Free Ebook

Managing your Career in the
Age of AI

Navigating the great career compression

By Rory Madden

What's Inside

Everything you need to navigate the AI shift

The 4 Levels of Career Thinking

Job titles often hide the work that people really do.

Careers are built on levels of thinking. From Task Execution to Solution Design to Problem Framing to Outcome Definition - each level requires different skills in judgment, relationships, and influence.

Learn where you are today and what it takes to climb to the next level.

The 4 Levels of Career Thinking - Career Ladder

The Great Career Compression

Junior level tasks are being automated by AI at an unprecedented rate.

Entry level job roles are disappearing which is resulting in companies shifting from pyramid structures to diamond shapes - fewer junior roles, more mid-level expectations.

Understand the two major shifts happening in careers today and how to position yourself for success.

The Great Career Compression - Pyramid to Diamond shift

From T-Shaped to Comb-Shaped

When outputs are cheap, outcomes become the differentiator.

The old T-shaped professional model - deep in one area, shallow everywhere else - is no longer enough. You need cross-functional skills to connect the dots and deliver real value.

The new model is comb-shaped: moderate depth across multiple disciplines with the ability to connect insights across domains.