Pivot to Purpose – Career Seminar
with Darren Menabney (Lecturer)
How can you move your career forward with greater purpose?
Career change can feel uncertain, especially when you are trying to balance your skills, interests, values, and future goals.
In this online career seminar, GLOBIS faculty and experienced global HR leader Darren Menabney will introduce a practical way to think through your next steps. Using the Passion X Skill Matrix, real-life stories, and actionable strategies, you’ll explore how to better understand what excites you, where your strengths lie, and how to connect your work with meaningful impact.
Why join?
- Discover where you are today using a clear career framework
- Explore how your strengths, interests, and purpose can shape your next steps
- Leave with practical ideas to move forward with more confidence
Who should attend?
- Professionals considering a career change or new direction
- Individuals who want to better align their work with their strengths and interests
- Anyone looking for a practical way to reflect on their career goals
This is a live online event. After registering, you’ll receive an email with the event link and joining instructions.
Hosted in Central European Summer Time (CEST) — if you’re joining from elsewhere, please check your local time before joining.
Overview
| Date: | Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
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| Time: | 14:30 - 15:30 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Where: | Online |
| Registration Fee: | Free of charge |
| Language: | English |
Agenda
| 14:30 (CEST) | Introduction |
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| 14:35 (CEST) | Seminar |
| 15:20 (CEST) | Q&A |
| 15:25 (CEST) | Closing |
Darren Menabney (Lecturer)
Darren Menabney brings his expertise to the private and public sectors, helping individuals and organizations create value by more effectively collaborating and communicating remotely and cross-culturally. His mission is to help others optimize their ideas for the benefit of all. Before moving to Tokyo in 2011, he spent over twenty years working for the Canadian federal government. His career there encompassed diplomacy and business development, as well as building public-private-academia partnerships in the Canadian innovation ecosystem.
Darren spent twelve years at Ricoh Co., Ltd.’s Tokyo headquarters, leading initiatives to build stronger global teams, strengthen corporate culture, and boost collaboration among 85,000 employees in over sixty-five countries. He has also been a contributing writer for Forbes and Fast Company, a speaker for TEDx, and an instructor for IDEO U courses in storytelling and design thinking.
At GLOBIS University, Darren teaches Business Presentation, Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Cross-Cultural Management, and Leading Global Virtual Teams. He also trains company leaders as part of GLOBIS Corporate Education.
