Recrafting ourselves

The Real Future of Work – Part 2

The Real Future of Work – Part 2

This post is a follow up to my first blog on The Real Future of Work – Part 1, which you can read HERE if you’re interested. I was intrigued by management consultant Ron Ashkenas’s article, Navigating The Emotional Side of a Career Transition, in the Harvard Business Review.  Ashkenas had worked for the same firm for 37 years, starting just…

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Two Words From Steve Jobs Will Change Your Life

Two Words From Steve Jobs Will Change Your Life

    This week we have a guest blog from my friend, colleague and author of “Your Retirement, Your Way”, John Trauth.   Steve Jobs was a master at reinvention.  He reinvented himself many times throughout his career (Apple, NeXT, Pixar, and Apple again) and in the process, reinvented ways in which we communicate and interact with each other and the…

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The Real Future of Work – Part 1

The Real Future of Work – Part 1

I’ve recently returned from Vancouver, where I presented a session at the American Board of Vocational Experts  annual conference.  My session was called THE NEW WORLD OF WORK FOR PAY: IT ISN’T ALL ABOUT JOBS ANYMORE.  What do I mean, it’s not about jobs? Work has been with us forever.  Jobs have not. Jobs as a configuration of work for…

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THE MIDLIFE NON-CRISIS

THE MIDLIFE NON-CRISIS

My friend Peter emailed me after reading a recent opinion piece by David Brooks about the so-called midlife crisis.  “The image of midlife as a time of crisis is almost the opposite of what this period of life is really about,” Peter wrote. I can’t agree enough. Midlife can be a bit disorienting and scary from time to time, but…

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Keeping Current

Keeping Current

As my wife often remarks, she isn’t worried about me running off with a younger woman.  A younger woman wouldn’t understand a word I said.  My musical, political, historical and humor references would precede her by a number of years, possibly even extend to before she was born. Still, I do try to stay current, thanks to my grandchildren, ages…

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