Author / Oliver Fink

Oliver Fink studied Psychology at the University of Freiburg, Germany. After starting his professional life at Swiss Railways, he worked for several years with a humanitarian NGO, overseas as well as in Switzerland, followed by a senior HR management position in the corporate sector and academia. Together with his family he is currently living in the Holy Land where he is conducting field research for his PhD at the University of Basel.
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  • Career Transition #3

    Beginnings (Where You Must Decide to Start) Several years ago, career researcher Herminia Ibarra from the London Business School wrote a fascinating article in the Harvard Business Review about unconventional strategies for career…

  • Career Transition #2

    Career Stages (A Little Theory Doesn’t Hurt) In all this, I stumbled again upon Lynda Gratton’s great book “The 100-Year Life” (recommended for everyone interested in career transitions), especially her chapter about “Explorers”…

  • Career Transition #1

    The End (A Good Place to Begin) Since many years I’m fascinated with the topic of career and living a fulfilled “good” professional life to the extent that I did a qualitative research…