Career Planning & Transitions
Whether you're starting your career, seeking a promotion, or considering a career change, our knowledgeable contributors provide practical tips for navigating career transitions. Here you will find valuable insights and strategies, like learning how to assess your skills and interests, explore career options, and create a roadmap for achieving your goals. Plan for success - use these tips and frameworks to take your career to the next level!
What 2025 Taught Government Attorneys About Transitioning to the Private Sector
The year 2025 has marked a pivotal moment in legal career transitions. What began as routine career planning for federal attorneys has become a wave of decisive professional shifts, reshaping the legal...
A “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Five on the Writing Journey
You’ve made it through enough steps of the writing journey that you likely don’t even know what they were at this phase. Have no fear, because that’s part of the process. Now that we’ve worked through...
Lisa Hamilton Daly's Television Career Path to Making Hit Shows
A graduate student at Harvard's English department sits in Cambridge's Brattle Theater watching her fourth international film of the week. Years later, that same cinephile helps create several of Netflix's most successful drama series. Lisa Hamilton Daly's background defies entertainment industry convention, where executives typically emerge from film schools or talent agency mailrooms.
Spotlight on Maxim: Empowering the Next Generation of Bold Talent
New York, NY July 7, 2025 Maxim has been synonymous with boldness, style, and cultural impact. Today, the brand stands at the forefront of lifestyle media as a leading platform that not only celebrates confident, ambitious women but actively cultivates their rise through initiatives like the Maxim Cover Girl competition.
The Purpose Pivot Begins with One Brave Choice
If the role no longer fits, it is time to rewrite the script. Let’s talk about the moments every leader faces. Do I stay where it is predictable, or shift toward what truly fulfills me?
An Open Mind Opens Opportunities
The trajectory of one’s career is often perceived as a direct outcome of skills, education, and experience. While these elements undoubtedly play a crucial role, there exists another equally...
A “How To” Guide for the Prospective Writer – Step Four on the Writing Journey
You’ve made it through three steps of the writing journey and you’re well on your way. Now it’s time to tackle the next step.
How a Mindful Mid-Year Review Can Supercharge Your Job Search
The year's midpoint is more than just a marker on the calendar, it’s a powerful opportunity to pause, reflect, and realign with intention. If you set job search goals in January and feel things...
Leaving Your Corporate Job Without a Plan? – How Journaling Can Guide Your Next Step
There comes a moment where the “it’s time to go” creeps in. It’s usually between the after-hours/weekend emails, the endless meetings, and the exhaustion from commuting. And once you reach this point...
Transitioning-Executive Advisory – Toward Opening Next Career Chapter
Over the past decades, HGI has been a sounding-board to well over 700 business executives as they navigated the transition to their next career chapter. It’s always been part of the culture that HGI’s...
Are You Secretly Afraid of Success? – How This Hidden Habit Nearly Cost Me an Olympic Moment
High achievers, whether they’re professional athletes, ambitious entrepreneurs, or purpose-driven founders, are often admired for their focus, confidence, and resilience. But beneath the surface...
Why We Need to Normalize Career Breaks for Women
For years, I moved through life at full speed, working, building, leading, and showing up for everyone and everything. Like many ambitious women, I wore my work ethic like armor.
How to Turn Career Setbacks Into Your Greatest Comeback
You know the moment your inbox dings and there it is: “We’ve decided to move in a different direction.” Or maybe it’s the unexpected calendar invite that turns into a layoff. Perhaps it’s not...
Thinking of Quitting Your Corporate Job? – 6 Essential Considerations To Factor Into Your Decision
The Great Resignation of 2021 appears to be making a comeback in 2025 (Did it ever disappear?). According to a survey conducted by ResumeTemplates.com in October 2024, 56%...
The Hero’s Journey of a Job Search and How to Transform Each Step into Growth
Searching for a new job is one of life’s transformative challenges. It’s more than updating resumes or attending interviews; it’s a journey of personal growth, resilience, and self-discovery that...
