Career Coaching for Midlife and Beyond
A Practical Handbook
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Trotman Indigo Publishing Limited
Publishing:28th Oct '25
£34.99
This title is due to be published on 28th October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Help your midlife clients unlock their full potential and make the most of career transitions and retirement planning with this comprehensive guide.
"A vital book, whose importance will only grow as longer, less linear careers become more and more the norm. I wholeheartedly recommend it to all who have a genuine interest in supporting adults throughout the length of their career journey."
Dr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP, NICEC Fellow.
CDI Senior Professional Development and Standards Manager, and Editor of the CDI’s magazine, Career Matters.
Career professionals face growing challenges when supporting older clients through career transitions. Career and professional growth evolve dramatically from midlife onward, with distinct considerations at each stage. Drawing from research and real-world experience, this book addresses the complex challenges professionals face in midlife transitions and the profound shift into retirement. It explores how clients can leverage decades of experience, adapt to evolving industries, and navigate age-related perceptions, all while finding meaning beyond traditional work life.
Readers will discover practical strategies to support older clients through these transitions. The accessible, coaching-focused tone will guide professionals through helping clients identify transferable skills, implement personal branding, and networking. There are also deeper insights into managing identity shifts and discovering new purpose. Each chapter offers actionable advice and inspirational stories, helping clients transform professional experience into new opportunities.
This guide offers:
- Specialised Assessment Tools: Tailored instruments designed to address the unique challenges of midlife career transitions and retirement planning.
- In-Depth Case Studies: Real-world examples from diverse industries, illustrating practical applications of coaching strategies.
- Practical Coaching Tools: Ready-to-use session plans, conversation guides and structured models to help coaches navigate both the practical and emotional aspects of later-life career transitions.
Addressing both the practical and psychological dimensions of coaching midlife clients through career transitions and retirement planning, this guide empowers career professionals to help clients embrace their next chapter with confidence and clarity.
"The book you hold, written by a writer with immense experience in the field of career coaching for older adults, fills an important gap in the career development literature. Dr Denise Taylor writes with immense wisdom and sensitivity, framing what it means to support individuals in midlife and beyond holistically, underlining the varied psychological shifts that can occur for individuals in their 50s, 60s and 70s. Addressing ageist myths about what older individuals are capable of, Dr Taylor nonetheless does not sugar coat what it means to be an individual seeking work at a time of life when many planned to enter retirement. Each individual’s circumstances vary, but the reader is ably supported by chapters looking at a range of situations, from those seeking to re-enter work when retirement is less fulfilling than they anticipated, to those having to find work through financial necessity. Those who are considering reorientating their practice to work with older clients will find much useful information in this book to help with this, including a wide range of practical activities designed for different types of client and different stages of the coaching process. Throughout, Dr Taylor maintains an ethically grounded focus, helping the reader maintain a reflective awareness of what areas fall within their remit as a coach, and which needs would be more appropriately met by a different type of professional. A vital book, whose importance will only grow as longer, less linear careers become more and more the norm. I wholeheartedly recommend it to all who have a genuine interest in supporting adults throughout the length of their career journey." Dr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP, NICEC Fellow. CDI Senior Professional Development and Standards Manager, and Editor of the CDI’s magazine, Career Matters.
ISBN: 9781911724711
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208 pages
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