About This Book
The ladder has collapsed, the 30-year plan is gone—and that might be the best thing that ever happened to your career.
Arun Gupta and Thomas J. Fewer argue that as AI disruption, environmental crisis and geopolitical fracture dismantle the institutions we once relied on, a new generation is emerging—defined not by age but by conviction. The Mission Generation introduces Compass Capital, a framework of six compounding assets—mission, trust, health, learning, experience and financial capital—designed to replace the credentials and stability that traditional careers once promised. Drawing on stories from Gen Z founders, Millennial innovators, Gen X career switchers and Boomer legacy builders, the book maps four forms of resistance blocking meaningful work and offers a Mission Flywheel model for turning purpose into momentum through small, strategic actions.
For first-time job seekers, midlife pivoters and legacy-minded leaders alike, The Mission Generation reframes the loss of career stability not as crisis but as an invitation—to stop asking "What should I do?" and start asking "What needs doing?"