I'm looking forward to the new year and making lots of plans. My career has drastically changed (yet again!) and it's given me a chance (yet again!) to think about what I want my work to mean, how I want to understand the role of "job" in my life, and how exactly I would spend my time if I had complete power over that part of my existence. So go along with me on that journey and let's play "Pretend About My Job." If you could change your career in any way, what job would you

I’m so very proud of this podcast with Sylvia Winter for When Women Fly. Sylvia is an incredibly interesting woman who is a gifted storyteller. We talked about so many curiosities of life before and during the podcast. The other episodes are magical, and I’m so honored to be included with these vivacious women. Thank you @whenwomenfly for this bright light of intriguing discovery! Your adventure sharing is just what we need. You can listen here and please find out more about

FLUX AGENTS AND MANAGING CHANGE Thank you to Captain Kgomotso Phatsima, founder of DARE to DREAM, for the opportunity to present at the VUCA Leadership Masterclass in Gaborone, Botswana on November 18, 2020. I wish I could travel to Botswana for this important event, but this challenging environment and the evolving competencies are exactly the point of the event! So, my participation, along with many others, will be virtual. Although Dare to Dream is a STEM social enterprise

Bethany Miller - Aviator, Author and Veteran, joins Dr. Dawn to share insights from her book "The Flux Agents Guidebook". Learn how to build a boundaryless career, adapt to chaos and think differently about your professional life in this informative episode of Career Talk. Plus, EGOTs, Miami Vice and getting past your fear of flying! #switchers Dr. Bethany with Dr. Dawn Dr. Bethany Miller joined Dr. Dawn Graham for the radio show “SiriusXM – Dr. Dawn On Careers” at Wharton to

The Flux Agents Guidebook is designed for discovery and engagement in your career. You have a personal path in business and life, and this work is your life’s journey. For Flux Agents- those with life’s mission fueled by boundarylessness, intrinsic motivation, and a growth mindset- a career is a biography of professions, pursuits, interests, and inventions. It energizes you. It has an elevated purpose that both motivates us and changes the world. Careers are multidimensional,

Presented at the Sixth International Engaged Management Scholarship Conference in Paris, France, 2016 The terminology of generation Flux has initially emerged in Fast Company magazine, as a mindset shared by people who adapts to disruption of modern chaos,  embraces instability, tolerates–and even enjoys–recalibrating careers, business models, and assumptions. In a communication at http://www.executivedba.org/ems-2016/, Bethany Miller shared her on-going research effort  to a

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When I was working on my dissertation about Flux Agents, I shared a conversation with Miles Anthony Smith, author of Becoming Generation Flux. He was also interested in the idea of having a flux career and the emerging work patterns embodied in Generation Flux as presented by Robert Safian in Fast Company. Miles discussed being a generalist, but the more I talked to him I realized that he was diversely talented and had pursed multiple career paths. It was obvious to me that h

Never underestimate the ability of someone who thinks there are no limits. What is a career, really? During one’s working lifetime, we go through a complex system of learning and service. The service we provide is our career. We develop skills in areas that we enjoy and we perform them in exchange for currency, satisfaction, and our personal goals. Our careers can become our identity. When people ask us who we are, we respond with our career label. Therefore it’s very importa

For those who thrive on flux, flow, and fluidity- Welcome to the new Renaissance. Renaissance means literally “rebirth,” or reexamination. We typically associate it with the grand period between the 14th and 17th centuries, but culturally today I argue we are experiencing another Renaissance: the rebirth of the woman. The characteristics that typically define the 14th-17th century Renaissance period are realism, humanistic introspection, scientific inquiry, and exploration: t

For those who thrive on flux, flow, and fluidity- The Renaissance was a period of awakening after the Middle Ages. What began as a cultural movement of perspective manifested itself in artistic expression, educational reform, and yes, political, religious, and societal change. Actions reflected changing thoughts about the way we live life. It’s happening again. And I find myself a part of it. I’m a woman in STEM, and I advocate for more women to pursue careers of technology a

For those who thrive on flux, flow, and fluidity- Reformation of business doesn’t happen overnight. It comes in slow waves, evolving and building until it crashes on the shores of society. This is how the Renaissance took place―centuries of innovations that changed the way we understood science, the way we looked at art, and the methods of governing people and business. It’s happening again, this time with women in business. We’re changing the way we look at occupations. More