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Invincible Career - Claim your power and regain your freedom

Invincible Career - Claim your power and regain your freedom

著者： Larry Cornett Ph.D.
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 Claim your power, regain your freedom, and become invincible in your work and life! I share professional advice, challenges, and tips to help you create your Invincible Career®.

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  • 🚀 Too Senior to Be Hired, Too Young to Retire (Issue 642)

    🚀 Too Senior to Be Hired, Too Young to Retire (Issue 642)
    2025/08/06
    Are you in your late 40s or beyond?If so, you have decades of valuable experience, a powerful network, and a laundry list of success metrics. But lately, you may be feeling stuck in your career. * You’re no longer moving up. * You’re watching your younger colleagues get promoted. * Recruiters ghost you more often now. * Job interviews stall out even when you think you interviewed well. You’re too experienced for entry-level or mid-level roles. And when you aim for more senior leadership or executive roles, you discover they want someone with 25 years of experience who’s only 35 years old. Heaven help you if you get laid off now. It’s not a pretty job market for anyone, especially an older worker. “People laid off at higher ages are less likely to move into a new field than those who quit, said Kevin Cahill, an economist at FTI Consulting. “Ageism and higher compensation expectations can be obstacles to re-employment, he said.” (source)* It takes nearly 26 weeks, on average, for people ages 55 to 64 to find a job, compared with 19 weeks for people ages 25 to 34, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.* Older career workers who find new jobs take an 11% pay cut, on average, according to a forthcoming study Cahill co-wrote.So, why not take an early retirement? Well, I bet you’re not there yet. Financially, emotionally, or physically. The sad truth is that people who retire sooner die earlier. Believe me, you’re not alone in feeling this way and facing this issue. This “messy middle” of our professional careers is real, and it’s brutal.But it’s also where your next move can be your most powerful. I know it doesn’t feel like it right now, but reinventing yourself can lead to living the best years of your life. I’m living proof, and there are lots of us who have done it. It’s been over 15 years since I fled my old corporate career to pivot into something new. I built my own businesses, started working out every day, and reinvested in my most important relationships. My sense of loss and depression shifted into joy and fulfillment. I've never been happier! The Messy Middle You’re not imagining things, and it’s not just you. The job market has shifted under your feet while the economy has been struggling, and political chaos ensues. * Good roles are becoming rarer, and expectations are higher.* Companies are cutting layers of middle and senior management.* They are also eliminating entry-level roles and leaning on fewer employees augmented with AI. * Ageism is real (especially in tech and startups), but hard to prove. * AI is quietly replacing parts of your job.* Younger, cheaper hires are more appealing than the cost of more experienced employees.You didn’t do anything wrong. But the system isn’t built for you anymore.“The tide has definitely turned against tech workers,” said Catherine Bracy, the founder and chief executive of TechEquity, a nonprofit that pushes for economic inclusion in the industry. “Companies have even more leverage to use against workers, and A.I. is supercharging that.” (source)Traditional Career Advice Fails You “Just update your LinkedIn and polish your resume! Start easy applying to hundreds of jobs every week.”Yeah… no. When you’ve had a long, complex career, playing the “cold-apply resume” game is a sure-fire way to lose. The hiring process is automated and biased. Most online applications are dead ends, and older workers are screwed. You need a new strategy for this new game.Your leverage is different nowAt this stage of your career, you have leverage that younger people don’t. Stop being shy about using your advantages!* Relationships: The network you’ve built for decades is more powerful than you think.* Reputation: People know your name. They’ve seen your work. They already trust you.* Experience: You’ve led, built, scaled, failed, recovered, and learned. Your insights are rare and valuable.Three paths out of the messy middle1. Reposition and rebrand2. Redesign your role3. Find more purposeI go into more detail in the podcast audio, so scroll up, hit play, and listen. Real stories of reinvention * David Jesse - Executive Product Leader, advisor, coach, and founder of Crescendo Product Group * Ha Nguyen - Founder and Managing Partner at NextStep Advisors * Maureen Wiley Clough - Host of It Gets Late Early, a podcast and community of tech employees bringing awareness to ageismNone of them waited for someone to “give them a shot.” They stopped playing the game that was rigged against them. They created their next opportunity.You can too.What to do this monthHere’s your 3-step personal challenge:* Rewrite one part of the “Story of You”What’s the outdated identity or job title you’re clinging to? Rewrite your LinkedIn headline and About section to reflect who you are now and who you want to become. * Reignite one dormant relationshipSomeone in your network already knows your value. Reach ...
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  • 🚀 Why a Tech Career is Like Playing Poker (Issue 637)

    🚀 Why a Tech Career is Like Playing Poker (Issue 637)
    2025/07/02

    My guest for this episode is Bob Baxley, design advisor, mentor, author, and speaker. He is one of the most familiar design leaders in Silicon Valley, having worked on products you probably use every day.

    Bob and I worked at some of the same companies (e.g., Apple, Yahoo), but only crossed paths once at one of my favorite coffee shops in Mountain View, CA.

    He has strong opinions about design, leadership, creating great products, and crafting a lasting career, so I know you’ll enjoy this episode!

    About Bob

    Bob Baxley is a designer, executive, and advisor who has built and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies, including Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and most recently, Thoughtspot.

    During a career spanning over three decades, Bob has played a pivotal role in the design of the Apple Online Store, Yahoo! Answers, the Apple Store App, Buyable Pins, and ClarisWorks—products that have been used by hundreds of millions of people around the world.

    Committed to recruiting and inspiring the next generation of designers, Bob also mentors individuals and advises organizations that are working to improve the practice, craft, and culture of digital product design.

    We talk about

    * His background in tech, starting with Claris

    * The tough decision of moving from Yahoo to Apple in 2006

    * The opportunity to work with a historic figure, Steve Jobs

    * The wild rise of tech companies in San Francisco, CA

    * How he looked for opportunities in his career to “witness history”

    * The concept of getting on the bus with the right people

    * Making decisions at branches in your career

    * How a tech career can be much like playing poker

    * What you can control is placing yourself in interesting environments with the right people

    * Thinking of time with an employer like a “presidential term” and time-boxing your plan for impact

    * Why four years feels like the sweet spot for staying in one role

    * Patterns he’s observed in people who succeed vs. those who do not on his teams

    * How he structures job interviews and what he looks for (especially for designers)

    * Design education, training, mindset, and careers

    * How our modern transactional environment might impact design and design roles

    * Design may become more powerful and influential, but with fewer people

    * The impact of AI on professions and entry-level jobs

    * How to stay relevant in the industry

    Scroll up and hit play to listen to our full conversation.

    Where to find more

    * Bob’s LinkedIn

    * His personal website

    I’m Larry Cornett, an executive coach who works with ambitious professionals to help them reclaim their power, become more invincible, and create better opportunities for their work and lives. Do more of the work you love and less of what you hate!

    📕 Check out the Summer version of my Invincible Daily Journal!



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/subscribe
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    41 分
  • 🚀 Ha Nguyen, Founder and Managing Partner at NextStep Advisors (Issue 633)

    🚀 Ha Nguyen, Founder and Managing Partner at NextStep Advisors (Issue 633)
    2025/06/04

    My guest for this episode is Ha Nguyen, Founder and Managing Partner at NextStep Advisors. Her company helps early-stage founders become master company builders, operators, and people leaders. They help founders with strategy and planning, operational excellence, and executive coaching. They also provide fractional consulting and advisory services.

    About Ha

    Ha Nguyen has 22 years of deep expertise in building and scaling startups, as well as venture investing. She was most recently the Chief Experiences Officer at Swimply and a Founding Partner of Spero Ventures. She also has 16 years of product leadership experience, having started her early career as a product manager at eBay, where we first met many years ago.

    We talk about

    * Her impressive background

    * How she defines fractional leadership

    * Why she bet on herself to create her current business

    * How and where she finds new clients

    * How she is leveraging AI, personally and professionally

    * The concept of building portfolio careers

    * What work-life balance really means for consultants

    * Why hard work feels different when you choose the work you do

    * How people should think about their careers for the next 10 years

    * The massive disruption of AI in the industry

    Scroll up and hit play to listen to our full conversation.

    Where to find more

    * NextStep Advisors

    * Ha’s LinkedIn

    * Her personal website

    I’m Larry Cornett, an executive coach who works with ambitious professionals to help them reclaim their power, become invincible, and create new opportunities for their work and lives. Do more of what you love and less of what you hate!

    📕 Check out the Spring version of my Invincible Daily Journal!



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/subscribe
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    38 分
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