Episode 15. Becoming Forever Employable - Jeff Gothelf

Looking for insights and strategies to potentially make yourself forever employable? Jeff Gothelf and I discussed this, his career in tech, his book Forever Employable and so much more on Episode 15 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.

In this episode, we will learn about:

His Early Life As A Musician;

Transitioning To Becoming A UX Designer;

How “Enthusiastic Scepticism” Has Shaped his Career;

Thinking Of Your Career As A Start Up;

Noticing And Adapting To Industry Trends;

The Five Steps and Qualities To Becoming Forever Employable;

Self Confidence & Managing Imposter Syndrome;

The Importance Of Execution & Taking Action;

Why Story Telling Is So Important; and

Creating A Routine.

Jeff helps organisations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX and the Harvard Business Review Press book Sense & Respond.

Jeff started his career as a designer working with the first companies to use the internet as a new communication, sales and service channel. He now works as a coach, consultant and keynote speaker helping companies bridge the gaps between business agility, digital transformation, product management and human-centred design.

Most recently Jeff co-founded Sense & Respond Press, a publishing house for practical business books for busy executives. His most recent book, Forever Employable, was published in June 2020. He has also written Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking.

Jeff shared this great insight with me on the show: "If I could figure out how to reclaim control over my career so instead of me pushing myself out into the market, if I could create a situation where I am attracting, I'm pulling opportunities towards me, well that would guarantee that no matter what came my way, whether I was 35 or 40 or 45 or whatever there was always an inbound stream of opportunities".

 

People & Resources Mentioned

Janice Fraser

Information Architecture For The World Wide Web - Louis Rosenfeld & Peter Morville

Astro Teller & his TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t13Rq4oc7A

So Good They Can’t Ignore You - Cal Newport

Alden Mills

Ali Abdaal

Seth Godin

Josh Seiden

 

Contact Jeff

Website: https://jeffgothelf.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gothelf/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jboogie

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foreveremployable

 

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