The Power of Hybrid Professional Identities

Hybrid professional identities can help people gain career advantage. Image credit: jhorrocks for iStock Photo.

Future of Work Sherpa Dan Smolen unpacks the Power of Hybrid Professional Identities with Sarabeth Berk, Ph.D.

Dr. Berk is a self-described Chief Creative Disruptor. She believes that hybrid professional identities help people in the workplace to project their unique value to hiring managers.

When asked: “what do you do for a living?,” most people respond with their current job title. Or they launch into a non-succinct elevator pitch.

However, Dr. Berk believes that that denies people opportunities to express their unique skill, experience, and relevance in a rapidly changing workplace. What is more, it robs hiring managers access to the super-human skills of top talent, to build revenue scale and market advantage.

Listen to the podcast interview HERE.

In this episode, Dr. Berk:

• Summarizes her background and the value proposition of hybrid professional identities.
• Describes how people can get started in crafting a hybrid professional identity.
• Discusses one’s owning their identity and the career journey.
• Considers the role of side-hustles in…