Careers have traditionally been organized around titles.

Analyst. Manager. Director. Vice President. Consultant.

We use those titles to explain what we do — and sometimes to explain who we are professionally. But titles have always been imperfect. And I think they're becoming even less useful.

The Work Is Changing Faster Than the Titles

Think about your own job today compared with five years ago.

👉 You may be doing things that weren't part of the original job description.

👉 You may be solving problems that technically belong somewhere else.

👉 You may be using technology that didn't exist when your career began.

And increasingly, you may be working alongside AI to research, analyze, create, organize, or make decisions.

Yet the title on your business card may barely have changed.

Ask Better Questions

I think there's a better question than: What's my next title?

Ask: What problems am I becoming increasingly valuable at solving?

That is a very different way to think about your career.

Your Value Travels With You

Last week, I wrote about finding your professional through-line — the recurring way you create value across different jobs and organizations.

Maybe you're the person who:

• stabilizes important relationships,

• makes complicated things understandable,

• builds something where nothing existed,

• connects people who weren't communicating,

• creates structure out of ambiguity,

• sees problems before they become crises,

• or gets difficult initiatives across the finish line.

Those capabilities aren't tied to one company.

And they aren't confined to one job title.

They travel with you.

That's important because the workplace is changing quickly.

Specific tasks will change.

Technology will change.

Organizational structures will change.

Some roles will disappear, and new ones will emerge.

But organizations will still have problems that need to be solved.

The opportunity is to understand which of those problems you are unusually good at solving.

AI Makes This More Important, Not Less

There's understandable anxiety about what AI will mean for careers.

But I'm increasingly convinced that asking "Will AI replace my job?" isn't the most useful question.

A better question is:

Which parts of my work can technology amplify — and which parts depend on something distinctly human that I bring?

✅ Judgment.

✅ Trust.

✅ Leadership.

✅ Context.

✅ Communication.

✅ Empathy.

✅ Decision-making.

✅ Knowing which question to ask.

✅ Recognizing when the technically correct answer is the wrong practical answer.

Those aren't reasons to ignore AI. They're reasons to learn it.

The professionals who thrive may not necessarily be the people who know the most about AI. They may be the people who become exceptionally good at combining technology with judgment.

Try This: The Value Test

Take five minutes and finish these three sentences:

People tend to come to me when...

I seem to be particularly good at...

When things are unclear or difficult, I usually...

Don't write what your job description says.

Write what actually happens.

Then look at your answers.

You may see something bigger than your current role.

You may see your professional value.

One Thing to Consider

If your current title disappeared tomorrow, how would you describe what you're good at without using it?

That's worth thinking about.

Because your next opportunity may not have the title you're expecting.

But it may need exactly what you know how to do.

Become Unbreakable.