Your career will not diminish the longer you work, as some people seem to believe. In fact, it can be a great opportunity to find your purpose, and in doing so, keep growing. Once you’ve worked three or more decades, you may not dare think about changing your career, as it may seem the odds are stacked against you. Maybe you’re listening to the voices in your head “too experienced, “too expensive”, “the only thing I can do is ____”, “I’ve done everything…

Would you like your perspective or work to be different? Try this. Go for a stroll, accompanied by one poem. In our distracted world, poems bring clarity to the cluttered mind. Sadly if you say “poetry” it is often given short shrift or ignored. But, but…. There is something unique…

This question in Quora recently caught my attention, Why do people in their 60’s think they’re not old when they are about 85% through their lives? I seldom meet anyone who will admit to being old. Have you? That question got over 400 comments and many over 60 who replied…

Creating a meaningful career story, and anchoring it vividly to your personal values, could unlock key learnings about your life and career. Burnt out and fantasizing about a big career reset? Or perhaps you’re energetic and curious about what’s next in your life’s journey? You’re not alone. …

Stop being comfortably numb. Step into the next phase of your career with confidence, conviction and clarity Everyone has a unique combination of talents where we do things better than almost everyone else. Have you stopped to figure out what that means for you? At a time when companies are…

Steve Jobs famously said “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” To move forward in your career, you must look back, from where you’ve come. When we’re exploring new opportunities, we may not exactly know what we’re looking for, that nagging feeling for…

It may be an old boss you didn’t care for who guides you to a great role. Discover how distant connections offer the best way towards a new direction In any profession, a robust network is primary. This means developing solid, reliable connections with the right people to help support each other. Networking is linked to many measures of professional success; having influence, promotions, and landing the next job offer.

Coaching is a multi-billion dollar business, yet it lacks proper ROI measurements. Many of the world’s leading companies, from Microsoft to Goldman Sachs, invest in leadership training. Annual spend in the United States alone is estimated at $166 billion. As much money is funneled into executive coaching, how should organizations measure the return on their coaching investment? I have yet to see…

With the complexity of issues facing both DEI and Sustainability, would it not make common sense for more collaboration, as both have long-term goals to achieve results? The past few months I’ve had clients asking about the viability of moving their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) function under Sustainability. …