electro mag Mar 26 (4) - Flipbook - Page 5
THE
PORTFOLIO
CAREERIST
While people are preoccupied about the
tech impact on traditional jobs, a new
cohort of Portfolio Careerists are carving
out their own niche.
About 10 years ago, those of us who can’t help but
notice and predict trends, starting talking about
something fascinating: the rise of the portfolio
career.
People didn’t take much notice of this discussion
back then, mainly because it was before its time, and
there wasn’t anything actively disrupting their work
status quo.
Or, was there?
Yes, little did they know that technology was doing
what technology always does: rapidly changing. And,
this change would re-imagine jobs, work and
business in ways we couldn’t collectively grasp.
Now AI is upon us, automating tasks, creating
efficiencies and taking over roles that are redundant
in the Intelligence Age, many people are asking,
