For many men, career success has followed a clear arc: build expertise, climb the ladder, deliver results, gain status, and provide security. For decades, it works. Until it doesn’t.
Research on midlife often focuses on the loss of youth or on questioning life choices. But when it’s about work, for senior men, the experience is frequently more specific and more destabilising: a direct hit to professional identity and self-worth.
For many women, midlife arrives quietly and then all at once.
On the surface, everything looks fine. A successful career, years of hard-won experience, a solid reputation. Yet internally, questions begin to surface with increasing urgency: Is this still right for me? Is this really how I want to spend my working life? Is there something more meaningful I'm meant to do?
Read MoreHow senior leaders can use spiritual practices to discover purpose, expand wellbeing, and achieve corporate success.
Read MoreYour Career Is Your Business. Start Running It Like One.
You wouldn’t launch a company without a business plan, a market position, or a growth strategy. Yet so many talented professionals run their careers on autopilot.
Here’s a 10-step career blueprint to stop waiting and start building.
Read MoreWhat I’m hearing in confidential conversations with Senior Executives and C-suite leaders and what it means for your career
Not publicly. Not on LinkedIn with carefully curated updates. But behind closed doors, in confidential coaching sessions, strategy calls, and deeply honest conversations about what comes next.
If there’s one thing this year has made clear, it’s that senior leaders are quietly navigating some of the most significant transitions of their careers.
Read MoreYou're on LinkedIn. Applications are one click away. In-house recruiters are sliding into your DMs. So why do you need headhunters?
Let’s look at the hidden cost of going direct and why executive search relationships matter more than ever.
Read MoreHow senior leaders in fashion, luxury, and lifestyle sectors are putting their careers at risk and what to do about it.
Read MoreA missed opportunity, an interview that didn't go well, disappointing feedback, no news …at times, you will feel like an absolute beginner. You're an expert in your field but not an expert job seeker!
Want to know how it all works behind the scenes? Keep reading as I've outlined the selection process and shared some tips on troubleshooting and having fun with your job search.
Read MoreSome say the fashion industry is a young person's game with its pace and salaries. And let's face it, by the time you've reached a certain age and attended more than enough envelope-opening parties – can you be arsed with the competition and the drama caused by runway seating plans?
You may feel you've outgrown the industry and want to leave, but what if you don’t?
The fashion industry has a grip on you – will it ever lose its appeal?
Read MoreRedundancy isn’t personal, it’s a business decision which affects you and your career – of course, it feels personal.
Read MoreWhilst LinkedIn may enable conversations, connecting, and building networks and relationships, it's not all good news for job seekers.
You may not like what I have to say but it's worth considering the dangers.
Read MoreA gentle reminder that even when the job market is slow (or slowing down for the holidays) there are still things that you can do behind the scenes of your job search.
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