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Adaptive Career Development in a Changing Labour Market Not long ago, career discussions often focused on advancement, promotion, and long-term stability within a particular field or organization. While those conversations still exist, many clients today are arriving with a very different set of concerns. Some are restarting careers in their 40s and 50s after layoffs or organizational restructuring. Others are exploring multiple income streams or questioning whether the career path they spent years building is still sustainable in a rapidly changing economy. At the same time, labour markets continue evolving…
I can feel a hint of tension in the room…people shifting slightly, realizing I’m about to ask them to share something out loud. So, I pause and say, “How about if I start?” We are talking about answering hypothetical job interview questions, so I describe a “hypothetical” situation…the one we are in now. I say, “If I were facilitating a workshop with a larger group size than usual, I would have them share in pairs instead of sharing with the whole group to save time. I would take into consideration…
I have spent forty years working with people in career transition, and over that time I’ve developed a methodology that I’m told genuinely speaks to them. This July, I’d like to make it more widely available — and the best way I’ve found to do that is by having practitioners experience it firsthand. I’m reserving twenty complimentary seats in the Working on Purpose® Live Online Workshop for career practitioners — one per agency, with limited exceptions for larger organizations. I would like you to know what the experience feels like…
Each summer, a familiar pattern emerges among job seekers. Clients begin to ease off their job search. Routines shift, vacations take priority, and the urgency that carried them through the spring starts to soften. It’s common to hear, “I’m taking time off and will pick this back up in September.” For us career development professionals, this creates an opportunity for balance, and integrating what’s important in life, away from a job search. Summer often brings competing priorities, and we need to acknowledge and support this reality. Clients may be managing…
A Strong Response to the Launch of the Certified Future Strategist (CFS) Yesterday marked an important moment for Career Professionals of Canada. Registration officially opened for the Certified Future Strategist (CFS) program. Over the past several months, many individuals across our community have contributed to the development of this initiative through research, discussion, review, testing, feedback, and thoughtful reflection. Seeing the program officially open and witnessing the early response from members and career professionals across Canada has been both exciting and deeply meaningful. What has stood out most is not…
For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side: Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (Millennials), and Generation Z. Each brings different experiences, expectations, and communication styles shaped by the world they grew up in—from war and economic expansion to digital transformation and constant connectivity. While it’s easy to focus on these differences, the real opportunity for leaders is not to manage generations—it is to lead people. And that requires a shift in how we think about leadership itself. At the center of this shift…