Gen X executives aren't just rejecting retirement; they're actively reshaping what meaningful work, purpose, and power look like in midlife and beyond.
Read MoreFor 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.
What 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.
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