Daniel Priestley

Then you're going to do about 10 years as a manager, five years as a leader. And then you're going to do 15 years of retirement and die. Wow. Right. So that was the plan. Whether you were aware of that or not. And for a long period of time, the industrial age, that was a good plan. From 1850 to 2000, those 150 years, that was a pretty decent way to approach what was possible for most people.

Then you're going to do about 10 years as a manager, five years as a leader. And then you're going to do 15 years of retirement and die. Wow. Right. So that was the plan. Whether you were aware of that or not. And for a long period of time, the industrial age, that was a good plan. From 1850 to 2000, those 150 years, that was a pretty decent way to approach what was possible for most people.

But since the 2000s, and especially since 2020 when we had the pandemic, the way that the world works no longer sits like that. So we're now in this digital age. So for example, geography is not a big dictator of value anymore. So it was almost always the case that where you grew up was probably where you would work and live, and you would be basically within a 10-mile radius, and that was you.

But since the 2000s, and especially since 2020 when we had the pandemic, the way that the world works no longer sits like that. So we're now in this digital age. So for example, geography is not a big dictator of value anymore. So it was almost always the case that where you grew up was probably where you would work and live, and you would be basically within a 10-mile radius, and that was you.

Now, you could be contracting for a company on the other side of the world. You could be selling to customers in 150 countries. Your boss could be someone you've never physically been in an environment with. Your best team member could be someone who's in Brazil. All of this geography gets removed. Physical products and directly delivered services used to be the main engine of the economy.

Now, you could be contracting for a company on the other side of the world. You could be selling to customers in 150 countries. Your boss could be someone you've never physically been in an environment with. Your best team member could be someone who's in Brazil. All of this geography gets removed. Physical products and directly delivered services used to be the main engine of the economy.

Now it's intellectual property, media, data, software, and finance, main engine rooms of the economy. So we need to recognize that the future of the career looks very different to the previous one. So what's happening for the future is we're moving into a very high velocity economy. that is fast action loops.

Now it's intellectual property, media, data, software, and finance, main engine rooms of the economy. So we need to recognize that the future of the career looks very different to the previous one. So what's happening for the future is we're moving into a very high velocity economy. that is fast action loops.

And these little loops are, you notice a problem, you put together a small team to explore it, you launch something to test it, you scale up the team, you scale up the technology, you formalize it, you exit it, you move on to the next problem.

And these little loops are, you notice a problem, you put together a small team to explore it, you launch something to test it, you scale up the team, you scale up the technology, you formalize it, you exit it, you move on to the next problem.

and these are you know these are these are the kind of careers that we're seeing in the future i don't know whether you're seeing this as much as i am but i might ask a high performer these days tell me like what are you doing for work and they'll give me like five things they'll say i'm i'm writing a book i'm doing some podcasts i've launched an agency we're spinning out an ai software product

and these are you know these are these are the kind of careers that we're seeing in the future i don't know whether you're seeing this as much as i am but i might ask a high performer these days tell me like what are you doing for work and they'll give me like five things they'll say i'm i'm writing a book i'm doing some podcasts i've launched an agency we're spinning out an ai software product

We're organizing a festival. We've got a live event that's coming up. And you go, how many hundreds of people are on your team? And it's like, no, it's just me and five other people. We're just a little group of five. And these fast dynamic value loops get created and you can have several of them on the go. You can be a leader in one and a supplier to another.

We're organizing a festival. We've got a live event that's coming up. And you go, how many hundreds of people are on your team? And it's like, no, it's just me and five other people. We're just a little group of five. And these fast dynamic value loops get created and you can have several of them on the go. You can be a leader in one and a supplier to another.

On any given day, you might be a paid speaker at a conference, but also leading a team, running your own conference.

On any given day, you might be a paid speaker at a conference, but also leading a team, running your own conference.

at other people's events. And you're writing a book. So it's this kind of like plural career. And I don't know, can you relate to this idea of these fast little loops, things happen quickly?

at other people's events. And you're writing a book. So it's this kind of like plural career. And I don't know, can you relate to this idea of these fast little loops, things happen quickly?

Yeah, well, it's not a permanent state. You feel that you've kind of like taken yourself and spread yourself too far. So then you dial it back and you say, all right, I'm just going to focus on the highest value things. But what will predictably happen with you is that you'll get really strong at a few key things. And naturally that's going to expand.

Yeah, well, it's not a permanent state. You feel that you've kind of like taken yourself and spread yourself too far. So then you dial it back and you say, all right, I'm just going to focus on the highest value things. But what will predictably happen with you is that you'll get really strong at a few key things. And naturally that's going to expand.