The Essential Professional
Laureen KnudsenPractical frameworks and honest insights for mid-career professionals navigating disruption, layoffs, and the future of work.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 25 | Founded | 6 months ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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AI Isn't the First Time Your Work Has Changed
You’ve already lived through disruption. What did those experiences teach you about the value you carry forward when work changes?
I’ve spent much of the past 25 years working through one major change in how companies operate after another...
Women Are Less Satisfied at Work. Could AI Change How Their Value Is Seen?
New research shows a striking gender gap at work. Can AI and a clearer understanding of human value help level the field?
The Conference Board recently released its 2026 Job Satisfaction study, and one finding stopped me.
Overall job sati...
As AI Keeps Advancing, Are You Still Learning?
Last week, I wrote about something I don’t hear discussed enough when we talk about AI and productivity: some of the work we’re handing over to AI was also work through which we were developing ourselves.
When you had to work through the a...
What Do You Do With the Space AI Creates?
As AI takes on more tactical work, we need to become more intentional about developing the human capabilities that work once forced us to practice.
I use AI every day. It helps me research, organize information, work through ideas, summari...
Insight Doesn’t Change Your Career. What You Do With It Does.
Most people have spent years accumulating knowledge, skills, experiences, and human capabilities without ever seeing how they fit together. They know the jobs they’ve held and the work they’ve done, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they un...
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When AI rewrites your job, professional identity is what remains. I write weekly for people figuring out who they are without their title, and organizations helping their workforce through the same question.
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