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Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

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Session 4: your work: present and future

1 Introduction

This session focuses on your working life, it’s about assessing your current situation and considering your options. Work and workplaces are constantly evolving, new technology and environmental challenges are creating new jobs. The Covid-19 pandemic has also changed how and where we work and has required employers to consider changes in the workplace and in recruitment.

Watch the video where Legal & General’s Rachel Humphrey talks about what’s in this session and how it can help you take charge of your working life.

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Getting to know yourself in terms of where you are now, where you want to be and how to plan to get there are crucial steps towards planning and thriving in your future work.

This session will cover:

  • What do you really want from work?
  • Developing your work
  • Changing your job role
  • Working for yourself
  • Conversations about your work options
  • Target your next move (Use the decision-making model for options you’ve identified)