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»

A look back in history is always the first step to bringing perspective on the present and a valuable tool in seeking clarity about the future. So, before looking ahead to the dynamics rearranging the present and the near future of the next two decades let’s take a look at the history of humanity. »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»

It was a thrill to be asked by Wesley and Greg to write a column on career change from my point of view as a professional future thinker (people often call me a futurist, but I don’t talk about or write about colonizing Mars or other scifi subjects; rather, I look at the large dynamics and trends that are and will shape our world). »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»