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 | 13 | Founded | 3 months ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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Why Two People With the Same Job Title Can Have Completely Different Careers
Everyone on your team has the same job description.
So why does everyone call different people when something important happens?
When a customer relationship starts to unravel, there’s one person people trust. When a project goes off the...
What the Latest Microsoft Layoffs Reveal About the Future of Work
Microsoft announced another 4,800 layoffs this week.
As expected, many of the headlines immediately connected the news to AI. It’s an understandable reaction. AI is changing work, and organizations across industries are restructuring to ad...
The Harness You've Been Wearing All Along
If you happened to see my LinkedIn post earlier this week, you know I went zip lining in Hawaii and came away with an unexpected lesson: what got me safely to the other side wasn’t courage. It was the harness.
That idea has stayed with me...
Can You Describe Your Professional Identity?
Last week I asked you to find your pattern. The thread that runs through every role you’ve held, the capability that shows up no matter what the job title said.
If this is your first time here, welcome. Each issue builds on the last, so I’...
What AI Can't Take From You: Your Professional Identity
I have worked through several waves of technology disruption over the course of my career. I have watched industries restructure, roles disappear, and entire functions get absorbed into platforms that didn’t exist five years earlier. And ac...
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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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