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Claire Harbour

Biography

Claire is a passionate and experienced adviser on all matters related to people, talent and culture. She has in recent years held roles across borders, ranging from coaching, consulting, to mentoring and writing, as well as training. More than 2,000 individuals have grown and developed, supported by Claire’s coaching, and she advises companies, as well as investors, on how to maximise their talent more creatively.

Her earlier career spans work across 4 continents, 17 countries and 8 languages, from the Swire Group to LVMH, Egon Zehnder to independent, freelance opportunities.

Claire writes regularly on talent, publishing articles and books, as well as a monthly magazine. Her book, Disrupt Your Career, with co-author Antoine Tirard, was published in late 2017, to a positive reception.

She has a degree from Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD, and welcomes the opportunity  for projects, coaching and speaking engagements worldwide.

www.disrupt-your-career.com

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Can You Bring Your Spirituality to Work?

C. Harbour, A. Tirard, N. Klein

Lessons from executives who integrated their spiritual beliefs into their leadership style.

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Pursuing Purpose After Early Retirement

W. Jiang, C. Harbour, A. Tirard

Individuals who achieve financial independence seek greater purpose and meaningful work to enrich their lives.

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Reinventing Yourself After a Setback

F. Godart, A. Tirard, C. Harbour

How to survive a significant career defeat and rebuild your professional and personal life.
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Why Career Conversations Matter

W. Jiang, C. Harbour, A. Tirard

Meaningful discussions between managers and employees build stronger individuals and organisations.

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A Career in the Family Business: Duty or Choice?

M. Bennedsen, C. Harbour, A. Tirard

Would-be joiners of family businesses can have their cake and eat it – if they get the ingredients right.

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The Hidden Power of Workers From Humble Backgrounds

C. Harbour, W. Jiang, A. Tirard

Businesses need to do more to level the playing field for socioeconomically disadvantaged workers.
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How to Find Fulfilment by Taking a Step Down

W. Jiang, C. Harbour, A. Tirard

Three stories of professionals who bucked the trend and found greater meaning in their work life.
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Pursuing the Arts After a Career in Business

A. Tirard, C. Harbour

How three mid-career professionals leveraged their business skills as they became full-time artists.

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Breaking Bad: Humanitarians Who Went Corporate

C. Harbour, A. Tirard

How three professionals who started in purpose-driven organisations continued to do good after migrating to “the other side”.

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How LGBTQ+ Employees Can Embrace Authenticity

Antoine Tirard & Claire Harbour

Four professionals with different sexual orientations and gender identities describe their journeys.

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From General Manager to CHRO

Claire Harbour & Antoine Tirard

Three stories of business leaders who moved to the top human resources role and reinvented HR in their company.

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Why – and How – to Hire an Outlier

A. Tirard, C. Harbour

An unconventional profile can be a tough sell, but the potential rewards are worth the risk.

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Seven Lessons From Refugees Who Became Entrepreneurs

Claire Harbour & Antoine Tirard

The inspiring stories of four people who relaunched their career from scratch.

Career

Should You Be a Career Lifer?

A. Tirard, C. Harbour

The stories of three executives who made the counter-intuitive choice of staying with the same employer for most if not all of their career.

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Seven Ways to Overcome the Fear of Making a Career Change

Claire Harbour & Antoine Tirard

Bold new professional aspirations often freeze us in our tracks.
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From Corporate High-Flier to Artisan

Antoine Tirard & Claire Harbour

Tips and stories from three executives who left a lucrative career to join a skilled trade.

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So You Want to Learn How to Code?

Claire Harbour & Antoine Tirard

Tips and stories from three execs who went to coding boot camps.

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Pivoting Into Business After an Artistic Career

A. Tirard, C. Harbour

The stories of three performers who successfully joined the corporate world.