Not long ago, you may have spent your entire career doing the same job (or type of job), but as life expectancy increases and social mores change, a growing number of middle-aged people are choosing new jobs. In this episode, recorded at the FT Weekend Festival at London’s Kenwood House, Isabel Berwick speaks to three experts to find out why changing careers can have surprising benefits – and how best to do it. Isabel is joined by Jan Hall, founder and partner of leadership consultancy No. 4 and co-author of a book exploring career change for senior leaders; Ana Baillie, a former financial and professional services lawyer who is now studying to become a midwife; and FT editor and columnist Camilla Cavendish, author of ‘Extra Time: 10 Lessons for an Aging World.’
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Presented by Isabel Berwick. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and the sound engineer is Simon Panayi.
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