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Helen Harkness
Thursday, December 29, 2011, 10:30 am Pacific, 11:30 am Mountain, 12:30 pm Central, 1:30 pm EST, 2:30 pm Atlantic, 7:30 pm Zurich, 8:30 pm Istanbul
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Helen Harkness, Ph. D.
Futurist, researcher, Speaker & Author of
Best Jobs for the Future (1995)
The Career Chase (1997)
Don’t Stop the Career Clock (1999)
Capitalizing on Career Chaos (2005)
Moving From Mindless Myths to Meaning and Money at Midlife (In process)
Bio
Helen Harkness, Ph. D. a pioneer in career management, founded Career Design Associates Inc. in 1978 after completing her dissertation of changing careers. A superb strategist and a resourceful catalyst, she spurred 10,000 clients to act, while providing resources and realistic direction for their process of change. She is a visionary, intuitively synthesizing extensive research and developing viable ideas for the future, and resourcefully programming action to achieve that end. She is a devoted grower of people and ideas. Her major goal is to shatter the mindless myths of aging.
Author of four books, she is regularly quoted in major publications, including USA Today, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Good Housekeeping, Dallas Morning News, and scores of others.
Introduction
Helen Harkness, Ph. D. a pioneer in career management, founded Career Design Associates Inc. in 1978 after completing her dissertation of changing careers. A superb strategist and a resourceful catalyst, she spurred 10,000 clients to act, while providing resources and realistic direction for their process of change. Her major goal is to shatter the mindless myths of aging. Author of four books, she is regularly quoted in major publications, including USA Today, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Good Housekeeping, Dallas Morning News, and scores of others.
Interview Questions
- Helen, you seem to go non-stop. When you told me you were planning to attend the Poetics of Aging Conference last month, I invited you to serve as a panelist on the Poetics of Politics panel. You agreed on the spot and didn't even have time to review the panelists questions. Where do you get such energy?
- You've written about the work-life values of each generation. Could you share some of your beliefs on this topic?
- What are the preferred work-life benefits and policies of those born before 1946? How do people in your generation differ from the boomers, born between 1946 and 1964?
- Are your work-life values harmonious with those of your generation?
- Do you think more people will be working into their 80s? 90s?
- Do you work the same way as you used to, or differently?
- Why do you continue working?
- How do you envision your life/work in the future? five years? 10 years?
- Would you do anything differently if you had to do it all over?
- What is your latest book about?
- Do you plan to write any more books? If so, about what?
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