The question I get asked nearly every day is "What career advice would you give your kids?" and answering it’s easy, because mine have just finished high school and this is the condensed version of what I told them: you only need to find your direction, not your lifelong path you.

The shift around This is the career advice I gave to my kids ABC Far is not purely structural. It changes what capabilities organisations value, how people find meaning in their roles, and what conditions make good work possible. Leaders who understand this early retain the talent they need and build cultures that attract it.

The most important question is not whether This is the career advice I gave to my kids ABC Far will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.