This book contains 14 research-based chapters on adult career development in the age of downsizing, outsourcing, and new career paths. The introduction (Douglas T. Hall) describes the relational approach to careers as the recognition that career development and growth take place in a context of interdependence and mutuality. The following chapters are included: "The New Protean Career: Psychological Success and the Path with a Heart" (Douglas T. Hall, Philip H. Mirvis); "Beyond the 'Social Contract': An Analysis of the Executive View at Twenty-five Large Companies" (Barbara W. Altman, James E. Post); "New Organizational Forms and the New Career" (Philip H. Mirvis, Douglas T. Hall); "A Relational Approach to the Protean Worker" (Joyce K. Fletcher); "A Relational Approach to Career Development" (Kathy E. Kram); "Secure Base Relationships at Work" (William A. Kahn); "Growth-Enhancing Relationships Outside Work (GROWs)" (Victoria A. Parker); "Career Issues for Single Adults without Dependent Children" (Mary Young); "Creating Safe Havens at Work" (Meryl Reis Louis); "Experience Is the Best Teacher, If You Can Learn from It: Real-Time Reflection and Development" (Kent W. Seibert); "The Value of Diversity in Career Self-Development" (Barbara A. Walker); "Career Development for the Older Worker" (Philip H. Mirvis, Douglas T. Hall); "Finding Sanctuary in Post-Modern Life" (Jane L. Hodgetts, William H. Hodgetts); "Implications: The New Role of the Career Practitioner" (Douglas T. Hall); and "Final Reflections: Long Live the Career!" (Douglas T. Hall). (KC)