Most “boomers” (those between the ages of 53 and 71 in 2017) today are choosing to work up to or even past the traditional age of retirement. Where “early retirement” was once a much sought after goal, it seems that the prospect of 25 years in a rocking chair –or on a sandy beach somewhere – has little appeal for a generation that expects to live a full 20 years longer than their parents. While many boomers opt to stay in their positions for as long as possible, a growing number are choosing to leave their organizations to pursue a…
Changing careers isn’t for sissies, but it’s worth it!
There have been a number of articles that speak to the psychological barriers of changing careers – how easy it is to become defined by a job title and ignore feelings of discontent with your work rather than rather opening yourself up to new possibilities. And the truth is, the path to a more fulfilling career is rarely straightforward, unless you are lucky enough to be tapped on the shoulder by someone who hands you your ideal job on a platter. For most of those changing careers the real challenge is to figure out what they want to do instead.…
Career Management 101: Why doing a good job is not enough!
One of the challenges of working life is that it’s easy to get caught up in the demands of the day to day – in “doing a good job” – that you lose sight of where you are headed in the longer term. It is a truism of our careers and our lives that if you don’t know where you’re going you’ll end up somewhere else. Leaders of organizations spend a great deal of time on a process called strategic planning –creating a vision for the organization’s future based on a realistic assessment of its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and threats…