The WSJ has some specific advice on where to turn when you are in need of career counseling: pretty much anywhere other than your significant other. "It's career suicide," says one woman quoted in the WSJ column. »more»

"Mid-career employees and managers, who should be at their peak of productivity, are the most disaffected segment of the workforce," according to an article in the Harvard Business Review. »more»

Master Mind groups are formal groups (I recommend no more than 4) that come together in person or by phone to support each other in whatever the individuals want help on. It harnesses the synergy of a team that you normally find in an organizational environment. »more»

In my last article, "How to start figuring out what you want to do next", I laid out a way to start identifying the kind of life you want. »more»

Tax time is an ideal time for a reality check on your career. Why? First, April 15th is a rather inflexible deadline so you won't have the problem of a slipping time line. Second you will already be totaling up the financial renumeration that you get from your job for your tax return so that part of the assessment will already be done. »more»

“But I don’t know what I want to do?” This frustrated exclamation wasn’t coming from a twenty-something. This was my 52 year old coaching client. He had a 26 year career under his belt and wanted a change. He knew he wanted to take the early-out retirement being offered and start a new life. But doing what? »more»

HR consultant John Izzo writes in the Globe and Mail (Toronto) that midlife men need to separate their identity from their work. If they do, good things can happen. »more»

Your career choice impacts your quality of life, standard of living, personal identity, and much more. By the time you hit middle age, career changes are far from easy, but many people feel a mismatch with the career that they had selected earlier in life and want to at least explore the possibility of pursuing a new career. Are you one of these people? »more»

One of the first steps to do when initiating a career change or even contemplating one is to do a self-assessment (what some career-oriented self-help books will call the "look in the mirror"). Easy to say, hard to do. Fortunately, CareerBuilder.com has created a »more»

Changing careers in middle age is very different than in the life periods before or after. Middle age is traditionally the peak earning period in most people's careers. It is the time when workers achieve their highest rank, their fattest salaries, and their most prestigious achievements. But it's also the time that we have perspective on what makes us happy and if our current career path doesn't entail sufficient satisfaction (or future promise), then for many of us it's time to make a change. »more»