Raising the Game in Careers Transition Coaching

Research Briefing

WWI veterans Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, bless them, have died aged 113 and 111. Average life expectancy is unquestionably soaring.

And:

organisations are brewing massive redundancies, yet also searching for new ways to maintain their “employer brand”
the public sector anticipates deep cuts in spending
Clementi is ending law firms’ 80-year bull run
most adults have insufficient pension provision
– and those who did, have seen the credit crunch wipe out half
for some, this convulsive change offers a real chance to seek fulfillment – but how?
people mid-career are needing to make much bigger leaps up to the next promotion
good young people trying to enter the workforce fear a mighty struggle

The very way we work is being shaken – and for many of us, it is inescapable that we will need to work longer. But how? It is Meyler Campbell’s hypothesis, currently being tested in two groundbreaking research projects, that coaching may play a powerful role – and thereby provide an important new way for organisations to deal humanely with staff, and a valuable new business stream for freelance coaches and coaching thoughtleaders.

But to do this, there is a vast amount we all need to find out, to ground our work in solid research and practice. Hence we have commissioned two substantial pieces of research and enquiry, into:

what is actually happening out there right now/what is best practice, and
what is the serious psychology underpinning transitions