Julian Lighton’s (1985) ‘Navigating Your Next: Discover the Career You Want and How to Get There’

A picture of Julian Lighton on the left, and a picture of the cover of his book 'Navigating Your Next: Discover the Career You Want and How to Get There'.

Location

London Review Bookshop

Date

12 May 2026

Time

6.45pm-8.30pm

We warmly invite you to attend a talk at the London Review Bookshop on Tuesday 12 May when Magdalen alumnus Julian Lighton (1985) will discuss his new book “Navigating Your Next: Discover the Career You Want and the Path to Get There”.

Julian Lighton is a celebrated Silicon Valley advisor to many of the fastest growing and most successful media, technology and gaming company boards and senior executives. 

For 30 years, Julian has been obsessed by why some people are successful in their careers and others are not. Drawing on decades of close observation and collaboration with of many of the world’s most successful executives, his own highly successful career experience and research with over a thousand executives he has coached, Navigating Your Next offers a practical, pragmatic and proven road map to help you move forward with clarity. The book guides you in discovering what you want from your career (your ‘Ikigai’ – reason for being) and how to be successful in getting it. When your career no longer fits—or you’re unsure what success even looks like—it’s easy to feel stuck. Whether you’re launching your career, navigating midlife change, or redefining your goals after reaching the top, this guide helps you uncover what matters most and how to pursue it.

When: Tuesday 12 May from 6.45pm
WhereLondon Review Bookshop, 14-16 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JL 
(Nearest Tube: Holborn)
Cost: £8.50 per person
Guests: You are welcome to bring a guest

Please contact the Alumni Office if you have any questions.