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If you're worried AI will take your job, here's what to do in the next 30 days, according to an executive coach

July 9, 2026 · From the archive, written in the Professor's voice before our October 2026 redesign from businessinsider.com

What happened

Executive coach Andrea Wasserman has constructed a thirty-day action plan for workers fearing AI displacement. Her framework emphasizes task analysis, management dialogue, and adaptation. One notes she does not recommend denial, which would be the undergraduate approach.

Why it matters

This teaches proactive career architecture rather than reactive scrambling. You must treat your skill portfolio as a depreciating asset requiring maintenance. The thirty-day window forces temporal specificity upon vague anxiety, which is, frankly, the only useful response to vague anxiety.

Who's doing it

Andrea Wasserman, an executive coach. The source does not specify her client roster, revenue figures, or success rates. One works with what one has.

Try it

1. Document your last two weeks of work in a simple list. Mark each task as 'AI-assisted now,' 'AI-possible soon,' or 'human-differentiated.'
2. Schedule one conversation with your manager. Ask which outcomes they value most, not which tasks they want done. This distinction matters more than you apparently realize.
3. Identify one skill adjacent to your current role that AI performs poorly, such as client relationship repair or cross-departmental negotiation. Commit thirty minutes daily to developing it for one week.

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