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Dan Gregory joins Zoë Routh to discuss the importance of identity in creating a meaningful late-career chapter.

Leadership strategist and behavioral expert Dan Gregory joins Zoë to explore identity, reinvention, and the challenges of creating a meaningful late-career chapter. Drawing on psychology, systems thinking, and personal transformation, Dan explains why deep change must happen at the identity level before behavior and culture can truly shift. Together they unpack midlife transitions, career reinvention, leadership evolution, and why letting go of old definitions of success is essential for growth. The conversation explores set point theory, bridging identity gaps, designing environments that support transformation, and how leaders can move from achievement-driven careers toward more intentional and meaningful futures. Design your next chapter with clarity, purpose, and intention through Zoë Routh's guided workshop series, The Chrysalis: Late Career by Design. Register Here: https://events.humanitix.com/the-chrysalis-late-career-by-design Key Quotes "The purpose only makes sense once you know who you are." - Dan Gregory "Discipline is useful, but design beats discipline." - Dan Gregory "Most people spend their lives aiming for silver instead of going for gold." - Dan Gregory "It's…

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