Where is my career going? What will my role be in 5 years’ time? In the age of AI superintelligence and rapid technological change, it is hard to predict the right answer to these questions. A few insights have however started to emerge from research in highly automated and AI-assisted work environments: What makes us essentially human is going to gain more value in the future
(see the MIT J-WEL research on Human-Skills matrix for example). Roles will make way for unique skillsets. Skill acquisition (in other words, lifelong learning) will remain critical to career success. It is less likely that machines will fully replace humans in the next 10 years. More likely is a human-machine collaboration (which again reinforces the above 2 points).
StrongSuits can help you discover your essentially human strengths. And by learning what your strengths are you can focus on acquiring skills that match your strengths and thereby craft your job role to enable you to perform at your best. In the age of technological disruption and rapid changes at work, the more we can lean into our natural human strengths, the more we can add value to our organisations. So take a minute to pause and reflect now: To what extent are you, in your current role, using your top 5 strengths at work? If you are a project leader or a manager of people, you may incorporate this strengths-based reflection on people’s current day-to-day work into your next 1:1s. Or you could consider organising a team workshop with StrongSuits where people who work together can listen to each other’s reflections and discover differences and similarities in the strengths each person brings to the team. In my work as a Licensed StrongSuits Trainer and developer of many organisational leadership programmes, I see the benefits of people combining not only competence but also motivation (what energises people, and where their strengths lie). Only when we have energy to do our work, and energy to learn, can we stay competitive into the future. What is essentially proven by research is that all human strengths are needed and are valuable, and at best a diversity of strengths exist in human teams. This cognitive diversity such as Big Picture people working alongside Highly Organised, Detail-oriented colleagues leads to the most effective problem-solving in teams. If you would like to increase engagement and innovative capabilities in your organisation, the goal is to intentionally help people discover their strengths and ensure that diverse groups of people learn to see the value of each others’ strengths. This inclusive, safe teamwork across people with different strengths can be cultivated and it might be the secret sauce for high performing, innovative organisations. | 
