The Impromptu Game Plan

After many years in the corporate world (plus a stint as a baker of scones), Eric finally aligned his experiences, strengths, and passion for technology and innovation with his values and started his own company, Otocast, the mobile audio guide. https://www.otocast.com/

Kevin has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential in the Experience Industry and an HR Executive Rising Star. While he didn't get here by career pivots, it did involve a journey of self-discovery and reflection to recognize what his core values are and to understand how to craft a career that aligns with them.

We've been finding the topic of the #GreatResignation so fascinating and relevant to The Impromptu Game Plan, that we decided to devote an episode to discussing it. We consider whether a better name for this is the Great Reframing and what we think the trend bodes for people looking to make career pivots. Here are some of the articles we reference
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/more-people-plan-to-quit-as-return-to-work-plans-go-into-effect-.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephcoughlin/2021/07/06/first-he-fired-his-employer-are-you-ready-for-societys-great-reframing/?sh=1e6cebf74a01
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6819252294266187776/
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-most-fundamental-skill-intentional-learning-and-the-career-advantage

Dave Ford talks to The Impromptu Game Plan about how he accidentally became an environmentalist while trying to find more meaning in his career. He now runs the Oceans Plastic Leadership Network, which works with environmentalists to create sustainability-focused programs and practices that actively engage global leaders in industry to create change at both speed and scale.
https://opln.org/the-network/

The Impromptu Game Plan talks to our dear friend, and long-time collaborator Bruce Rowling. Catherine & Sarah first met Bruce when we hired Bruce to teach drawing to the participants in the leadership development program we worked on. He'd never taught drawing before but said yes anyway. That agility and adaptability was the beginning of a beautiful friendship and collaboration that included quite a few years of world travel, laughs, and adventures together.