Today, I’m sitting down with Dr. Deborah Heiser, an applied developmental psychologist and aging specialist, to explore a topic that every business leader should care about—how aging impacts leadership, career transitions, and workplace culture.
As a CEO, you’re not just growing a business; you’re also evolving as a leader, navigating different stages of personal and professional growth.
Dr. Heiser brings a fresh perspective on aging, showing us how to reframe it as a time of wisdom, reinvention, and impact, rather than decline. We also dive into why mentorship is a game-changer for both seasoned executives and rising talent, and how understanding the emotional stages of life can help you lead with more confidence and clarity.
Here are a few of my takeaways:
- Instead of stagnation, midlife can be a time of reinvention, expansion, and higher-impact leadership.
- Mentorship should not be a burden. It should be organic, behind the scenes and embedded in your culture.
- Everyone is a mentor. And, Mentoring doesn’t have to be work-related, but is usually value-related.
- The Mentor Project takes the top 1% and connects them with students aged K-College graduates for free, impacting more than 100k people in over 7 countries.
- Lateral mentorship is the most impactful type of mentorship in organizations.
If you’d like to get a copy of The Mentorship Edge, we’re putting the link in the show notes and as she mentioned you can also listen for free on Audible.
https://www.amazon.com/Mentorship-Edge-Unlocking-Potential-Nurturing/dp/1394267118
Learn more about The Mentor Project here: https://mentorproject.org/
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