I've spent some time making the case for durable skills. Now let's go a level deeper one skill at a time: what it is and why it matters. There may be an official list of durable skills somewhere, but I haven't found it. I'm making my own, built from years of watching these skills shape the businesses I work with. You'll see these pop up between other editions as I work through the list. First up: adaptability.
Adaptability is a growth strategy. The businesses that thrive are run by people who adapt before they have to.
The definition I'm working from: the ability and willingness to quickly adjust your mindset, behavior, or systems to thrive in changing, unpredictable, or entirely new environments.
I ran a Salesforce consulting practice for thirteen years. The clients were good, the income was solid, and for a long time, it worked. Then it stopped working, not because the business failed, but because I outgrew it. My life had changed, the industry had changed, and I could see that trying to keep running the same business would mean running something that no longer fit.
I had a choice: transform the Salesforce practice or build something new. I built something new. You're reading about it.