How To Use the Career Innovation Playbook
“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
- Socrates
The world doesn't need another business book. What it needs is a framework for action. That's why I created the ANOTHER LEVEL Project and this Career Innovation Playbook.
Over the past decade, I've coached over a thousand professionals through career transitions. Every single one fit into three categories:
Blindsided by change and paralyzed by uncertainty
Watching disruption approach but frozen in fear
Successful on paper but spiritually bankrupt in their work
The big AHA moment for me: No one teaches us how to manage our careers. Not business schools. Not mentors. Not our friends, Romans or countrymen. Not even experience. Out of a thousand professionals I've worked with, only one had a bit of formal training in career management.
The solution isn't another set of platitudes about "following your passion." It's a systematic approach built on proven frameworks.
I've spent 30+ years as a growth strategist, applying Design Thinking, Innovation Strategy, and Brand Strategy to help companies evolve. Now, I'm applying those same principles to career development, which I call Career Innovation.
The Career Innovation Playbook is your personal career operating system. Think of it as a workbook meets playbook meets strategic plan. In 8 sections, you'll build your roadmap to what's next and then systematically take the steps to get there.
Getting Started:
Grab a notebook (I recommend an 8" x 11" Moleskine or similar)
Or go digital (iPad + Penultimate, Google Docs, Evernote)
Find a quiet space where you can be brutally honest with yourself
Each section is a step. Each step builds on the last. Your answers become your strategy.
Simple? Yes. Easy? No. But neither is staying stuck where you are.
Let's begin.