the specific kind of confusion they resolve, risk they reduce, or decision they improve – the market finds a container for them. But they have to name it first.
The people who navigate this best aren’t starting over. They’re reorganizing.
Todd. This is a great observation. Thanks for posting.
Appreciate that, Byron. The “reorganizing” framing is what changes everything for them. Same assets. New architecture.