Disney boss Bob Iger nearly quit his job at ABC after discovering that a smaller company was buying it. The third decided that, after nearly 20 years in the same job, he wanted to do something else. Indeed, Klotz writes, “most of us are one event away from leaving our job”. Klotz quotes one survey of 56,000 workers that found 42 per cent had quit a new job within a year. One big insight Klotz offers is that the one thing many people should do after suffering a jolt at work is nothing.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2026 06:36 UTC