Building more resilient careers
Strategy Snacks Ep. 04
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For too long it’s been about employment vs being your own boss or freelancing.
But we need a more nuanced take on things. Especially today, in a time when job security is a tale told by our grandparents.
It’s not black or white anymore. It’s shades of grey — in a good way.
It’s about creating a resilient system for ourselves and our families.
Weathering what’s ahead, without knowing what it is, by building a career that’s multi-faceted.
That can be multiple work situations simultaneously. Or moving between employment, freelancing, sabbaticals and personal projects.
Everyone needs to develop a plan B and C for the uncertain. For employees, this means at the very least putting yourselves out there more, having a pov, developing an independent footprint and reputation to keep you afloat when things get bumpy.
Something to fall back on when plan A dissolves — as is the case with so many Americans being laid off en masse on an almost regular basis.
We need to create careers that are more interconnected and less linear. We need to build professional resilience.