PART VI

A Case Study

Teddy, 44, has been working for 13 years as a middle manager at a large health care organization in a mid-sized city. Making an average salary, he supports two children whom his wife is homeschooling. Although Teddy began his career as a schoolteacher, he became interested in marketing and took some classes to transition out of education and into a small marketing role at a community hospital in his hometown. Gaining a few years of experience, he left that position for a bigger role in a bigger city. Taking an entry-level position, he quickly became the director of the department. But now, he feels that he has no chance to move up in his current organization and has been looking at outside employment opportunities.

One day, ...

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