Disrupt Your Career

Tendayi Viki: From Motion to Momentum — Career Innovation, Reputation and Real Progress

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we speak with Tendayi about the importance of flexibility in career planning. He shares his journey from academia to innovation consulting, emphasizing the value of seizing opportunities and staying open to new directions. Tendayi differentiates between incremental, adjacent, and transformative career innovation, highlighting the risks of rigid planning and the need to adapt to changing environments. He also stresses the importance of reputation and storytelling, and introduces the concepts of “career theater” and “innovation theater.”

Tendayi Viki is an author and advisor to corporate leaders. He specializes in creating buy-in for innovation, transformation and breakthrough ideas. He holds a PhD in Psychology and an MBA. As Partner at Strategyzer, he has worked with leaders and teams to navigate the human elements of innovation, ensuring their initiatives gain the trust, support, and active participation from stakeholders. He has delivered keynotes, led workshops, and advised global organizations including Novartis, Standard Bank, Unilever, Airbus, Pearson, Pfizer, Lufthansa-Airplus and The British Museum.

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Cor Dubois: Build Your Personal Board of Directors – The Key to Smarter Career Decisions

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we speak with Cor Dubois, who explores how leaders can make more intentional career decisions through a “Personal Board of Directors.” He shares insights on the risks of unstructured career choices, the importance of purpose, network, and strategy, and how diverse external perspectives help uncover blind spots and hidden strengths. The conversation highlights accountability, long-term thinking, and the need for reflection, agility, and human connection in navigating career transitions and the evolving future of work.

Cor Dubois is an executive leader and board advisor with experience across telecommunications, entertainment, consumer goods, and consulting, including roles at Nokia-Alcatel-Lucent, BMG, Rothschild Inc, and Market Bridge. He is Founder and Chairman of Stichting Board Companions in the Netherlands, supporting governance in social organizations. Cor also lectures at HEC Paris and INSEAD and contributes to publications such as California Management Review and Harvard Business Review France.

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Article ‘Building a Personal Board of Directors in an Era of Nomadic Careers’ by Noah Askin and Cor Dubois in California Management Review

Cor’s LinkedIn profile

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Selina Millstam: Thriving Careers in the Age of Transparency and Trust

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we speak with Selina Millstam, who reflects on her career journey from social work to senior HR leadership, driven by a deep curiosity about human behavior. She explores leadership as a “human relating” challenge, the importance of transparency, inclusion, and managing biases, and shares practical insights on well-being, career transitions, and legacy. The conversation also looks ahead to generative AI, emphasizing the need to balance technological progress with a deeply human approach to leadership and organizations.

Selina Millstam is an experienced Human Resources and Talent Management executive with a strong track record across the information technology, science and technology, and consulting industries. She specializes in executive and career development, HR consulting, and coaching, helping leaders and organizations navigate growth and transformation. With a Master’s degree in Organizational Change from Ashridge Business School, she brings a practical, business-driven approach to developing talent and building effective, future-ready organizations. She is also co-host of the podcast Plain Speaking, alongside Burak Bakkaloglu.

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Selina’s podcast ‘Plain Speaking by Selina and Burak’

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Pauline Kiraithe: What It Really Takes to Build a Purposeful Career Over a Lifetime

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Pauline Kiraithe, who reflects on curiosity, lifelong learning, and a passion for helping people live intentionally. She shares her journey from corporate HR to entrepreneurship, the personal crisis that sparked her search for purpose, and the realization that “the gift is in you.” Pauline discusses leadership role models, advice for early-career professionals, the importance of nurturing women leaders, and her legacy of being a catalyst for mindset shifts.

Dr. Pauline Kiraithe is a Career Transformation Strategist, Executive Leadership Coach, and Founder of Talentgurus@254, one of Kenya’s most recognized career coaching institutions. With 30+ years across banking, NGOs, telecom, retail, media, and consulting, she helps professionals and leaders re-engineer their careers for intentional impact and alignment. She is the author of Owning Your Career and has shaped thousands of careers, becoming a trusted voice on career ownership, leadership identity, and purposeful growth.

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Talent Gurus 254 homepage

Pauline’s book Owning Your Career

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Neri Karra Sillaman: Turning Disruption Into Career Growth — Insights from Immigrant Entrepreneurs

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Neri Karra Sillaman about her journey from childhood refugee to entrepreneur and academic, and how education became her North Star. She shares how experiences of inequality shaped her values, her approach to risk and failure as redirection, and why being an outsider can be a strategic advantage. The conversation explores building businesses with limited resources, “frying in your own oil,” and redefining legacy as long-term impact on people, organizations, and society.

Neri Karra Sillaman is an immigrant entrepreneur, academic, and author. Born into a persecuted Turkish minority in communist Bulgaria, she moved to Istanbul as a child refugee, where her family later co-founded a company that has grown internationally. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is an entrepreneurship expert at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Her work focuses on building sustainable businesses that combine purpose and long-term performance.

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Neri’s book Pioneers

Neri’s personal website

Neri’s LinkedIn profile

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Author Chat: Live Your Opus by Janine Mathó

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100

You’ve built a life that looks successful, but inside, something’s stirring. You’ve done everything “right,” yet you find yourself wondering: Is this it? What now? In Live Your Opus: Reclaim Your Energy, Redefine Success, and Create a Life That Truly Matters, Janine Mathó writes for ambitious, high-achieving people who feel depleted, disconnected, or misaligned, and who sense that the version of success they followed no longer fits.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Janine about her book, reclaiming energy, redefining success, and choosing a life that truly fits. She shares the core ideas behind Live Your Opus, that your life is your opus and that you are your greatest work, and offers a practical path for creating sustainable, meaningful success.

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Author Chat: Don’t Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0100

How often have we been told that success, especially in leadership, starts with “just being yourself”? In his latest book, Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead), renowned psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic challenges this deeply rooted belief. Drawing on decades of research, he argues that our cultural obsession with authenticity is often misguided and can actually limit individual and organizational effectiveness. The science, he suggests, points to a more nuanced truth: progress comes from adaptability, self-awareness, and attention to how others experience us.

In this edition of Disrupt Your Career Author Chat, we speak with Tomas about his book, exploring why authenticity is misunderstood, how leaders really develop, and what it takes to evolve beyond our current selves in today’s complex workplaces.

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Tomas' personal website

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Michael Stanford: Finding Meaning and Growth in Times of Leadership Transitions

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Michael Stanford about his journey from business schools to global leadership consulting, reflecting on the pivotal transitions that shaped his professional identity. Drawing on his doctoral research and his book Leadership Transition: How Leaders Turn Chaos into Growth, he explains why leadership transitions often feel like a “torture of the soul” and why tactical checklists fall short. Michael introduces a compass-based framework grounded in post-traumatic growth, helping leaders navigate chaos, reframe assumptions, and create conditions for sustainable leadership and personal growth.

Michael Stanford is a facilitator, researcher, author, and leadership coach specializing in leadership transitions. He has over thirty years of experience in leadership development, including nearly two decades at IMD and five years at Korn Ferry. He works with leaders, teams, and organizations to help them navigate the personal and professional challenges of transition. His work draws on doctoral research into post-traumatic growth and narrative psychology, supporting leaders in turning periods of disruption into meaningful development and sustainable growth.

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Michael’s book ‘Leadership Transition: How leaders turn chaos into growth’

Michael’s LinkedIn profile

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Career Advice Best of 2025 – Insights from top experts to guide your career journey

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100

As we wrap up 2025, it’s the perfect moment to pause, reflect, and draw insights from some of the most inspiring conversations we’ve had this year on the Disrupt Your Career podcast.

Throughout the year, we had the privilege of speaking with executives, thought leaders, authors, and coaches who generously shared their experiences of experimentation, resilience, reinvention, and purpose driven career choices: Celeste Warren, Stéphanie Daudier, Navid Nazemian, Bridget Farrands & Ian Hardie, Naeema Pasha, Elizabeth Lotardo, Julia Milner, Neil Courtis, Irina Cozma, Peter Attfield, Sheila Buswell, and Michelle Prince.

In this special “Best Of” year end episode, we revisit a powerful quote from each guest, highlighting their most insightful ideas on building careers that are not only successful but also sustainable, meaningful, and aligned with one’s values. These curated moments offer key takeaways and practical advice to help you reflect on your own career journey and consider your next steps with greater clarity.

Tune in to hear expert wisdom and discover fresh inspiration to design the career you truly want in 2026 and beyond.

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Navid Nazemian: Mastering Executive Transitions — The Secrets Behind Career-Defining Moves

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Navid Nazemian, executive coach and author of Mastering Executive Transitions. Navid shares insights from his career across seven industries and hundreds of C-suite clients, revealing why nearly 40% of executives fail in their first 18 months. He explains his Double Diamond framework for successful transitions, highlights the critical role of culture, politics, and soft skills, and explores gender gaps in executive support. Navid also discusses emerging trends and his new coaching and eLearning initiatives.

Navid Nazemian, PCC, speaks on executive transitions with authority grounded in research and complemented by demonstrated real-world experience. Working with C-level coaching clients worldwide, Navid distills key insights, guidance, and strategies for maximizing leadership impact in his book Mastering Executive Transitions. He has been recognized as HR’s Most Influential Practitioner by HR Magazine, Coach of the Year by CEO Today, and received the Outstanding Leadership Award from Education 2.0 in 2022.

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Navid’s executive coaching homepage

Navid’s book ‘Mastering Executive Transitions’

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Author Chat: Visible by May Busch

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0100

Many professionals work hard, deliver strong results, and uphold high standards—yet still feel their career progression slipping further out of reach. Traditional advice like “let your work speak for itself” or “play the game” often traps people between burnout and becoming someone they don’t want to be. But this cycle can be broken, allowing you to advance with clarity, integrity, and confidence.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with May Busch, Founder of Career Mastery™, speaker, executive coach, and former COO of Morgan Stanley Europe, about her book ‘Visible: How to Advance Your Career Without Playing Politics, Selling Your Soul, or Working Yourself into the Ground’ (Summit Press Publishers, October 2025). In her book, May explores the hidden capabilities senior leaders look for when deciding who progresses and who plateaus, offering practical guidance on navigating office politics without compromising your values, building strategic relationships authentically, and developing the presence to command attention—all while taking ownership of your career at every stage.

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May’s personal website

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Author Chat: The Mirror Effect by Dr. Sheila Gujrathi

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100

In a world where many leaders struggle to be seen and heard, Dr. Sheila Gujrathi offers a fresh approach. The Mirror Effect provides a practical roadmap for women and marginalized professionals to reclaim their power, navigate challenging environments, and thrive authentically.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Sheila about her debut book, exploring her three-part framework—know yourself, understand your environment, and set yourself up for success—to help leaders build clarity, resilience, and meaningful impact.

Order Sheila’s book The Mirror Effect: A Transformative Approach to Growth for the Next Generation of Female Leaders

Sheila’s TEDx Talk ‘Shattering the glass ceiling by finding the right mirrors’

Marianne Williamson’s poem ‘Our Deepest Fear’

Sheila’s personal website

Sheila’s LinkedIn profile

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Celeste Warren: The Truth About Equity – Driving Real DEI in the Workplace

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 02:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we talk with Celeste Warren, Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leader about her unconventional path from journalism to HR leadership and her impact as Merck’s Chief Diversity Officer. She shares candid insights on challenges faced, lessons learned from allies, and why equity is essential for thriving organizations. We also explore her new book, The Truth About Equity, her thoughts on the future of DEI, and her vision for workplaces where inclusivity and equity drive collective success.

Celeste R. Warren is the author of “The Truth About Equity” and a Global HR and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader with nearly 40 years of experience in major global corporations. Throughout her career, she has championed DEI, elevating the importance of understanding diverse cultures, perspectives, and beliefs within corporate strategies. Her visionary approach reshaped Merck's culture and influenced the broader business landscape, empowering organizations worldwide to embrace inclusivity as a cornerstone of success.

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Celeste’s Website: https://crwdiversity.com/

Celeste’s book The Truth About Equity

Celeste’s LinkedIn profile

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Bridget Farrands and Ian Hardie: Arrive, Survive, Thrive – Mastering the Art of Career Transitions

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0200

In this episode, Bridget Farrands and Ian Hardie open up about the twists and turns of their career and leadership transitions. Bridget reflects on stepping out of the corporate fast lane into a portfolio of advisory and board roles, while Ian shares lessons from moving across industries, countries, and cultures into top executive positions. Bridget also talks about her book Lost in Transition, which introduces a three-phase framework—Arriving, Surviving, and Thriving—to help leaders navigate new roles. Together, they discuss earning trust in unfamiliar territory, balancing humility with decisiveness, staying resilient through uncertainty, and shaping a meaningful “next chapter.”

Bridget Farrands is a consultant, coach and author specializing in transition and identity. She works internationally with leaders and teams to create thriving workplaces, drawing on over 20 years’ consulting experience across sectors. Co-author of Leadership Transitions, she helps executives navigate the personal and organizational challenges of new roles. Ian Hardie is an advisor, consultant and executive coach who helps leaders and organizations create impactful learning and growth experiences. Formerly with Sephora, LVMH and London Business School, he now works internationally, drawing on decades of experience in talent development. He also chairs Wave for Change, a social inclusion charity.

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Bridget’s book ‘Lost in Transition’

Bridget’s coaching and consulting homepage

Bridget’s LinkedIn profile

Ian’s LinkedIn profile

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Elizabeth Lotardo: Leading Yourself – Finding Meaning and Embracing Agency in Your Career

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 02:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Lotardo about her journey from advertising and marketing to writing and online teaching, and how she helps individuals and organizations create purpose-driven work. She shares insights on emotional engagement, finding meaning even in imperfect jobs, and the role of purpose in leadership and performance. Elizabeth reflects on the power of small shifts in mindset, how to lead yourself with clarity and joy, and why authenticity is central to career growth. She also offers practical advice for early-career professionals and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the ideas fueling her creative work in 2025.

Elizabeth Lotardo is a consultant, writer, and course creator who helps organizations build more purpose-driven and emotionally engaging workplaces. She works with companies like Hilton, DraftKings, and Thyssenkrupp, and her LinkedIn Learning courses have reached over 2 million learners. Elizabeth is the co-author of Selling with Noble Purpose and Leading Yourself, and writes regularly for Harvard Business Review. She holds a Master’s in Industrial & Organizational Psychology and is a fellow at the Institute of Coaching.

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Elizabeth’s articles in HBR
Elizabeth’s book Leading Yourself
Elizabeth’s courses on LinkedIn Learning
Elizabeth’s LinkedIn profile

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Julia Milner: Redefining Success — Leadership, Learning, and the Career You Really Want

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we talk with Julia Milner about her global journey from consulting to academia and how she bridges research with real-world leadership. She shares insights on empathy, coaching, and reframing failure, and reflects on embracing curiosity over control. Julia discusses how transitions build resilience, why small habits matter, and the value of self-kindness. She also offers grounded advice for early-career professionals and shares a glimpse of the creative projects energizing her in 2025.

Julia Milner is a professor of leadership at EDHEC Business School in Nice, France and has been named in the World’s Top 40 Business Professors under 40. She has extensive experience as a management consultant and coach working internationally with executives and organizations on how to create empowering leadership and organizational cultures. Julia is host of a YouTube channel on leadership and careers, and has given two Tedxtalks on how to be a great leader and how to turn regrets into change.

Links from the episode:

Prof. Julia Milner YouTube Channel

Julia’s article in HBR ‘Is Your Career Heading in the Right Direction?’

Julia’s TEDxEDHECNice ‘How to turn Regrets into Change’

Julia’s TEDxLiège: ‘The surprising truth in how to be a great leader’

Julia’s LinkedIn profile

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Neil Courtis: Kill the Spreadsheet — What Career Transitions Really Take

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we talk with Neil Courtis about his unconventional career journey from political research and financial journalism to founding a leading e-learning company. He reflects on moments of struggle and discovery, shares key insights from working with top thinkers on careers and business education, and champions the value of experimentation and relative skills in career change. Neil also offers advice for early-career professionals, comments on career support in business schools, and explains why great content—and great networking—begin with genuine curiosity.

Neil Courtis is the founder of Sensible Media, a London-based e-learning company focused on career advice for professionals. As Managing Director and Head of E-learning, he produces a high volume of high-quality webinars and online courses. An INSEAD MBA graduate, former parliamentary researcher and financial journalist covering central banks and regulation, Neil brings deep experience in translating complex ideas into accessible content. He also writes occasionally for the Financial Times about careers and business education.

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Sensible Media’s website

Article ‘How to be a Leader in your Field’ by Philip Agre

Neil’s LinkedIn profile

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Peter Attfield: Leadership That Matters — Lessons from a Global Talent Visionary

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we talk with Peter Attfield about his diverse, four-decade career journey—from finance to consulting and global HR leadership. He reflects on pivotal moments of transformation, the challenge of adapting to different cultures, and why leadership truly matters. Peter shares insights on how careers unfold through both serendipity and courage, offers advice for younger professionals, and questions traditional models of leadership development. He also discusses his current projects in consulting and executive education.

Peter Attfield is a CHRO-level HR thought partner with a global track record in strategic business partnering and HR leadership across sectors and regions. He is the founder of The Inflection Point and APAC representative of The Talent Strategy Group. Most recently Chief Talent & Learning Officer at Jardine Matheson, he brings nearly four decades of experience in organisation transformation, talent management, and leadership development. A true global citizen, he has lived in 9 countries and worked in over 75.

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Peter’s consulting firm The Inflection Point website

The Talent Strategy Group website

Peter’s LinkedIn profile

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Author Chat: Sustainable Ambition by Kathy Oneto

Thu, 15 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200

In a world where striving for success often leads to overwhelm, Kathy Oneto offers a refreshing new approach. Sustainable Ambition redefines how we think about work and life—not as a balancing act, but as an opportunity to align our goals with what truly matters.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Kathy Oneto about her book, Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work (Greenleaf Book Group, June 2025). Kathy introduces a practical framework—Right Ambition, Right Time, and Right Effort—to help individuals pursue meaningful goals with clarity and ease, without sacrificing their well-being.

Pre-order Kathy’s book Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work

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Sustainable Ambition website

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Irina Cozma: Embracing Career Adventures – A Guide to Thriving in Transitions

Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we talk with Irina Cozma about her journey from HR roles in global corporations to launching her own coaching and consulting practice. She shares how a mix of planning and serendipity shaped her career, why she believes every leader is above all human, and what it means to design better career adventures. Irina challenges traditional training methods, discusses her “Go Broad, Go Deep, Go Forward” coaching approach, and offers empowering advice for young professionals.

Irina Cozma is an executive coach, speaker, trainer and consultant who helps professionals design more fulfilling career adventures. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and over 20 years of experience, she has coached hundreds of senior leaders and entrepreneurs across industries like tech, healthcare, and finance. An ICF-certified coach, Irina teaches at Purdue University, contributes to Harvard Business Review, and brings global insight from living and working in four countries.

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Irina’s articles in Harvard Business Review
Irina’s personal homepage
Irina’s LinkedIn profile

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Stéphanie Daudier: Reinventing Careers and Advancing Diversity

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200

In this episode, we talk with Stéphanie Daudier about her career journey and the values that have shaped her path. She shares her transition from marketing and leadership roles to entrepreneurship and executive coaching after her time at L’Oréal. She discusses how she navigated career changes, including her shift to building a public presence, underscored by her TEDx speech. Stéphanie reflects on the importance of simplicity in career management, her commitment to promoting equality and career opportunities for seniors, her advice to her younger self and her plans for the future.

Stéphanie Daudier is a specialist in workplace diversity and the founder of The Inspiration Lab. As an entrepreneur, she is dedicated to promoting senior inclusion in society and advancing gender equality in the workplace. With 30 years of experience in the corporate world across Europe and Asia, Stéphanie spent over 8 years living and working in Asia, including 4 years as an expatriate in Tokyo, Japan. A trained mathematician, she brings precision to her work and makes complex data both tangible and engaging. Stéphanie stands against ageism and stereotypes, advocating for a rebellious life full of joy and energy.

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The Inspiration Lab homepage
Stéphanie TEDxBlois ‘Exister pleinement jusqu'à 100 ans’ (in French)
Stéphanie’s LinkedIn profile

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Sheila Buswell: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Work and Life

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we talk with Sheila Buswell about her unconventional career path from the US Army to engineering and entrepreneurship. She shares how personal challenges led her to create technology that enhances mobility and independence, the leadership lessons she’s learned along the way, and the connection between technology, upward mobility, and diversity. Sheila opens up about imposter syndrome, the insights from her book Is This Seat for Me?, and practical strategies to overcome self-doubt. She offers advice to her younger self and a glimpse into her future plans.

Sheila Buswell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buswell Biomedical, a US Army veteran, and the author of Is This Seat For Me? After starting her career in engineering, she transitioned to entrepreneurship, driven by a mission to create innovative solutions that improve mobility and independence. Sheila is passionate about leadership and navigating our own journey toward overcoming imposter syndrome—topics she explores in her book and speaking engagements. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Biomedical Engineering.

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Sheila’s LinkedIn profile
Sheila’s book Is This Seat for Me?
To get a free audio book chapter of the book
Buswell Biomedical homepage

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Dr. Naeema Pasha: Future-Proofing Careers and Reimagining Work

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Naeema Pasha about her inspiring career journey and the early influences that shaped her leadership path. She shares lessons from her diverse industry experiences and addresses challenges in advancing diversity and inclusion. Naeema discusses the motivation behind co-authoring Future Proof Your Career and explores its key insights on navigating change in the evolving workplace. She also dives into the rise of the anti-work movement, exploring how side hustles and better work-life balance are reshaping modern careers.

Dr. Naeema Pasha set up and led the World of Work (WOW) Institute at Henley Business School, which examines the future of work, including the ethical impact of AI on work, workers and workplaces. She is also a leading expert in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion leadership. Naeema has written and spoken extensively for publications such as BBC Worklife, Forbes and People Management Magazine on transformations in workplaces. She is co-author of Futureproof Your Career: How to Lead and Succeed in a Changing World.

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Naeema’s book Futureproof Your Career
Naeema’s LinkedIn profile

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Michelle Prince: Finding Purpose and Prosperity in Your Third Career Act

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we talk with Michelle Prince about her extraordinary career journey across healthcare, IT, and human capital advisory services. She highlighs the evolution of HR from paper-based systems to technology-driven processes, the international assignments that shifted her career trajectory, and the challenges of transitioning from corporate to solopreneur. She shares insights from her book, Creating Your Encore Career, exploring how to find purpose and prosperity in later career stages, reimagine work in a longer lifespan, and redefine retirement. Michelle also offers advice for career transitions, and tips for early professionals.

Dr. Michelle Prince is a global leadership coach, HR tech advisor, and human capital consultant. A certified leadership coach since 2006 with a doctorate in management and organizational leadership, she helps professionals and organizations achieve transformational growth. Michelle has over 30 years of corporate HR experience and now runs her consulting firm, MPrince Consulting LLC. An advocate for sustainability and empowering people to thrive, she wrote the book ‘Creating Your Encore Career‘ to inspire others to craft fulfilling Encore Careers.

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Michelle’s book Creating Your Encore Career
Michelle’s LinkedIn profile

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Career Advice Best of 2024 – Insights from 12 top experts to guide your career journey

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0100

As the year comes to a close, we’re celebrating with a special Disrupt Your Career episode: a curated collection of the most inspiring and actionable career advice from our incredible 2024 guests.

Over the past year, we’ve explored leadership, career transitions, and talent development with some of the brightest minds: Julia Goodman, Valerie Sutton, Octavia Goredema, Riet Grond, Asad Husain, André Martin, Carmen Wee, Sarah Wittman, Mosongo Moukwa, Joerg Staff, Ben Legg, and Isabel Berwick.

In this “Best Of” episode, we bring you their standout advice—designed to empower professionals at every stage of their journey, from those just starting out to seasoned leaders ready to take their next big step. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, actionable strategies, or fresh perspectives, this episode is packed with insights to fuel your career growth in 2025.

Tune in to hear expert advice and find the motivation to reimagine, grow, or disrupt your own career path!

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Isabel Berwick: The Future-Proof Career - Leadership, Networking, and Thriving in Change

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100

Isabel Berwick is host of the award-winning Financial Times 'Working It' podcast, about the workplace, leadership, management and the future of work. Isabel also writes a weekly newsletter covering all the latest work trends for FT subscribers. Her book, The Future-Proof Career, published in April 2024 has been a top ten Amazon bestseller in the careers category. An FT staff journalist for more than 20 years, she has held senior editing posts across the paper, most recently as editor of the paper's Work & Careers coverage.

In this episode, we talk with Isabel about her career journey and the leadership lessons she learned in journalism, her transition to hosting the ‘Working It’ podcast and writing ‘The Future Proof Career.’ Isabel emphasizes the importance of leadership quality, the need for flexibility in careers, and advocates for self-awareness and proactive career management. She shares insights on the “squidginess” of careers, the value of networking, and the potential for radical career transitions. She also gives us a peak into her upcoming projects—including a paperback release and a new video series—alongside personal life updates.

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Author Chat: The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Teams by Andrés Tapia and Michel Buffet

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0100

In today’s fast-paced, interconnected world, breakthroughs don’t come from individuals—they come from teams. And not just any teams, but diverse and inclusive ones. Andrés Tapia and Michel Buffet provide a revolutionary model that empowers teams to harness the full potential of diverse perspectives.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Andrés Tapia and Michel Buffet about their book, The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Teams: Unlocking Collective Power to Achieve Breakthrough (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, March 2025). Andrés and Michel introduce an actionable 5-step framework for building truly equitable, high-performing teams and unlocking their collective power to deliver groundbreaking results.

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Author Chat: Smart Thinking by Jo Owen

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100

Many of us find ourselves facing difficult work situations, day after day – often as a result of existing patterns of behaviour – or at the mercy of negative and intrusive thoughts. But such cycles can be broken, allowing you to approach problems and challenges in a more robust and sustainable way.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Jo Owen, award-winning author and serial entrepreneur, about his book Smart Thinking: How to live, think and work even better (Bloomsbury Business, November 2024). In Smart Thinking, Jo focuses on common thinking challenges we all face from time to time, both rational (such as problem-solving) and emotional (mental health issues, for example), while also offering an array of practical and realistic solutions.

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Ben Legg: Crafting a Portfolio Career — Embracing Flexibility, Passion and Networking

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 03:00:00 +0100

Ben Legg helps entrepreneurs reinvent themselves, their teams and society. His early career included relieving the siege of Sarajevo in 1995, McKinsey strategy consultant, turning around Coca-Cola India, COO of Google Europe and global tech CEO. In 2019 he 'ditched the day job' to focus on his portfolio career. Then in 2020 he launched The Portfolio Collective – now the world’s leading community of portfolio professionals – to help other professionals understand, launch, manage and grow portfolio careers.

In this episode, we talk with Ben about his diverse career journey, from the military to consulting, corporate roles, and startup advising. Ben shares key leadership lessons, how he left corporate life to pursue side hustles, and eventually launch The Portfolio Collective. He explores the changing nature of work, the rise of portfolio careers, the importance of career agility, networking, and effective talent management. Ben highlights the potential of fractional talent, how companies can benefit by offering flexibility and tapping into this growing workforce, and reveals some of his most exciting projects for the year ahead.

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The Portfolio Collective, a global community of over 12,000 Portfolio Professionals
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Joerg Staff: Navigating Career Pivots with Vision, Leadership and Empathy

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0200

Joerg Staff is a Chief People Officer, Executive Board Member, Supervisory Board Member, Investor and Advisor for (Tech) Start Ups with over 20 years of experience leading HR and transformation strategies at global companies like Atruvia AG, SAP, DHL/Deutsche Post and Daimler. He specializes in business and digital transformation, cultural change, and employee experience. Joerg is a thought leader on the future of work, having authored numerous articles and a book, delivered keynotes, and pioneered innovative HR practices in large organizations.

In this episode, we talk with Joerg about his diverse career journey, from his early ambition for financial independence to leading global HR and transformation initiatives, his key leadership lessons, the importance of vision for career planning, and how he navigated his transition from corporate life to consulting. Joerg also delves into the future of work, emphasizing human-centric leadership and the role of digitalization and AI, while offering advice on balancing personal and professional growth in a rapidly changing environment.

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Author Chat: Becoming Fearless by Benjamin Ritter

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0200

Imagine living a life with no limits, overcoming self-doubt, and making the most of every situation. What if you could go to bed every night without worrying about tomorrow? Dr. Benjamin Ritter offers a powerful roadmap to build self-confidence, resilience, and a fearless mindset.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Dr. Benjamin Ritter about his new book, Becoming Fearless: 65 Strategies to Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Mastery (Live for Yourself Consulting, September 2024). In this transformative guide, Dr. Ritter provides actionable strategies to help readers overcome their fears, defeat self-doubt, and unlock their inner strength.

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Mosongo Moukwa: Leading with Significance and Creating a Legacy Through Connection

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 03:00:00 +0200

Mosongo Moukwa is a seasoned executive and consultant who has dedicated his career to helping companies thrive by commercializing new technologies, diversifying their product offerings, and entering new markets. Across thirty-plus years in leadership positions, Mosongo has applied his unique talent for identifying leadership gaps and developing the talent and culture necessary for success. He is the author of Be a Leader of Significance: Build Your Legacy, Leave an Impact, was featured in Business Today and is a regular contributor to Business Standard.

In this episode, we talk with Mosongo about his career journey, the importance of leadership and human connection, his unexpected transition from research scientist to manager, and the value of psychological safety in leadership. We also explore why he wrote Be a Leader of Significance, the key ideas from his book, and how impactful leadership is achieved through meaningful interactions and trust-building. We discuss the significance of small gestures and moments of connection in fostering team engagement and development, and touch on Mosongo’s most exciting upcoming projects.

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Sarah Wittman: When Changing Jobs Changes Your Identity

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 02:00:00 +0200

Sarah Wittman is an Assistant Professor of Management at George Mason University’s School of Business. Her research explores people’s transitions within, across, and beyond organizational boundaries; the organizational impacts of transitions; and the social, technological, and learning support systems that can help make these comings and goings more personally and organizationally successful. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behaviour (INSEAD), a Master’s degree in Comunicación Política y Corporativa (Universidad de Navarra-George Washington University), and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Simon Fraser University).

We talk with Sarah about her career journey, the lessons she learned from collaborating with other academics and insights on being a thinker, human, and leader, her advice for young people considering a career in academia, her HBR article on career transitions, the importance of psychological transitions for new hires and finding roles that fit one's identity, the phenomenon called the ‘Big Stay’, tips for handling offboarding gracefully, Sarah’s vision for changing the world of work, and her most exciting projects and articles for the future.

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Sarah’s academic biography
Sarah’s HBR article When Changing Jobs Changes Your Identity
Washington Business Journal article about the ‘Big Stay’
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Carmen Wee: From The Kampung to The Boardroom: A Leadership Journey

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0200

Carmen Wee is the Founder and CEO of the strategic HR Advisory services firm Carmen Wee & Associates. She brings a strong track record as a global C-suite business HR leader with over 25 years of international business experience, driving large scale transformation within fast-growing companies. She sits on several boards and serves the community through her active involvement in government agencies and educational institutions in Singapore. She is the author of 'From The Kampung To The Boardroom: My Leadership Journey'.

We talk with Carmen about how her career has unfolded and the key lessons she learned working alongside diverse leaders, her transitions from corporate HR leader to consultant then board member and author, her advice for HR professionals and aspiring board members, why she wrote ‘From the Kampung to the Boardroom’ and the main ideas of her book, the importance of job readiness as an antidote for unexpected career breaks, what she would like to see organizations doing better when it comes to talent and career management and her most exciting projects for the coming year.

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Author Chat: Move Up or Move On by Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0200

Do you feel dissatisfied with the contribution you're making? Afraid I’m falling behind? Stuck in your job with no way out, or passed over for jobs, projects or clients? If the answer is 'yes' to any of the above, this book is a blueprint for pursuing a career on your terms, whatever stage you’re at.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov about their book, Move Up or Move On: 10 Secrets to Develop your Career (Pearson Business, May 2024). Their book includes 10 practical ways to get clarity on where you are now, your career options, what you need to do, and how to keep evaluating your progress towards your goals.

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André Martin: Navigating Career Crossroads and Cultivating Better Workplaces

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 02:00:00 +0200

Andre Martin, PhD, is an organizational psychologist and talent management executive with 20+ years of experience in talent development, executive team development, employee engagement, culture change, C-suite assessment and succession planning, innovation/design thinking, strategy development, and employee experience design. He has worked at or with Nike, Disney, Target, Mars Inc., Google, and more. He is also a father, a husband, and a wildly curious learner who is dedicated to ensuring iconic brands become iconic companies.

We talk with André about how his career has unfolded and the key lessons he learned working with iconic leaders, how he transitioned from a corporate employee, to a consultant while becoming an author along the way, why he wrote Wrong Fit, Right Fit and the main ideas of his book, the importance of knowing ourselves when looking for jobs and to keep our engagement high, the pitfall for companies and talent to try to be ‘first-date’ ready for interviews, the challenge for leaders to build trust and relationship in a hybrid work environment, and André’s most exciting projects for the coming year.

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Author Chat: The AI Revolution in the World of Work by Joerg Staff

Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 +0200

How will artificial intelligence change the world of work? Joerg Staff explores this important and timely question, providing an overview of the perspectives, strategies, opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence on management, organization and human resources.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Joerg Staff about his book co-authored with Michael Groß, The AI Revolution in the World of Work: Perspectives for Management, Organization and HR (Haufe, May 2024). Their book, currently available in German language, offers highly topical contributions on the applications of AI in the HR field that are already possible today, with concrete recommendations for action and practical examples from well-known companies and institutions. An edited version of our conversation with Joerg follows.

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Asad Husain: Empowering Aspiring Leaders to Unleash their Career Potential

Wed, 01 May 2024 01:00:00 +0200

Asad Husain is a strategic Human Resources leader who is passionate about inspiring and influencing people to achieve their career dreams on a global scale. He has over 30 years of HR experience in blue-chip companies such as The Gillette Company, P&G and Dun & Bradstreet. He has lived and worked in USA, UK, UAE, Russia and Pakistan, and had responsibility for many other countries over the years. In the second chapter of his career, Asad wants to share his learnings to inspire success for future business leaders.

We talk with Asad about how his international career has unfolded and the key lessons he learned working with many diverse leaders in global companies, his transition from corporate C-suite to consulting, his advice for early career professionals who are looking to start out in their careers, why he wrote Careers Unleashed and the main ideas of his book, the importance of knowing yourself and finding your ‘true north’ and the four kinds of career conversation people can have.

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Research Express: Evgenia Lysova Talks About her Research on Meaningful Work and Careers

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200

Dr. Evgenia Lysova is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the department of Management and Organization, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

In this second episode of Research Express, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Evgenia about her research on meaningful work and careers.

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Author Chat: The Digital Coaching Revolution by Anna Tavis

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0200

How is digital coaching transforming employee experience and the future of work as we know it? Anna Tavis explores this important and timely question, shining a light on the rapid growth of professional coaching in the workplace and its superpower to change behaviors and transform organizations.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Anna Tavis about her book co-authored with Woody Woodward, The Digital Coaching Revolution: How to Support Employee Development With Coaching Tech (Kogan Page, February 2024). Their book includes information to help you scale digital coaching across your workforce and offers insight into how to determine what will help every company's specific needs and what questions to ask a digital coaching provider.

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Riet Grond: Leadership and Career Lessons from the Summit

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0200

Riet Grond is a Human Resources executive with 25 years of experience. He has a successful track record in strategic HR leadership, with in-depth experiences across major functional HR areas (Data & Analytics, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Organization and Culture Development), covering geographies such as China, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe, and the USA. He is recognized for excellence in leading transformative change, developing diverse talent, managing difficult situations, and creating inspiring and curious work environments that drive exceptional performance.

We talk with Riet about how his extraordinary career has unfolded, his moments of pride and challenge, his transition from consulting to HR, the key lessons he learned working with diverse leaders, his advice for early career professionals who are looking to start out in their careers, his passion for mountaineering and how is uses it as a school for life and leadership, how individuals and organization can better frame returning to work after time spent parenting, how organizations should reconsider their approach to people management in a context of rapid change and his most exciting projects for the coming year.

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Careers at Novartis
Learn more about the exceptional mountain rescuer Bruno Jelk

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Octavia Goredema: Career Strategies for Underrepresented Professionals

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +0100

Octavia Goredema is the founder of Twenty Ten Agency, a career coaching company and the author of PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: Essential Career Strategies for Underrepresented Women. Her mission is to help underrepresented professionals advance their careers. Octavia has coached leaders at renowned companies including Google, American Airlines, Tinder, General Motors, Nike and Dow Jones. She is the host of the Audible Original series How to Change Careers with Octavia Goredema. Originally from England, she is based in Los Angeles where she has lived for over a decade.

We talk with Octavia about how her own career journey unfolded, the lessons she learned working in PR, media and communications, her advice for early career professionals who are looking to start out in their careers, why she wrote Prep, Push, Pivot and the main ideas of her book, the importance of discovering your true worth and cementing your career values, her Audible book series How to change career, what she would like to see organizations doing better when managing talent and careers, and her most exciting projects for the coming year.

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Octavia’s personal site
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Author Chat: Inflection by Sharath Jeevan

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0100

Inflection moments are those points at which we stand at a crossroads and ask ourselves, as leaders, what’s the next mountain to climb? Sharath Jeevan explores the question of how to navigate those crossroads with the right roadmap, in his newly released book, Inflection.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Sharath about his latest book Inflection: A Roadmap for Leaders at a Crossroads (Intrinsic Press, February 2024). Sharath believes that these critical moments are when we have the chance to future-proof success – for ourselves, our organisations and others – for many years, even decades, to come.

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The DIAL Framework
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Valerie Sutton: Creating ‘Career Consciousness’ and Aligning Your Career Path with Your Unique Identity

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:00:00 +0100

Valerie Sutton is a thought leader in career theory, coaching, and leading teams. Creating “career consciousness” with clients is her passion. A seasoned career coach with specialization in the MBA and education sectors, she has successfully overseen offices catering to over 900 students on an annual basis and is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor. Valerie’s prior experience includes the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

We talk with Valerie about her own career journey and the lessons she learned along the way, her time as head of career in universities and her transition as a co-founder, her advice for early career professionals who are looking to start out in their careers, her motivation to be involved in volunteering projects, her thinking and recommended strategies around networking, what she wishes employers could change, and her most exciting projects for the future.

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Valerie’s homepage ‘Career Solution by Valerie’
Valerie’s courses on LinkedIn Learning
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Research Express: Jos Akkermans Talks About his Research on Career Success

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:00:00 +0100

Jos Akkermans is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Organizational Behavior at the School of Business and Economics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

In this first edition of Research Express, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Jos Akkermans about his research on what makes a career successful.

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Watch Jos’ TEDx Talk VU Amsterdam: What makes a career successful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DICR_TgRLfE

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Author Chat: Aha... Wow! Yes by Gunnar George

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0100

Aha... Wow! Yes : how to accelerate learning, collaboration and transformation: towards a world of hope and joy” (Com-passion, 2023) explores nine mindset shifts essential when facing our future. It also outlines ten marks you need to make when leading transformation of organizations, systems and culture.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Gunnar George about his book Aha... Wow! Yes. Join Gunnar and his learning expeditions around the world – full of observations, reflections, big questions, practical models and inspiring stories.

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Julia Goodman: Crafting Presence and Developing Your Authentic Personal Brand

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Julia trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (UCL) and went on to a successful career as actor, director and producer in television, film and theatre. She launched the pioneering You Brand methodology and philosophy in 1989, at the start of a major recession, and she and her team have been using it to help people and organizations realize their full potential ever since.

We talk with Julia about her career journey from actress to leadership coach and the lessons she learned along the way, her advice for early career professionals who are looking to start out in their careers, her motivation and process to write ‘You Brand: a Manual for Confidence’ and the main ideas for her book, her view and advice on how to best communicate during video or AI powered interviews, the importance of confidence and authenticity, and her plans for the future including writing of her memoir.

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Julia’s Personal Presentation website
Julia’s book You Brand
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JP Elliott: Inspiring the Next Generation of HR Leaders

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 02:00:00 +0100

JP Elliott is a forward-thinking global human resources executive with extensive experience implementing human capital initiatives across a broad spectrum of industries. He is currently the Chief People Officer at WilliamsMarston and previously worked at companies like McAfee, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Brink’s, Lenovo, IBM and Taco Bell. JP runs his own podcast, The Future of HR, the only podcast whose mission is to inspire the next generation of HR Leaders. He received his PhD in Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University.

We talk with JP about his own career journey in HR, how he managed each transition, the lessons he learned working alongside the leaders of many prominent companies, his advice for young professionals who are looking to start their careers, especially those contemplating a career in HR, his motivation to create the Future of HR podcast, what he learned from it and the impact on its audience, what progress, room for improvement and advice he has for HR and Talent professionals, and what are his most exciting projects for the future.

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The Future of HR podcast
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Author Chat: The Right—and Wrong—Stuff by Carter Cast

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0100

Your career might be in danger of going off the rails. You probably have blind spots that are leaving you closer to the edge than you realize. Fortunately, Carter Cast shows you how to avoid career derailment by becoming more self-aware, more agile, and more effective.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Carter Cast, Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management, about his book, The Right - and Wrong - Stuff: How Brilliant Careers Are Made and Unmade (PublicAffairs, January 2018). Carter explores why talented people experience career derailment and provides tools and practical advice to help you see your blind spots and build a roadmap to career success.

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Jo Owen: 21st Century Leadership - Building a Successful Career in the New World

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:00:00 +0100

Jo Owen is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and social entrepreneur. Following a business career, he now helps great leaders, managers and teams become even better through coaching, writing and speaking. Jo started eight not for profit organisations and is a founder of Teach First, a top graduate recruiter in the UK. His books have been published in over 100 editions globally and he has appeared in major media including BBC, Fortune, Financial Times and The Times.

We talk with Jo about how his extraordinary career unfolded in the UK and around the world, how he became an accidental leadership guru, his definition of leadership and how to learn and build leadership skills, what it takes for global teams to succeed, how to build trust remotely, the ‘tea bag theory of leadership’, the advice that Jo would give his 18 year-old self, his experience in social enterprises and the impact of Teach First.

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Jo’s most recent book Smart Work
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Author Chat: The Seven Games of Leadership by Paolo Gallo

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 18:00:00 +0200

The Seven Games of Leadership is a guide for readers through seven key phases of personal and professional development, with the aim not of climbing a corporate ladder but of finding true and lasting satisfaction in what they do.

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Paolo Gallo about his book, The Seven Games of Leadership: Navigating the Inner Journey of Leaders (Bloomsbury Business, October 2023). Paolo provides the tools and practical advice you need to reassess your priorities and take the steps necessary to refocus your life, your career and the issues of the world around you.

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Ellen C. Taaffe: Unlock What’s Blocking Your Career and Open the Door to New Opportunities

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:00:00 +0200

A former Fortune 50 senior executive turned board director, professor, leadership coach, and author, Ellen Connelly Taaffe is on a mission for women to have more seats and voices at the table of workplace decisions. In her book, The Mirrored Door (Page Two, October 2023), Ellen uses her vast experience to help women understand and navigate through internal and external obstacles to create the future career they desire.

We talk with Ellen about how her own career unfolded and the lessons she learned from working in brand management, how she managed to move into consulting, coaching, academia and writing, her advice for early career professionals, why she wrote The Mirrored Door and the main ideas of her book, her advice to overcome some of the perils of success―such as being prepared to perfection, eager to please, or trying to fit the mold— and her most exciting projects for the future.

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Ellen’s personal website
Ellen’s book The Mirrored Door
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Author Chat: I, Human by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:00:00 +0200

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Tomas about his book, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique (Harvard Business School Press, February 2023). Tomas looks at what it means to be human in the age of AI and explains how AI has the potential to change our lives for better or for worse.

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Richard Rosser: Helping (ex)Consultants and Finance Professionals Build Careers They Love

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:00:00 +0200

Rich Rosser is an ex-McKinsey consultant turned start-up co-founder of Movemeon with Nick Patterson. Their vision is to get all the best jobs for strategy, management consultants and freelance consultants in one place, with none of the frustrations of agencies or job boards. Rich holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford. He is a dad of three and spends Fridays looking after his kids.

We talk with Rich about his own career journey, the lessons he learned from McKinsey and how he transitioned to start-up founder, his advice for early career professionals who are looking to start their careers, the importance of defining a career Plan A and vision, his experience with social media platforms, the ideal transition out of consulting or financial services and the do’s and don’ts to consider, what he would like to change about the world of work, and his most exciting projects for rest of the year.

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Movemeon homepage
Rich’s article What's "plan A"? And why does it matter?
Rich’s LinkedIn profile

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Author Chat: Successful Career Strategy by Sven Sommerlatte

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0200

In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Sven Sommerlatte about his new book Successful Career Strategy: An HR Practitioner’s Guide to Reach Your Dream Job (Springer, June 2023). Sven Sommerlatte, the CHRO of Boehringher Ingelheim, explains that advancing your career in the best possible way requires a well-structured and targeted approach. An edited version of the conversation follows.

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Career Stories on Sven’s blog

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Chris Parke: Developing Under-Represented Talent and Building Inclusive Organizations

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 03:00:00 +0200

A business leader, psychologist and executive coach, Chris Parke is passionate about building inclusive organisations where business and individuals thrive. Following a career in investment banking and consulting, he co-founded Talking Talent in 2005 to help organisations link strategy to inclusion and remain relevant in rapidly changing diverse markets. Chris has a diploma in Clinical Organisational Psychology from INSEAD and was awarded a scholarship MBA from Imperial College London.

We talk with Chris about how his own career unfolded, how he became interested in leadership, his transition from corporate to entrepreneurship, his advice for early career professionals who are looking to start out, his motivation for creating the podcast ‘Voices with Talking Talent’, what leaders can do to build a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, the impact of coaching on individuals and groups, and his most exciting projects for the rest of the year.

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Dr. Aliya Hamid Rao: How Family and Gender Play Out in the Workplace and Careers

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 02:00:00 +0200

Aliya Hamid Rao is an Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics. She completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University. Her research interests span the study of work and organizations, family, gender, economic sociology, and emotions. Her first book, Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment, provides a detailed examination of how professionals in the US contend with unemployment. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and publications such as the Financial Times, the New York Times and Harvard Business Review.

We talk with Aliya about how her own career unfolded and the lessons she learned along the way, what drew her towards her research on gender, family, and their influence on the workplace and individual careers, her advice for early career professionals, why she wrote Crunch Time and the main ideas of her book, her practical advice for women who have gaps in their careers and are seeking to be rehired, examples of good Diversity & Inclusion practices by organizations, and her most exciting projects for the future.

Links from the episode:

Aliya’s personal homepage
Aliya’s book : Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment
Aliya’s LinkedIn profile
Book mentioned by Aliya: “Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t” by Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev

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Amanda Goodall: Why We Need Leaders with Expertise

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 02:00:00 +0200

Amanda Goodall is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Bayes Business School. She started in fashion, then to NGOs, and finally into to academe. She completed her PhD in leadership at Warwick Business School. Her research looks at the relationship between leadership and organizational performance; it shows that leaders should have a deep understanding of the core business of the organizations they are to lead. Amanda publishes in academic journals, practitioner publications and in the media. In June 2023 she released her new book “Credible: The power of Expert Leadership”.

We talk with Amanda about how her career unfolded, her transition from working as a model then to NGOs and into academia, the lessons she learned along the way and her advice for early career professionals, why she wrote Credible and the main ideas of her book, how should organizations approach the mix of both experts and generalist, which industries are better off with an expert leader, what makes an organization an expert-friendly one and the notion of Expertopia, and her advice for professionals who want to develop their career as experts.

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Amanda’s personal homepage
Amanda’s new book Credible: The Power of Expert Leaders
Amanda’s LinkedIn profile

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Janine Mathó: Propelling Women in Early Career and Keeping them Moving Forward

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 03:00:00 +0200

Janine Mathó is a global leader with 20+ years of experience in external relations. A first-generation Cuban-American, she overcame poverty, homelessness, and family trauma in her early career. She has held senior roles in world-class organisations including Pearson and Harvard University. Janine is cofounder & CEO of ExponentialChangemakers, a growing global network for women in the first ten years of their careers working to close the early-career gender gap. She is also an Executive Coach who supports senior female leaders at critical career junctures.

We talk with Janine about how her career unfolded, the lessons she learned along the way, how she experienced her more recent transition from being an executive in global organizations to becoming a consultant, coach and a founder, her advice for early-career professionals who are getting started, her passion to create greater gender equity in the workplace and what challenges she wants to address, what she would like to change about the world of work, and their most exciting projects and initiatives for the future.

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Michel Buffet: Unlocking Your Potential and Cultivating Your Leadership Resilience

Sun, 14 May 2023 17:00:00 +0200

Michel is a Senior Client Partner and a member of Korn Ferry’s Leadership Development Solutions Group. He has extensive experience in executive assessment, coaching, and designing leadership development portfolios. He is passionate about helping leaders and their teams unlock their unrealized potential and cultivate their own and others’ resilience in the face of change and uncertainty. He holds a PhD in organizational psychology from Columbia University and a doctorate in clinical human sciences from the University of Paris.

We talk with Michel about how his own career unfolded and the lessons he learned about career transitions, his advice for early career professionals, some leadership tips for managing a crisis, what does an inclusive leader look like, his perspective on coaching executives in organizations, and his most exciting projects for the future.

Links from the episode:

Michel’s LinkedIn profile
Michel’s article What does an inclusive leader look like
Video from Michel on Changing Career Paths to Leadership Roles
Our INSEAD Knowledge article on DEI featuring Michel’s story

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Abel van Staveren: Playing with FIRE - A Portfolio Careerist's Guide to Lifestyle Design

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0200

Abel van Staveren is a location-independent portfolio careerist with a passion for helping others achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. As a CEO, Chartered Accountant, Non-Executive Director, and digital nomad, he has built a successful portfolio career spanning various industries, from the shipping sector to private equity and investment management. When he is not busy helping others chart their paths to success, you will find Abel indulging his love for sailing, teaching, and coaching.

We talk with Abel about how his career unfolded, the lessons he learned along the way and how he applied those in the second half of his career, how he transitioned from corporate executive to portfolio careerist, his typical day-to-day life, the power of mentoring, his work as non-executive board member, his advice for early career professionals and how to design your life, and his most exciting projects for the future.

Links from the episode:

Article about Abel in INSEAD In the Know
Abel’s LinkedIn profile

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Mpume Ncube-Daka: Talking About Change

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 02:00:00 +0200

Mpume is an internationally qualified corporate level coach based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She founded About Change Conversations following a corporate career in companies like Unilever, MTN, Ericsson and Multichoice. She is passionate about personal development and has gained a deep understanding of what is required to identify each individual’s unique talents and passion to ultimately benefit organisations while facilitating personal growth. She is the host of the Change Conversations podcast, and also a facilitator, speaker, and non-executive director.

We talk with Mpume about how her career unfolded and what she has learned along the way during a period of deep change in South Africa, her shift from corporate executive to coach-entrepreneur and the challenges and joys of building her business, her advice for young professionals starting out with their career today, her views about work-life balance and how to optimize it, what she would like to change about the world of work, and her most exciting projects for the future.

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Tayo Rockson: How to Connect, Communicate and Build a Career in a Cross-Cultural World

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:00:00 +0100

Tayo Rockson is a writer, speaker, consultant, podcaster, professor, co-founder and brand strategist at UYD Management, a strategic consulting firm. As the son of a diplomat, he grew up understanding the nuances of multicultural diversity while living on four continents. He is the host of the podcast As Told by Nomads, author of Use Your Difference To Make A Difference, a professor at the Imperial College Business School and has spoken at TEDx, the Chautauqua Institution, and the United Nations.

We talk with Tayo about the pivots and changes in his extraordinary career and the lessons he learned along the way, how he manages his portfolio of activities, his advice to early career professionals, why he wrote Use Your Difference to Make a Difference and what are the main ideas from his book, his insights about why and how to make career pivots, examples of organizations that are progressing when it comes to talent and career management, what he would like to change about the world of work, and his most exciting projects for the future.

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Tayo’s personal homepage
Tayo’s consulting firm UYD Management
Tayo’s book Use Your Difference to Make a Difference
As Told By Nomads podcast
Tayo’s LinkedIn profile

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Andrew Bartlow: Accelerating Your Career and Scaling for Success in High-Growth Organizations

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 04:00:00 +0100

Andrew Bartlow has 25 years of Human Resources and Talent experience at organizations across a wide variety of sizes, stages, and industries. He is the co-author of Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations, has a masters degree in HR, and has been CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and executive coaching certified. Andrew leads Series B Consulting, which helps businesses to refine their people strategy and accelerate their growth, while navigating rapid change. He currently serves as both a private equity operating partner and venture advisor, and mentors high-growth HR leaders.

We talk with Andrew about his own career journey and the lessons he learned along the way, how he transitioned from being corporate HR executive to becoming a consultant with a portfolio of activities, his advice to early career professionals, why he wrote Scaling for Success and what are the main ideas from his book, examples of best practices and what organizations could do better around career and talent management, and what he would like to change about the world of work.

Links from the episode:

People Leader Accelerator homepage
Series B consulting homepage
Andrew’s book Scaling for Success
Andrew’s LinkedIn profile
Download a free copy of any one of Andrew’s People Leader Accelerator guides (normally $500) by using the discount code "Podcast"

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Patti and Jack Phillips: Applying ROI Thinking to Achieve Professional Success

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:00:00 +0100

Patti and Jack Phillips are internationally recognized authors, consultants, and researchers. Together, they lead the ROI Institute, Inc., the leading source of Return on Investment (ROI) evaluation education, research and networking. Both former executives, they provide consulting services to major global organizations. Authors, co-authors and editors of more than 100 books and articles, they conduct workshops and present at conferences throughout the world.

We talk with Patti and Jack about their own career journeys, how they apply the ROI methodology to career and talent management, what motivated them to write Show the Value of What You Do, the needs they are trying to address with this book and how it can help people who feel stuck in their career create and demonstrate value of their work, examples of companies that have implemented the approach of value and ROI particularly well, some of Jack and Patti’s recent publications on retention and inclusion, what they would like to change about the world of work, and their most exciting projects and initiatives for the future.

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The ROI Institute’s homepage
Patti and Jack’s book Show the Value of What You Do
Patti’s LinkedIn profile
Jack’s LinkedIn profile

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Jeffrey Shaw: The Art and Science of Successful Self-Employment

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0100

Drawing on his experience as a renowned portrait photographer, Jeffrey Shaw helps self-employed and small business owners gain control of their business. Jeffrey’s portraits have appeared on Oprah and CBS News, in People magazine and O, The Oprah Magazine. Jeffrey’s TEDx Lincoln Square talk is featured on TED.com. He’s the host of the podcast The Self-Employed Life, author of The Self-Employed Life and LINGO, a keynote speaker, a LinkedIn Learning instructor and contributing writer to Entrepreneur magazine.

We talk with Jeffrey about his own career journey and the lessons he learned along the way, his advice to early career professionals, his motivation to write The Self-Employed Life, some of the imagery of his book such as “Tarzan swinging from vine to vine“ or what he calls “hug marketing”, the intersection of meaning and marketability, his conviction that the best way to get to know someone is to know what they value, what they support and what they prioritize, what he would like to change about the world of work, and his most exciting projects for the future.

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Jeffrey’s personal homepage
Jeffrey’s book The Self-Employed Life
Jeffrey’s LinkedIn profile

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Al Dea: Helping Individuals and Organizations Flourish in the Changing World of Work

Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0100

Al is the founder of Betterwork Labs, a talent advisory firm, and works with companies on how to attract, develop, and retain diverse workforces. Throughout his professional career, he has helped hundreds of professionals build growth-oriented mindsets and achieve their career goals. He also writes, researches, and speaks about trends related to the future of career development, learning, and the employee experience. Al received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Theology from Boston College, and his MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill.

We met with Al as we share a common passion for helping individuals and organizations flourish in the changing world of work. We talk with Al about his own career journey, his transition out of corporations to becoming a full time solo entrepreneur, his advice to early career professionals, why he wrote The MBA Insider and what are the main ideas from his book, examples of inspiring guests from his podcast, what Al would like to see organizations doing better when managing talent and careers, what he would like to change about the world of work and his most exciting projects going forward.

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Al’s Betterwork Labs homepage
Al’s MBASchooled community and MBA Insider podcast
Al’s book MBA Insider
Al’s LinkedIn profile

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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox: Gender, Generational Balance and (Much) Longer Careers

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:00:00 +0100

Avivah is a speaker, author, consultant and CEO of 20-first, one of the world’s leading gender balance consultancies. She is a global expert on 21st century leadership, gender and generational balance, longevity and the future of work and careers. Avivah is currently finishing up a year at Harvard as a 2022 Advanced Leadership Fellow researching longevity and gender differences in aging. She blogs at Harvard Business Review and has authored several best-selling books. She speaks widely at leadership conferences and events across the globe, is a certified coach and is the Founder and Honorary President of the European Professional Women’s Network.

We talk with Avivah about her own career journey, the improvements she has seen in the long crusade towards building the 50/50 balance between genders in business, how she pivoted from the topic of gender to the topic of generations and aging, the challenges and opportunities around longevity and multi-generational workplaces, her advice in this respect both for organizations and individuals, the characteristics of leaders who are successfully creating balance in their organizations, her experience at Harvard researching longevity and gender differences in aging – and how to manage individuals and teams through the 3rd and 4th Quarters of 100-year lives – plus her many other exciting projects coming up.

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20-First homepage
Thriving to 100 homepage
Avivah’s LinkedIn profile
Avivah’s Elderberries blog

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Mark Zides: How to Find Your Own Pace and Create Early Career Success

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 02:00:00 +0100

Mark is a coach, mentor, advisor, consultant, angel investor, and executive. He is the founder and CEO of CoreAxis Consulting, an award-winning learning & development and talent management firm, Katama, an agency specializing in sales strategy, marketing, and customer success, and Recipi, a digital marketing agency. His book "The #Pace Process for Early Career Success" is designed to help young adults prepare for the workforce and explain the challenges you will experience chasing your dreams.

We talk with Mark about his own career journey, the nature and challenges of moving in and out of corporate employment, the lessons he learned along the way, his motivation to write The #Pace Process, the main ideas of the book, the importance for Millennials and Gen-Zers of seeking out ‘tough love’ from the people around them, what Mark would like to see organizations doing better when it comes to talent and career management and what he would like to see change in the world of work.

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Mark’s personal homepage
Mark’s book The #PACE Process for Early Career Success
Mark’s LinkedIn profile

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Michael Wenderoth: Ethically Leveraging Power and Politics to Advance Your Career

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 03:00:00 +0100

Michael Wenderoth is an executive coach who helps leaders ethically leverage power and politics to ascend. He has written for Harvard Business Review, Forbes and is the author of Get Promoted: What You're Really Missing at Work That's Holding You Back. Prior to becoming an executive coach, Michael served for 20 years in senior roles on breakthrough businesses in the U.S., China and Europe. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford Business School and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University.

We talk with Michael about his career journey and the lessons he learned along the way, his advice for early career professionals starting their careers, his motivation to write Get Promoted and the book’s mains ideas, his 3-Part Power framework with concrete examples and tips, how to network with powerful people, what he would like to see change in the world of work, organizations that are doing better when it comes to talent and career management, and his most exciting projects for 2022.

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Michael’s personal website
Michael’s book Get Promoted
Michael’s LinkedIn profile

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Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov: Developing and Leveraging Edge in Your Career

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 03:00:00 +0100

Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov work and write about the complex science of human performance, while making it simple. Both are practicing senior executives in talent management, leveraging Fortune 500 experience gained across four continents. Angela and Sergey equip leaders with practical tools for success. They are researchers, adjunct professors at IE University, regular contributors to journals and the authors of “FairTalk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback.”

We talk with Angela and Sergey about their own career journeys, what led them to create The Edge website, the elements of their Career Edge model, behaviors that can get people’s careers into trouble, why the idea of ‘career sacrifice’ should be challenged, the notion of making trade-offs in one’s career and how to base career decisions on strategy rather than fear, steps to provide powerful feedback from their book ‘Fair Talk’, examples of good talent and career management practices from companies, what should change in the world of work, and what’s coming next for both of them.

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Angela and Sergey’s Edge website
Angela and Sergey’s Fair Talk book
Angela’s LinkedIn profile
Sergey’s LinkedIn profile

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Joseph Liu: Relaunching Your Career to Do More Meaningful Work

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0200

As a keynote speaker, career consultant, podcast host, webinar host, and certified coach, Joseph Liu leverages 10 years of experience relaunching consumer brands combined with professional coaching to help people relaunch their personal brands. As host of the Career Relaunch® podcast and an international keynote speaker, he has crossed paths with thousands of professionals during their career turning points, sharing and learning about what it takes to successfully change career directions. He shares these insights with his clients and as a contributing writer to Forbes, Fast Company, and Glassdoor.

We talk with Joseph about his own career journey and the key lessons he has learned along the way, how his identity shifted from the corporate world to independent consulting, his advice to early career professionals, the origins, audience and a few guest stories of his Career Relaunch podcast, his philosophy of letting go to make room for something else more meaningful, his 7-step Career Change Roadmap to clarify how to relaunch your own career, which organizations he sees as good examples of talent and career management and other exciting prospects on his horizon for the rest of the year.

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Karen Loon: Fostering Culturally Diverse Leadership in Organisations

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 02:00:00 +0200

Karen Loon is a Non-Executive Director and a former Big 4 senior partner. A recognized thought leader and speaker on workplace diversity and inclusion, she is the author of the book Fostering Culturally Diverse Leadership in Organisations: Lessons from Those Who Smashed the Bamboo Ceiling. Karen has qualifications in system psychodynamics and governance from INSEAD, and research interests in identity work and organisational change.

We talk with Karen about her own career journey, the lessons she learned as she transitioned out of PwC, how to prepare for corporate board director roles, what motivated her to write Fostering Culturally Diverse Leadership in Organisations, the notion of bamboo ceiling and the lessons she learned from those who smashed it, what progress companies are making in bringing diversity and inclusion, the characteristics of leaders who create culturally diverse workplaces, and Karen’s biggest wishes to make the world of work better.

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Karen’s personal website
Karen’s book Fostering Culturally Diverse Leadership in Organisations
Karen’s LinkedIn profile

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Elina Rebuel Tretiakova: Strategic Advice for Early Career Professionals

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0200

Elina is a career strategy and talent management expert. She is the founder of Careergenic, helping clients all over Europe find their next career placement in top companies without applying online. A former Human Resources manager with international experience in talent acquisition, development and training, she held senior positions at IE Business School with responsibility for MBA Employability, Career Strategy, and Employer Relations and Partnerships. Elina holds an MBA degree from IE Business School. She worked and lived in Spain, Ukraine, Poland, Belgium and France.

We talk with Elina about her own career journey, her advice to students who are looking to start or develop their early careers, the typical traps or mistakes they should be avoiding as they go into their next stage of career, her view about how employers are evolving in their ways of attracting, retaining and developing the right talent and the new ideas and projects she has focused on more recently.

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Elina’s LinkedIn profile
IE Business school’s Talent & Careers website

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Sharath Jeevan: Finding Deeper Motivation, Purpose and Mastery in our Work

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 03:00:00 +0200

Sharath is a leading expert on intrinsic motivation, direction and potential. He is the Executive Chairman of Intrinsic Labs and the author of Intrinsic: A Manifesto to Reignite Our Inner Drive. Sharath was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Queen's New Year's Honours for founding and leading STiR Education, an initiative which re-ignited the motivation of 200,000 teachers, 35,000 schools and 7 million children in emerging countries. He holds degrees from Cambridge University, Oxford University and INSEAD.

We talk with Sharath about his own career journey, his STiR Education initiative, the notion of intrinsic motivation, why he wrote Intrinsic and what are the main ideas of this book, how he thinks organizations and leaders should respond to this shift of thinking, his message to those who are getting ready to enter the workplace, and the new ideas and project he is exploring in 2022.

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Sharath’s Intrinsic Labs website
Sharath’s book Intrinsic
Sharath’s LinkedIn profile
The STiR Education website

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Marc Miller: Building a Meaningful Career in the Second Half of Life

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 02:00:00 +0200

Marc Miller’s career journey included 22 years at IBM, several tech startups, a stint as a high school teacher, a gig raising funds for a community association and a near-fatal bicycle accident that changed his perspective forever. After thirty years of multiple career pivots, Marc realized he’d found his vocation and would use his extensive experience to help others—especially Baby Boomers—find careers that they could grow into. Marc is passionate about his work and the clients he serves. He’s taught in more than 35 countries and helped clients from many industries.

We talk with Marc about his own career story and what he learned along the way, how he sees careers evolving especially for those in their second half of life, the importance of experimenting and networking, how companies may better support individuals in managing their career, and how he enjoys seeing people grow and helping one another through his podcast and online community.

Links from the episode:

Marc’s Career Pivot Website
Marc’s book Repurpose Your Career
Marc’s Career Pivot Membership Community
Marc’s LinkedIn profile

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Ann Hiatt: Bet on Yourself and Create a Career of Your Own

Sun, 01 May 2022 11:00:00 +0200

As a Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years of experience as the Executive Business Partner for Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Marissa Mayer (Yahoo!) and Chief of Staff to Eric Schmidt (Google), Ann Hiatt applies lessons of innovation, ambition, growth at scale, and forward-thinking leadership to expand businesses and individual careers. As a Leadership Strategist, she helps entrepreneurs do this through strategy consulting, training, workshops and more. Her new book, Bet On Yourself, offers guidance and stories from her experiences in Silicon Valley.

We talk with Ann about her own career journey, what lessons she learned working alongside extraordinary leaders, how she navigated her transition from global corporations to becoming a consultant, her current work advising entrepreneurs, why she wrote her book Bet On Yourself and the main ideas from the book, her advice for early career professionals, how to figure out what you want next in your career, and her plans for 2022.

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John Boudreau: Radically Rethinking How to Organize Work and Careers

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0200

Dr. John Boudreau is Professor Emeritus of Management and Organization and a Senior Research Scientist with the Center for Effective Organizations at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. He is recognized worldwide for breakthrough research on the bridge between superior human capital, talent and sustainable competitive advantage. His latest book, Work without Jobs, co-authored with Ravin Jesuthasan, lays out a roadmap for the future of work.

We talk with John about his own career journey, his vision of the future of work, why he wrote the book Work without Jobs, how jobs need to be deconstructed and reconstructed in a new “work operating system”, examples of organizations that have applied this new approach, the impact of the new world of work on careers, his advice to young professionals starting their career today, and his hopes to continue to improve work relationships.

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John’s personal page
John’s blog
John’s academic page
John’s new book Work without Jobs
John’s LinkedIn profile

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Anna Tavis: Reimagining Work and Careers in Human-Centered Organizations

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100

Anna Tavis is a researcher, global educator and coach focusing on the Future of Work. She teaches at New York University and lectures globally. She is an Academic Advisor to a variety of organizations and serves on the Editorial Board of Workforce Solutions Review. Her new book "Humans at Work" is about the new pivot towards human-centered organizations.

We connected with Anna as we share a common passion for developing innovative approaches to talent and organizations. We talk with Anna about her own career journey, her advice to early career professionals, her evaluation of how HR is doing today, the main ideas and advice from her book Humans at Work, hidden workers as potential talent pools, and the importance of shifting the mindset, culture and processes of organizations in order to create a human-centric workplace.

Links from the episode:

Anna’s book Humans at Work: The Art and Practice of Creating the Hybrid Workplace, co-authored with Stela Lupushor
Anna’s article Where to Look for Hidden Workers
Anna’s NYU faculty page
Anna’s LinkedIn profile

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Marc Effron: How to Build Better Talent and Grow Yourself Faster

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 02:00:00 +0100

Marc founded and leads The Talent Strategy Group and consults with global corporations. His prior experience includes talent management roles at Bank of America and Avon Products and consulting at Hewitt Associates. He co-authored the Harvard Business Review Publishing best-seller One Page Talent Management and 8 Steps to High Performance and publishes Talent Quarterly magazine. Marc has an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

We connected with Marc as we share a passion for building talent. We sat with him to talk about his own career journey, his advice to early career professionals, his take on the Great Resignation, his assessment of the HR and Talent functions, how organizations – including their business leaders – can build better talent faster, how to map out your career ambitions and create an experience map, and more about his plans for 2022.

Links from the episode:

Marc’s firm The Talent Strategy Group
Talent Quarterly magazine
Marc’s last book 8 Steps to High Performance
Harvard Business Review article A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambition
Marc’s LinkedIn page

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Winnie Jiang: How to Find, Pursue, and Sustain Meaning at Work

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0100

Winnie Jiang is an assistant professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD. She studies the dynamics of meaning-making at work, work as a calling, career mobility and transitions, and personal and professional development. Prior to joining INSEAD, Winnie completed her PhD in Management at Yale University.

We connected with Winnie as we wanted to learn more about her research around factors that help unleash people’s fullest potential and realize their purpose at work. We talk with Winnie about her own career story, her take on the great resignation, the insights and implications from her research on meaning of work and career transitions, her views on how organizations manage talent and career mobility, and the projects that she is planning to work on in 2022.

Links from the episode:

Winnie’s INSEAD Faculty page
INSEAD Knowledge article Keeping Meaning Alive as Your Workload Surges
Harvard Business Review article Your Most Passionate Employees May Not Be Your Top Performers

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Sven Sommerlatte: Strategies to Build a Successful Career

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 22:00:00 +0100

Sven Sommerlatte is CHRO of Boehringer Ingelheim, based in Germany. He started his career in management consulting and held a broad range of HR roles at Sanofi, most recently HR Head of the Global Consumer Healthcare Business Unit. Sven created the YouTube channel OTIUM to help people learn more about personal development, improve their career strategy and become better leaders. Sven holds an MBA and a Ph.D in organizational development.

We connected with Sven as we share a common passion for career counseling and career strategy. We talk with Sven about his own career journey, his first 100 days and priorities as CHRO of Boehringer Ingelheim, his view on how companies are managing talent, why he created OTIUM and what he has learned through this journey, the biggest mistakes people make and his advice to better manage career, and his wishes for 2022.

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Utkarsh Amitabh: The Power of Community in Building a Successful Career

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Utkarsh Amitabh is the founder of Network Capital, one of the world’s largest career intelligence communities. He writes for Harvard Business Review, Mint, Economic Times, and World Economic Forum and published the book The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work. He is a TED speaker, Chevening Fellow at University of Oxford and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. An MBA graduate from INSEAD, Utkarsh previously worked at Microsoft and helped build India’s first smart village which was recognized in the Prime Minister’s Book of Pioneering Innovations.

We connected with Utkarsh as we share a common passion for how people build their careers. We talk with Utkarsh about how his career unfolded, why and how he created Network Capital, his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, the core ideas of his book The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work, his practical suggestions for those who want to make a career change and more career advice inspired from his reflections and interactions with global leaders.

Links from the episode:

Network Capital
Utkarsh’ Linkedin profile
Utkarsh’s book – The Seductive Illusion of Hard Work
Utkarsh’s Harvard Business Review articles

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Jan Hall and Jon Stokes: Creating the Life You Want After a Full-On Career

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0200

Jan has been a successful entrepreneur and business leader. She is now an adviser to CEOs and chairmen and is also a qualified executive coach. She spent 20 years as a headhunter and has over 30 years’ experience of being a non-executive director.

Jon is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and leadership coach. He is a Director of Stokes & Jolly, a leadership advisory firm. He taught for many years at Said Business School at the University of Oxford and is on the faculty of Meyler Campbell.

We connected with Jan and Jon who share with us a passion for better life and career transitions and published Changing Gear: Creating the Life You Want After a Full On Career earlier this year. We talk with the pair about their own career changes, why they wrote Changing Gear, the challenges of transitioning into the third stage of life, the psychological frameworks they use as coaches, and an eight-step transition process to help people find their new selves.

Links from the episode:

Jan Hall and Jon Stokes Changing Gear book
Jan Hall’s Linkedin profile
Jon Stokes’s LinkedIn profile
Jan’s advisory firm Number Four
Jon’s advisory firm Stokes & Jolly

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Dorie Clark: Reinvent Your Career and Play the Long Game

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0200

Dorie Clark is a highly recognized author, consultant and keynote speaker, who teaches at Duke University and Columbia Business School. She is the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, Stand Out, The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World (just published in September 2021). Dorie has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards.

We connected with Dorie as we share a common passion for self-reinvention and helping others make work-life changes. We talk with Dorie about her own career reinvention, how to get others on board with your career transition, how to mitigate risks in your career, how to build your network in a more virtual environment, and some of the key ideas, stories and advice from her recently published book The Long Game.

Links from the episode:

Dorie’ personal page
Dorie’ Linkedin profile
Dorie’s new book – The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
Reinvent You Self-Assessment
Entrepreneurial You Self-Assessment

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Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: How Science and Tech Help Make Better Career Decisions

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0200

Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in people analytics, talent management, leadership development, and the Human-AI interface. He is the Chief Talent Scientist at Manpower Group, co-founder of Deeper Signals and Metaprofiling, and former CEO of Hogan Assessment Systems. Tomas is a professor of Business Psychology at both University College London, and Columbia University and previously lectured in numerous academic institutions. He has published 10 books and over 200 scientific papers, making him one of the most prolific social scientists of his generation. He is a frequent contributor to Fast Company, the Guardian, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review.

We connected with Tomas as we share a common belief that science and technology can help organizations and people better predict human performance. We talk with Tomas about how AI and psychometrics can help individuals better manage their careers, why people aren’t so good at choosing the right job, how people may decide whether it may be time for a career change, why is the self-promotion strategy not working and why the current environment is actually more suitable for changes than we may think.

Links from the episode:

Tomas’ personal page
Tomas’ Linkedin profile
Deeper Signals homepage

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Andy Storch: Own Your Career Own Your Life

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0200

Andy Storch is an author, consultant, coach, speaker and facilitator specializing in helping clients turn strategy into action and people doing the best work of their lives. He is the host of two podcasts, including The Talent Development Hot Seat and Andy Storch Show, and also the author of the book, Own Your Career Own Your Life, published in 2020.

We wanted to connect with Andy who impresses us with his passion and energy to advise and guide people towards the best version of their career possible. Andy pivoted last year, as the pandemic struck, and as he faced his own health challenges. We learned from him the power of always adapting in an agile way. As a huge believer in the strength of networks and community, Andy also has a lot of advice to share about how each of us can leverage that, as exemplified by his successful business.

Links from the episode:

Andy’s homepage
Andy’s book Own Your Career Own Your Life
Andy’s Linkedin profile

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Gianpiero Petriglieri: Turning Your Career into a Work of Art

Sat, 22 May 2021 10:00:00 +0200

Gianpiero is Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, where he directs the Management Acceleration Programme, the school’s flagship executive programme for emerging leaders. His interests bridge the domains of leadership, identity, adult development and experiential learning. He speaks widely to academic and corporate audiences on the topic of how to develop and exercise leadership in fast-changing, uncertain and diverse workplaces. A Medical Doctor and Psychiatrist by training, Gianpiero has worked as an executive coach and practiced as a psychotherapist.

We came across Gianpiero through INSEAD – where we both studied – and have been avid followers of his research and ideas. In this episode, we talk with him about his own career story, the importance of meaning at work, his work on the gig economy and independent workers, leadership transitions, experiential learning and his current interest in the value of friendship at work.

Links from the episode:

Gianpiero’s homepage
Gianpiero’s Linkedin profile

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Sonal Bahl: Helping Supercharge Careers with Generosity and Compassion

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:00:00 +0200

Sonal is an experienced HR Director and Career Strategist with a career spanning nearly two decades in senior HR positions. She has lived and worked in Chile, Belgium, France, India and Uruguay. She has helped recruit, build and evolve highly talented teams for large companies like GE, PwC, family-owned firms, and startups. This gives her a unique vantage point to help people with their careers, no matter what situation they find themselves in now.

We connected with Sonal as we share a common passion for helping everyone to live a career and life they actually love. We talk with Sonal about her own career story, how she supports her clients through a combination of coaching, mentoring, consulting and training, the channels where she shares her content and ideas, the trends she is seeing in career management, and what’s next in her journey.

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Monique Valcour: Helping People and Organizations Build Sustainable Careers

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0200

Monique is an executive coach, keynote speaker, and workshop leader. She has served as a professor of management on the faculties of EDHEC Business School and Boston College and has built high-level coaching experience in multiple countries and industries. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review on leadership, sustainable careers, talent management, communication, work-life integration, mindfulness, and well-being.

We connected with Monique as we share a common belief that everyone has the right and the capacity to thrive at work and in their lives beyond work. We talk with Monique about her own career story, her research on work-life integration, how to avoid and beat burnout, and her coaching work with leaders around purpose, resilience, trust, engagement and collaboration.

Links from the episode:

Monique’s homepage
Monique’s Linkedin profile
Articles published by Monique

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Anna van der Horst: How to Take Proactive Control of Your Career and Find Meaningful Work

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Anna is HR consultant and applied researcher at eelloo. She holds an MSc In Psychology from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in Work and Organizational Psychology from Justus-Liebig-University. Anna’s research focuses on proactive career behavior, sustainable employability and the role of identity in development and finding work. As a consultant she helps organizations to align work with people's personal stories.

We connected with Anna as we share a common passion for helping people find work that is meaningful to them in a changing environment. We talk about Anna’s own career story, her work on the theory and application of Career Adaptability, a tool she created to help individuals write their career story, how her company is experimenting with the way they work and new projects on the horizon.

Links from the episode:

Anna’s Linkedin profile
Eelloo’s website (in Dutch)
A recent research paper from Anna “Enhancing career adaptive responses among experienced employees: A mid-career intervention” in the Journal of Vocational Behavior

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Carter Cast: Discover Where Your Career is Vulnerable and How to Protect Your Success

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0100

Carter Cast is Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He is also an operating partner at Pritzker Group Venture Capital and a senior advisor at Pritzker Group Private Capital. Carter was formerly CEO of Walmart.com, founding chief marketing officer of Blue Nile, Inc. and director of marketing at Frito Lay. He is the author of the book, The Right (and Wrong) Stuff: How Brilliant Careers are Made – and Unmade.

We connected with Carter as we share a common passion for developing talent and wanted to learn more about the ideas and advice he developed in his book The Right (and Wrong) Stuff. We talk about Carter's own career journey, how and why talented people experience career derailment, the importance of feedback and how students are supported in their journey toward a fulfilling career.

Links from the episode:

Carter’s personal website
Carter’s Linkedin profile
Carter’s book The Right—and Wrong—Stuff
Take Carter’s Career Derailment Assessment

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Alexandre Pachulski: Using Your Singularity to Create a Unique Career Path

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0100

Alexandre Pachulski has over 15 years’ experience in HR and IT. He was one of the founders of a consulting firm specialized in talent development before co-founding Talentsoft. He is an accomplished author of several books on human resources and hosts his own YouTube channel called “Talents of Tomorrow”. He holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Paris-Dauphine University where he also teaches.

We reconnected with Alex as we share a common passion for helping people fulfill their dreams and ambitions in their work life and wanted to hear about his latest insights and perspectives. We talk about Alex’s own career journey from PhD student to entrepreneur, how to discover and express our ‘singularity’ at work, how companies are shifting their approach to talent management and the impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) on careers.

Links from the episode:

Alex’s personal website
Alex’s Linkedin profile
Alex’s books (in French): Unique(s) and Génération I.A.
Alex’s YouTube Channel Talents of Tomorrow
Talentsoft corporate website

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Sho Dewan: Building the Career You’ve Always Wanted

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0100

Sho launched Workhap with a simple goal to help others get the most out of their careers. He was recently recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice 2020 for Job Search & Careers and is also a partner Career Coach with HKU Business School and CareER Association. Sho started his career working with Simon Sinek in New York as a strategy consultant with Ernst & Young. He then moved to Hong Kong where he led Talent Development for one of the fastest growing unicorn. In 2019, he decided to go all in on his side hustle and pursue his mission of creating a happier workplace.

We connected with Sho to hear his perspective as a career coach who bridges cultures across the Pacific and as a peer who is dedicated to helping talented professionals elevate their career to new heights. We talk about Sho’s own career journey, how working with Simon Sinek inspired him to set up Workhap, his advice for young professionals who want to find their voice, and more.

Links from the episode:

Sho’s Workhap website
Sho’s Linkedin profile

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Jeff Gothelf: Take Back Control of Your Career and Be Forever Employable

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0200

Jeff Gothelf helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the author of the book Forever Employable and co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX. Jeff works as a coach, consultant, and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management, and human-centered design. Most recently, Jeff co-founded Sense & Respond Press, a publishing house for practical business books for busy executives.

We wanted to connect with Jeff as we were intrigued by his new book, Forever Employable and how it intersected with our thinking around careers. In our conversation, we talk about how he got into design, products and innovation, why he wrote Forever Employable, what are practical steps to building your own platform, how the Ikigai framework is applicable to teams, and how he sees the future of career and employment.

Links from the episode:

· Jeff’s website

· Jeff’s book Forever Employable

· Jeff’s Linkedin profile

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Michelle Gadsden-Williams: How One Leader is Disrupting and Creating “Good Trouble”

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +0200

Our guest in this episode is Michelle Gadsden-Williams, award-winning global diversity executive, author, activist, producer and philanthropist with more than 25 years of experience as an advocate for equality within corporate America and a thought leader around diversity and inclusion. Michelle is a seasoned diversity practitioner with experience working in the consumer goods, pharmaceutical and financial services industries before transitioning to professional services in 2017. She is the author of the award-winning book, CLIMB, a professional playbook offering guidance to women in the workplace.

We connected with Michelle as we wanted to hear her perspective on the topics of talent management, careers and inclusion and diversity. In our conversation, we talk about what attracted her to the field of diversity, her advice to a college student, the role of mentors and sponsors, her most challenging career transition, and how the journey of inclusion and diversity has evolved over the years.

Links from the episode:

Michelle’s Linkedin profile
Michelle’s book Climb
John Lewis: Good Trouble – Official Trailer

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Henna Inam: Are You Prepared to Lead in the Decade of Disruption?

Sat, 04 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0200

Our guest in this episode is Henna Inam, founder and CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. Henna helps leaders thrive in disruption as an Executive Coach, Board Director, Author and Speaker.

A former C-level executive, Henna led through disruption at Fortune 500 consumer and healthcare companies in innovation, marketing and general management roles. In addition to her corporate experience, Henna serves as a Board Director for Engro Corporation. She is the author of Wired for Authenticity and Wired for Disruption, published last month.

We wanted to reconnect with Henna who has been a great supporter of our work and book around career disruption. In our conversation with Henna we talk about what inspired her to tackle the subject of disruption and write her new book. Henna introduces the idea of neuro-emotional agility and the five shifts in agility which she presents in her book. We also talk about her views of how companies are creating more agility, and the topic of crucible experiences that she is now exploring. Listen in, and get ready to be disrupted!

Links from the episode:

Henna’s website
Henna’s new book Wired for Disruption
Henna’s Linkedin profile

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Edie Goldberg: Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries to Unleash Organizational Capacity

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0200

Our guest in this episode is Edie Goldberg, President of E.L. Goldberg & Associates in Menlo Park, California. She is a nationally recognized expert in HR and talent management strategy and organizational effectiveness. Prior to starting her own firm 19 years ago, she was a Global Thought Leader in the Human Capital Practice for Towers Perrin. She is the co-author of The Inside Gig: How Sharing Untapped Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity (LifeTree Media, April, 2020). Edie earned her Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Albany, SUNY. She is the recipient of HR People + Strategy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology. She currently serves on the board of the SHRM Foundation and is an advisor to start-ups in Internal Talent Mobility.

We connected with Edie as we saw many intersections between our views on career management and the need for organizations to take a more innovative approach. In this conversation, we talk about Edie’s own career path, her new book The Inside Gig, moving mindsets from talent scarcity to talent abundance, how to create a new “Talent Operating Model” and what advice she has for Gen Z talent starting their careers.

Links from the episode:
• Edie’s website
• Edie’s new book The Inside Gig
• Edie’s Linkedin profile

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Gib Bulloch: Confessions of a Corporate Insurgent and Intrapreneur

Tue, 19 May 2020 23:00:00 +0200

Our guest in this episode is Gib Bulloch, speaker, writer, and consultant. A self-described ‘Corporate Insurgent’, Gib believes passionately in the power of business to change the world and in the power of the individual to change the world of business.

After an early career spent at BP and Mars, Gib's epiphany came from a year as a business volunteer with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in the Balkans in 2000. Over the following 15 years, Gib founded and scaled Accenture's global 'not-for-loss' consulting business, Accenture Development Partnerships. He left Accenture in 2016 to write his first book, 'The Intrapreneur: Confessions of a Corporate Insurgent' and to explore new ways of supporting purpose driven insurgencies within the corporate world.

We connected with Gib as we saw a lot in common around our work on radical career shifts, especially the 'Profit to purpose' transition. We talk about his epiphany that led him to launch Accenture’s Development Partnerships, what it means to be a corporate insurgent, the new initiative he is leading to create a business “decelerator” on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, and much more.

Links from the episode:

· Gib’s website

· Gib’s book The Intrapreneur: Confessions of a Corporate Insurgent

· Gib’s Linkedin profile

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Paolo Gallo: The Art of Building a Rewarding Career While Remaining True to Yourself

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0100

Our guest in this episode is Paolo Gallo, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach and Author.

Over the last 30 years, Paolo has been Chief Human Resources Officer at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Chief Learning Officer at The World Bank in Washington DC, and Director of Human Resources at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development in London.

Paolo currently spends his time coaching and consulting to high-level individuals and organizations, but also makes time to volunteer to ensure that all humans can access learning, development and fulfilment in their careers. His best-selling book, The Compass and The Radar, has sold numerous copies across the world and in multiple languages.

We connected with Paolo because we saw so much in common in our quest to ensure that everyone get the chance to get career alignment. We talk with him here about integrity and moral compass, how he defines success and alignment of values in careers, and what vision he has of the future of the workplace.

Links from the episode:

Paolo’s website – learn more about Paolo’s book, speaking engagements and coaching and career services.
Questions from Frankenstein – Paolo’s talk at a TEDxRoma event.
Paolo’s Linkedin profile

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Deepak Jayaraman: Helping People Transition and Play to Their Potential

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0100

Our guest in this episode is Deepak Jayaraman, Founder and CEO of Transition Insight. As an Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor, Deepak works with successful senior executives and helps them play to their unique potential by working with them closely during phases of high stakes transition. Deepak is also the prolific author and curator of Play to Potential Podcast, which includes interviews with people across diverse backgrounds and conversations around Leadership, Transitions and Careers.

We found many parallels between Deepak’s coaching and consulting work and ours, but were deeply impressed with his extensive and highly segmented, user-friendly podcast archive. From philosophy from Gandhi to speculation on most popular transition topics, we hope you will enjoy this conversation with Deepak as much as we did.

Links from the episode:

Transition Insight – the objective of Deepak’s consulting firm is to enable leaders to be thoughtful about transitions.
Play to Potential podcasts – a bouquet of curated conversations around leadership, transitions and careers with easy access to specific nuggets of interest and relevance.
Deepak’s Linkedin profile
Antarang Foundation – an India-based foundation that envisions a world in which every young person is passionately, productively, and positively engaged in a career of their choice.

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Adrian Choo: The Career Strategist

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0100

Our guest in this episode is Adrian Choo, recognized as The Career Strategist. We’ve known Adrian for some time now. We have a lot in common in terms of the work we do around careers and we also have some contrasts.

After an extraordinary career in business, headhunting and outplacement, Adrian set up his own enterprise, Career Agility, whose mission is to “Empower Individuals to attain Personal Happiness through Career Clarity”.

We thought it would be fun to sit down with Adrian, who is based in Singapore, and does work across the world. He is a thinker, a writer, a coach, an active player in the career changing community and has many insights to share. We hope you enjoy this interview and look forward to your comments.

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Jennifer Petriglieri: How Dual-Career Couples Make it Work

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:00:00 +0200

Our guest in this episode is Jennifer Petriglieri, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD.

Earlier in the summer, we had the immense good fortune to spend some time talking to the wonderful Jennifer about her book, Couples That Work, published in October this year.

We wanted to talk to her not only about her book but about the crossover points between her work and ours. We talk about career breaks and how to survive them, about who gets the power and deciding how to share-out career priorities and about the importance of contracting in a couple.

We hope you enjoy this interview and look forward to your comments.

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Jos Akkermans: How to Build Sustainable Careers and Change Employer-Employee Relationships

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0200

We’re pleased to share our chat with Jos Akkermans. Jos is Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Organizational Behavior in the department of Management and Organization at VU Amsterdam. In our conversation, Jos shares his views on career crafting, micro-transitions, identify shift as we change and more.

In this episode, we chat with Jos Akkermans, an academic and expert on Sustainable Careers, who is passionately focused on younger people’s careers and how to help not only his students, but also society at large to find better opportunities to “craft” the career path that is right for them.

Jos began life in a small country town in the Netherlands, and chose to study Psychology at Utrecht University, where he ended up doing his PhD on young people’s vocational careers and began his teaching work in Business and Management.

Since then, Jos has juggled the responsibilities of teaching with research and publication across a number of commercial and academic journals, moved up and across the hierarchy of different academic institutions, and even managed fifteen years as a local dance teacher! His argument is that work should be fun as well as useful, and he is a master of his portfolio, without any doubt.

He not only teaches his students about careers as a subject, but advises them on their own careers, so he is taking a truly holistic approach in his teaching. The research Jos does, in collaboration with universities and companies across the world, examines career changers of many types, and he tells us about his more recent findings, as well as what is coming up next. Like us, he has the hope that the corporate world will wake up and do more and better talent management at a grass roots level, and we hope to continue this conversation into the coming months and years.

How to find Jos Akkermans

https://www.josakkermans.com/

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