I Became Lost Let me explain. In mid-2017 I decided to leave my job. I was the Executive Director and Publisher for the Mennonite Church in the U.S. and Canada. I was ideally suited for the job and for most of my 11 years there I had enjoyed it immensely. I had reached the pinnacle […]
How to Work Online When You Think You’re Too Old [Guest Post]
How to Work Online When You Think You’re Too Old The ‘how’ of working online is actually the easiest part of everything. The hard part of working online is what is going on in your mind. Let’s first define ‘too old’ What age would that be? 45? 55? 65? 75? I bet we would all […]
What to Do When You Are Stuck in Your Career
What to Do When You Are Stuck We have a number of members of the Career Pivot online community who are just flat stuck. They are paralyzed by indecision because they either have too many choices or are not knowledgeable enough to make a decision. They choose to stay stuck. Yes, doing nothing is a […]
How To Demonstrate Expertise When You Have No Experience
Expertise but No Experience I have been hearing the mantra, “I have a lot of expertise but no experience. How do I get people to give me a chance?” You may be pivoting into a new area where you have a lot of expertise from that Masters degree you just attained, you have life skills […]
Should I Take the Buyout Package? [Updated]
Buyout Package Have you or someone you know been offered a buyout package? If you work for a large multi-national corporation or the US federal government, the answer is probably “yes.” How do you determine whether to take it or not? The idea for this post came from a New York Times article, Making Money […]
4 Signs That You Are Working for a Failing Company [Updated]
Are You Working for a Failing Company? I have multiple clients who currently work for failing companies. These companies fall into a variety of industries: High Technology Pharmaceutical Telecommunications Oil and Gas Each of them has worked for these companies for many years. Do they see the signs that the businesses are failing? Well…they see […]
The Challenges and Strategies of Changing Industries [Updated]
Changing Industries Many of you are or should be thinking of changing industries. Creative destruction is wreaking havoc on so many industries that if you are not looking – you should be. I have written multiple posts on the need to be vigilant: Living in a “Career Disaster Area” at the Age of 65 Surviving […]
Do You Have a Plan B for Your Career [Updated]
Do You Have a Plan B for Your Career? You have probably been told that you should have a Plan B. What if something does not work out? How about having a Plan B for your career? I entered the job market in the 1970s when I expected to work for one employer for most […]
Career Pivot When in Crisis, Is a Bad Idea
Career Pivot When in Crisis, Is a Bad Idea When you are in crisis mode it is often one of the worst times to make big career decisions. I was contacted by a 50+ year woman this last week about the uncertainty in her career. She had spent 15-20 years in a dying industry, print […]
