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 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 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 MoreHow bad do things need to get before you ask for help?
Some days are ok, and some days flow but others are miserable and unbearable. I know how it feels.
Read MoreFinding a job isn’t easy. There are fewer jobs at your level, and it's a difficult market. The weeks roll into months and self-doubt kicks in. But nobody talks about how it feels.
Read MoreRedundancy could be a fresh start – a chance to wipe the slate clean, take a breather, catch up on life, change your lifestyle, pause and smell the coffee.
Read MoreBehind the scenes of my career services, it's not all CVs and job search strategies. I'm helping people to figure things out, work out their career options, and work through self-doubt and all manner of concerns.
This is what happens when self-doubt is driving your career.
Read MoreLaunching the Career Accelerator in 2018 was a turning point for me and my career services. Inspired by a client who unknowingly stretched and tested me but ultimately gave me the push I needed.
Read MoreIf you decide to work with a career coach, here are some things to consider when choosing the right one for you.
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