Angus and I decided to team up for a few more episodes on the broad subject of leadership - not just in the workplace, but more broadly. We spoke about leading with "character" in episode #11 and decided to cover a few more angles here (and in a forthcoming episode, later this summer).

June, July, and August are typically a period of reflection. In this episode, we talk about endings and beginnings - over different time horizons (HY1, HY2; a couple of years; a break in a career, ...).

We talk about retirement: Are we thinking too linearly about our careers? Should we think instead about life-long cycles of learning and building?

If so, how should we think about the professional and personal reputations we are building up? Do the risks associated with new beginnings undermine our carefully developed reputations? What about a sense of duty to stay put in a good job, to look after ourselves and our loved ones? Or is the notion of "duty" just something we hide behind, avoiding change?

We cover these and other topics with the aim of providing "food for thought"; we also go through a couple of listener questions. Thank you for your submissions!

For feedback and topics to cover on the podcast, please email dwff.pod-at-gmail.com. Always happy to receive thoughtful suggestions :)