Charting Your Next Phase

2013 Program Dates
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"We came to Stanford to figure out our first career. Why wouldn't we come to Stanford to figure out what to do in our next phase?"

The Beacon program is designed for Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) alumni who have already achieved career success and are contemplating the next stage of their lives. The GSB has created Beacon at the specific request of alumni like you. Designed to meet the unique needs of a talented and ambitious cohort, the program has been developed with substantial input from alumni who are in the process or have already transitioned. The inaugural program took place in June 2011 with 16 participants.

Why Now?

Statistics show that you can expect to remain fully vibrant and capable well into your 80s and possibly 90s. Yet, many GSB alumni are in careers that trail off in their early 60s, 50s, and even 40s. The question is: how best to spend the next 30, 40, and possibly even 50 years of your life?

How Will Participants Benefit?

Beacon offers leading-edge academic research on what drives happiness and meaning as well as the latest tools on unleashing insight and innovation, in a supportive environment with accomplished peers.
As a Beacon participant, you will:

• Gain a stronger understanding of your values, passions, and sources of happiness
• Attain greater clarity about your goals and priorities, in the short- and long-term
• Identify novel, innovative, and practical ways to realize your ambitions
• Develop concrete action steps to achieve your objectives
• Provide and receive help from similarly-minded colleagues
• Learn from GSB faculty and coaches who can assist with your transition and identify resources and opportunities within Stanford

Who Should Attend?

Beacon is aimed at GSB alumni who have already had successful careers and now have the time and freedom to focus on new endeavors. GSB alumni whose next steps are driven by a desire to pursue projects and ambitions that they find personally meaningful will gain the most from this program.

Beacon is for those who:

• Have considerable time and energy to dedicate to the activities that yield joy and meaning, and who wish to explore how to go about this deliberately and purposefully
• Want to leverage their experience and skills to continue to make a difference
• Are ready or close to ready to take concrete steps to move in this new direction
• Seek to connect with and contribute to a group of similar life-stage colleagues
• Are curious about how the latest research and tools can unleash insight and innovation to help them move forward
• Are looking for learning and inspiration, open to new experiences, and ready to commit to realizing their dreams

Beacon is not for alumni who are looking for new ways to further their careers, nor is it for those who are looking to re-enter the job market after a considerable break. Rather, it is for alumni who have already achieved significant career goals and are now seeking new ways to contribute and achieve fulfillment

Advice for Interested Alumni