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...William E. Donald; Elizabeth J. Cook; Nimmi P. Mohandas Purpose This article synthesises contributions from the special issue “Fostering an inclusive and sustainable career ecosystem: empowering neurodivergent individuals and employees to thrive”. It reframes neurodivergence...

... and change, positioning clients as active participants in shaping their careers, even amid disruption. As such, it can help promote a sustainable career ecosystem by supporting clients in considering coping and defense mechanisms, as well as the balance between short-term (proximal) and longer-term (distal...

... or threaten the sustainability of the career ecosystem (Donald et al., 2024). A sustainable career ecosystem captures the interconnected and interdependent nature of different actors “whereby the lives and careers of individuals evolve and play out over time with an emphasis on sustainable outcomes...