I enjoy a monthly commercial Blog site from Lisa Taylor, Founder and President of Challenge Factory http://www.challengefactory.ca/blog a Toronto based consulting firm to organizations and individuals optimizing changing work lives and contributions. Focused on how experienced, primarily successful corporate executive level, workers can thrive; Challenge Factory’s individual services appear geared to the “C-Suite” set. I found the blog just recently and read insights that apply for even a non-Gold Medal Winner of the 1970 -2015 corporate version of “Survivor”.
If I was invited to post on the blog I would write …
Alumni readership of the blog may want to reach out to others who are working to find a path in the same economy and realities of second decade Twenty First Century as Challenge Factory clients. Most of the Upcycled Self readers do it mostly alone without the aid of paid consultants and only limited, dated, lowest common denominator based public information or training programs in an effort to move forward. Public programs are well meaning but, like health care, seem to follow a triage model with the most desperate getting attention. For most, following a process of personal Upcycling, our goals are not “legacy” career roles, but normally financially and intellectually driven desires to remain viable and engaged in a world that says we need to move aside. We read the same “boomer targeted” business and career material (digital version usually for the truly Upcycled) but smile at the comment, ad and life style content that seem to pander to the upper middle class in so called “National” media. I wonder if those who have been fortunate to access the type of individual services offered by firms, like the Challenge Factory, could pass on their repositioning learning by mentoring fellow Upcyclers? All would benefit including the sponsoring firm, directly or indirectly, through great PR or developing a new revenue source out of the process over time. Peer mentoring is a wonderful benefit now offered on most University and College campuses; could we not adopt the model to a mutual postgraduate and post-corporate, course in employment? Upcycled Selves look for ways to learn, adapt and thrive, this may be one way you could help them.
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Some very useful business lingo explained here. Thank you Sir!
Any time you need a translator just let me know!
I enjoy your posts a lot Brian, you’ve found a way to give them a unique voice that’s your own. You should keep this thing going beyond current requirements. It’s really good.
Another great post brian, i believe having a good mentor is very valuable. A competent mentor with lots of skills and knowledge is more effective at teaching than a textbook in my opinion.
Although I don’t know the term, ‘C-Suite’, the information is, as usual direct and appropriate. I hope your target audience base is growing.
Thank you; C-Suite is a business culture reference to the “Chief” officers, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer…and the rarefied office suite space they occupy. Recruiters will discuss a “C-Suite” role being available. Career planning may focus on a “C-Suite” role in 10 years.