Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 1, 2016

Susan graduated from Penn State with a BS in Finance and International Business. After 14 years she made a career leap from implementing technology systems to transforming human systems. Looking back I think that planted the seeds that ultimately lead me to venture off on my own later in my career.” 4/2016: Chip Bell.

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Leading Blog

JULY 14, 2017

That exercise took days, tapped my analytical skills, and resulted in a large spreadsheet that I was proud to show off. While I was walking the Camino, I thought a lot about my career and the leadership lessons I had learned. He holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School. I decided to write a book about those insights.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 17, 2016

Or are you a resource where skill, judgement, and critical thinking are valued and rewarded? Consultants, professionals, and other providers of skill-based services should always maintain themselves as a resource business. And he doesn’t take on clients who fail to appreciate that his skills and judgement constitute a resource.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. These are rich questions that do not yield to simple analysis.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. One of the biggest culprits of middle-age career malaise is boredom.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2016

Let me begin this post with a personal confession: Although I’ve talked with many managers about career transitions over the years, I’ve never had a career transition myself until now. All things considered (interests, age, health, finances), early 2016 seemed like the right time.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2017

That’s why so many, lured by the promise of flexible hours, higher rates, and location independence, are intrigued by the idea of becoming a consultant or coach when they retire from their “official” career. Any career change is disruptive to a certain extent. that your retirement and new career might entail.

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