Article
MIT Sloan Management Review

What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career

By: Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin and Whitney Johnson

Format:Print

Abstract

This article discusses how to diagnose the risks that disruptive industry forces pose to individual careers and offers suggestions on how to mitigate such threats. Recommendations are based on analyses of individuals’ career histories in the professional services sector and other settings, such as appliance manufacturing, oil and gas, health care, and education. The article proposes strategies on how to act preemptively and disrupt your own career to avoid being blindsided.

Keywords

Disruption; Personal Development and Career; Strategy

Citation

Groysberg, Boris, Eric Lin, and Whitney Johnson. "What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career." MIT Sloan Management Review 60, no. 3 (Spring 2019): 57–65.