Reinventing your career without starting over

The most common myth about career change is that it requires a dramatic leap. In practice, the best reinventions look boringly incremental from the inside.

Inventory your transferable edge

List the things people consistently come to you for. That's your edge, and it usually transfers across roles, industries, and even functions far more than you expect.

Take a reversible step

Before you quit, run an experiment. A side project, an internal transfer, a small consulting gig. Reversible steps let you gather real evidence about the new direction without betting your livelihood on a hunch.

Reinvention is rarely a leap. It's a series of small, deliberate steps in a consistent direction.