The career ladder is broken. What’s your next step?
April 17, 2025
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Episode 470 · April 17, 2025
The career ladder is broken. What’s your next step?
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<p>In this episode, we dive into a topic that is as daunting as it is exciting — the future of careers. </p><p>First, we talk about a troubling trend in workplaces today — the rise of the unwilling retiree; </p><p>Next, we share some of the lessons learnt by students who graduated during economic downturns in the past. </p><p><strong>Check out the stories and newsletters mentioned in this episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://the-ken.com/story/why-more-40-somethings-are-becoming-unwilling-retirees/"><strong>Why more 40-somethings are becoming unwilling retirees</strong></a></p><p><b><a href="https://the-ken.com/dayzero/lessons-from-past-students-who-graduated-during-economic-downturns/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=collection">Lessons from past students who graduated during economic downturns</a></b></p><p>The Ken is <a href="https://the-ken.com/event/building-unique-career-lattices/?utm_source=daybreak&utm_medium=podcasts&utm_campaign=bfo_event#tickets-cta-container">hosting a subscriber event!</a> Join Two by Two hosts Rohin Dharmakumar and Praveen Gopal Krishnan and three distinguished guests as they discuss broken career ladders, shortening career spans, and collapsing organisational structures. Buy tickets <a href="https://the-ken.com/event/building-unique-career-lattices/?utm_source=daybreak&utm_medium=podcasts&utm_campaign=bfo_event#tickets-cta-container">here</a>. </p><p><strong><br /></strong><br /></p>
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