Imagine if we didn't consider ourselves to be "lucky" to find work that we love. Instead, what if our society operated on the principle that we all have the right to work in careers that fulfill us? What if that was our norm?
How much more productive and innovative could we be in the workplace collectively, if we were guided to recognize our superpowers and if we could work in our sweet spots as a result?
Lifelong career development advocates for exactly this - helping each of us in society find meaningful, well-paid work, that fulfills us personally too (it's what I call the "art of life-ing at work" in my keynotes).
Today, I had the honour of co-representing Canada, through CERIC, on a collaborative US/UK/Canada panel that shared advocacy best practices from each region, to amplify the positive impact of career development on a global scale.
We had more than 900 CDPs (career development professionals) register for this event, and it was thrilling to know that this effort attracted audiences from all across the world (from Canada to New Zealand)!
Thank you to my fellow panelists, and the stellar team that put this all together: Mary Ann Powell, Melissa A. Venable, PhD, Shelby McIntyre, Marty Apodaca, LPCC, CCC, NCC, Trina Stanford, Deneen Pennington, Sareena Hopkins, Bella Doswell CCDP, RCDP, Katherine Jennick RCDP, and of course, our moderator extraordinaire, Candy Ho (何甜茵).
Lisa Taylor, were your ears burning? Your name came up in our panel discussions, with all the incredible work that Challenge Factory is doing in this space!
For any CDPs who missed the event, a recording of the session will be made available soon through the National Career Development Association. :)
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3moWhat an achievement!