What I keep and hand to clients.
A working library of reading, tools and reference material on organizational change, leadership transition and what comes after the First Act. Kept current, and open.
Reinvention After a Lifetime of Leading
Carly Vivian's take on second acts plus outside voices on reinventing yourself late in a career, for leaders eyeing what comes next.
- A Second Act Is Not One Decision, It Is Three
Carly's post laying out the three-part shift behind a real reinvention, echoing her Discover, Design, Develop method.
linkedin.com - Nobody Talks About What Comes After Extraordinary
Carly on the quiet gap high achievers hit once the big career chapter ends.
linkedin.com - Why Clarity Comes After You Move, Not Before
Carly pushes back on the 'get clear first' advice and argues action reveals the path.
linkedin.com - Reinventing Yourself After Retirement
This article discusses the importance of personal reinvention after retirement, highlighting the benefits of exploring new interests and opportunities. It encourages retirees to embrace change and pursue fulfilling activities that enhance their quality of life.
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Life After the Executive Career - What Next
For executives eyeing the exit: real talk on leaving the C-suite, handling a layoff, and building the next chapter with intention.
- Your Network Thinks They Know What You're Doing Next
Carly on why the reinvention path rarely matches what your contacts assume you'll do.
linkedin.com - Nobody Told Me It Would Feel Like This
The emotional side of leaving a career nobody warns you about, from Carly's own reinvention work
linkedin.com - What Do I Do Now: The Part No One Prepares You For
Carly names the disorienting 'what next' moment executives hit after stepping away.
linkedin.com - Leaving the Executive Job
Will Larson's honest walk-through of what happens after you leave a senior leadership role.
lethain.com - Meet Carly Vivian: Career Advisor for Women Leaders
This guide is curated by Carly Vivian, advisor to women at VP, SVP, and EVP level navigating the leap from a defining career to a deliberate Second Act.
carlyvivian.com - Ready to Design Your Next Chapter? Work With Carly
If this guide resonated, Carly works 1:1 with senior women leaders ready to build a deliberate Second Act. Explore how to work with her here.
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The Second Act Newsletter - Full Issue Archive by Carly Vivian
The Second Act Letter is Carly Vivian's weekly newsletter for senior leaders navigating what comes after an exceptional career. Every issue in the archive is here. Subscribe at carlyvivian.com/newsletter for new issues each week.
LinkedIn Highlights on Career Reinvention
Carly Vivian's most-engaging LinkedIn posts on age bias, layoffs, and second acts - the real talk behind her reinvention work.
- Time to Reveal My Second Act
Carly's favorite case study, where her personal and professional lives intersect - featuring Chuck Vivian.
linkedin.com - It's My Age, Isn't It?
On the quiet age bias women leaders face when the callbacks stop coming.
linkedin.com - 8,000 Jobs Cut at Meta
Carly's take the morning of Meta's layoffs and what displaced leaders should do next.
linkedin.com - The Tax Women Leaders Pay That Nobody Talks About
On the hidden cost women carry in leadership roles and why nobody names it.
linkedin.com - Forty-Two, Briefing a Fortune 50
A personal moment at 42 briefing a Fortune 50 company, and what it taught her about presence.
linkedin.com - Her Direct Report Just Asked About Q3
A coaching vignette on navigating tough questions from your own team.
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