The Uncertainty Advantage: Launching Your Career in an Era of Rapid Change

Embrace the chaos and transform career challenges into opportunities.

In a world where the only certainty is change, The Uncertainty Advantage offers young professionals the tools to turn chaos into a career superpower. This indispensable guide illuminates the path to thriving in unpredictable times, equipping readers with the skills to cultivate antifragility, adaptability, and an entrepreneurial mindset. Discover how to embrace challenges, foster broad and deep professional relationships, and nurture self-compassion in an era of rapid technological advances and global upheaval.

Whether launching a new venture or navigating your first job, this book provides practical strategies and insights to help you harness uncertainty and build a resilient, dynamic career. Prepare to transform fear into freedom and insecurity into inspiration, setting the foundation for lifelong success and fulfillment in our thrilling yet daunting modern world.

Scott Stirrett is founder and CEO of Venture for Canada (VFC), a national charity that fosters the entrepreneurial skills and mindsets of young Canadians. Over its first decade, VFC has helped over 10,000 Canadians launch their careers. Scott has been recognized as the 2018 Telus LGBTQ Innovator of the Year by the Inspire Awards, a 2019 Young Impact Leader by Future of Good, a 2022 Changemaker by The Globe and Mail, a 2022-2023 Action Canada Fellow by The Public Policy Forum, and a 2023 Emerging Leader by The Peak. He lives in Toronto.

ISBN: 9781459753228
Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Published: August 19, 2025