Being useful at work matters.
It can earn trust, responsibility, recognition, and opportunities.
But don’t stop there.
Your career should also be building assets that remain valuable when your company, manager, technology, or job title changes.
That’s what makes professional experience compound.
The best position isn’t necessarily to become the person your current employer can’t live without.
It’s to become someone who can walk into a new environment and quickly create value there too.
Your company benefits from what you can do today. Your career benefits from what you are becoming capable of doing tomorrow.
Make sure you’re building both.