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Roxy
Poland, USA
Picto Integrating Business and Spirituality
Integrating Business and Spirituality
Roxy
Poland, USA
Roxy’s Path to Self-Awareness and Connection Bridging the Gap Between Heart and Mind
Roxy‘s transformation from a successful corporate career to holistic coaching and energy healing reflects a profound journey of self-discovery. Despite early success, she felt her soul dimming and sought deeper fulfillment. Through extensive travel and inner exploration, Roxy found her calling in helping others tap into their gifts and lead from the heart. Her story inspires us to embrace inner work and integrate spirituality into our professional lives for true fulfillment and purpose. Read more
Diane
France, Australia
Picto Stepping Down for Happiness
Stepping Down for Happiness
Diane
France, Australia
From international cosmetic marketer to national park ranger
Diane’s path, from a Parisian girl dreaming of firefighting to a successful marketing career in New York, took an unexpected turn towards the Australian outback. Torn between a secure job at L’Oréal and her passion for the outdoors, she opted for a complete shift. Diane embraced a life as an adventure race organizer and, later, as a Junior Ranger, navigating challenges and isolation. Now thriving, she reflects on the joy in nature, the freedom of her chosen path, and her pre-retirement dreams in Antarctica. Read more
Chris
UK
Picto Profit to Purpose
Profit to Purpose
Chris
UK
Account Management, Grey Advertising Chief Executive, Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Chris, the chief executive of Whale and Dolphin Conservation praises the power of the “trisector” area. Formerly of the Royal Air Force and Grey Advertising, he advocates for more ventures across sectors, leveraging skills to create opportunities for all. He believes those who can collaborate across the private, public and social sectors will increasingly be valued.

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Michel
France, USA
Picto Coming Out at Work
Coming Out at Work
Michel
France, USA
Michel’s Odyssey Embracing Identity, Love, and Authenticity in the Corporate World »
Join Michel on his remarkable journey from rural France to the front cover of the New York Times, proudly sharing his life with his partner, Rob. As a gay French organizational psychologist in the U.S., Michel navigates the complex intersections of identity and career. From coming out in a new country to embracing authenticity, Michel shares insights into the power of intentionality and the challenges faced by those who dare to be different. With humor and resilience, Michel’s story serves as a beacon for anyone seeking to break free from societal norms, offering valuable advice on embracing one’s true self in both personal and professional spheres. Read more

Professionals face many critical crossroads in their careers, sometimes unpredictable, sometimes more expected, but for which they were often not truly prepared.

This book discusses many such career transitions – from leaving a corporation to joining a non-profit, evolving from athlete to executive, or returning to a former employer.

Using the stories of 50 leaders interviewed all over the world, the authors describe what provokes the change, the challenges it creates, how the individual is surviving the transition, and what effective leaders do to navigate and grow from it.

The book offers a simple, easy-to-use framework to help make the most of any uncharted transition.

To thrive, you have to follow a four-stage process of Exploring, Experimenting,
Engaging and Expanding. Drawing on examples of a wide range of companies, Disrupt Your Career also provides recommendations to help organizations better acquire, develop and retain talent.

With both compelling stories and rigorous research, Disrupt Your Career serves as a call to exploit novel ways to approach careers and presents practical advice to help both individuals and organizations better prepare, manage, and make the most of career changes – ultimately leading to more fulfilling careers.

This book brings a fresh approach – based on the stories of a diverse and colorful range of career changers – that will inspire many to explore similar moves. It also provides excellent thinking for organizations, where there is still an enormous need for improved approaches to career management.

Herminia Ibarra
Charles Handy Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School

How often have you wondered if those that leave your organization are doing so for the right reasons? What would you give to know more, and lose less? Disrupt Your Career holds one of the keys to this increasing challenge for leaders, and outlines a series of insights and processes that can lead to better career comfort for individuals and enhanced, more effective career management for organizations. Tirard and Harbour-Lyell tell the stories that illustrate the career transitions with simplicity and empathy, and make it obvious that we can all learn from them.

Åsa Landén Ericsson
CEO of Cygate, Board Member of Grant Thornton Sweden, Formpipe and Rhenman & Partners

For a leader in any substantial organization, one major preoccupation beyond attracting the very best people is also keeping them stimulated, challenged and fulfilled. This book provides invaluable insight, research and strategies for improvement in both talent strategy and career management. The stories are inspiring and authentic, indicating new paths to follow, and innovative approaches to managing career paths for both companies and individuals.

Jean-Claude Le Grand
Senior VP Talent Development and Chief Diversity Officer, L’Oréal

An essential, soul-saving guide for anyone navigating a non-traditional career path, including most women. And for the companies smart enough to attract them – and creative enough to benefit from their adaptive skills.

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
CEO of 20-first and author of Seven Steps to Leading a Gender-Balanced Business

Disrupt Your Career makes a significant contribution towards the career challenge, by illustrating various uncharted transitions with compelling and insightful stories. The frameworks are strikingly simple, and the book provides invaluable options and strategies for organizations and individuals alike.

Gianpiero Petriglieri
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD

Career disruption will happen to everyone – and most of us are ill prepared. This captivating book shows how to understand career transitions and gives fascinating and practical ideas about how best to navigate. A must read for anyone embarking on a life change.

Lynda Gratton
Professor of Management Practice at London Business School

Whether you are an individual pondering a big change, or forced into transition by yet another downsizing, or you are leading an organization and hoping to stem the early attrition of your people, there is something here for you. The stories are compelling, and the frameworks for action simple and solid.

Per Heggenes
CEO, The IKEA Foundation

…combines insights drawn from stories of successful career changers with rigorous research and practical ideas that can be put to immediate use. The book beautifully demonstrates that career reinvention is not only possible, but should be embraced in today’s VUCA world.

Kevin Cashman
Senior Partner, CEO & Executive Development, Korn Ferry and bestselling author

Antoine Tirard is a talent management advisor and the founder of NexTalent. He is the former head of talent management of Novartis and LVMH.

Claire Harbour is a coach and global talent expert, the founder of Culture Pearl and a speaker, consultant and writer about all things to do with optimizing talent across borders.

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