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The Factory Podcast Interview with John Krumboltz

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The Factory Podcast Interview with John Krumboltz In 2007, Jim Bright caught up with Professor John Krumboltz at Stanford University. We talked about his learning approach to career development and the Happenstance learning theory - based on the idea that you need to capitalize on unplanned events in careers. It was great to talk to John about ...

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The Factory Podcast – 7 narratives, a counseling intervention and some questions about knowing

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This is the presentation that myself and Robert Pryor are due to give at the National Career Development Association Conference in Seattle, Washington USA on Friday July 6th 2007. The presentation covers our very recent work linking Christopher Booker's magnificent work "The 7 essential plots: why we tell stories" published by Continuum Press, to narrative ...

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Career lucky breaks

Where do you see yourself in five years time?  This is such a common employment interview question that it is almost a cliché. The question reveals some interesting assumptions about the way that we often assume careers and the world of work play out.  The assumption is that careers are planned and predictable. However consider ...

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Factory Podcast – Pryor and Bright – There’s no success like failure – NCDA presentation 2009

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we are so obsessed with success that it is easy to forget that one of the quickest ways to succeed is to fail. Sounds odd? Well find out how to fail successfully in this extended Podcast with Jim Bright and Robert Pryor

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Interview with Jim Bright on Chance and the unexpected in career development

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This is an interview conducted by Careers Counsellor Caroline Spurway from Australian Catholic University, that was recorded in October 2008.  The conversation covers the background and development of the Chaos Theory of Careers.

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