Career Transition Odyssey
Excelling Your Professional Career
Navigating Career Transitions
We live in times when it is common to change not just jobs but set out on an entirely new career track altogether. Both of these are significant moves and most of us tend to have a sharp focus on managing the various aspects of the move – very consciously and deliberately.
Managing subtle career transitions is crucial for maintaining stability and achieving long-term success in your profession.
In my own career and while coaching clients, I have noticed that all careers involve a series of transitions, even when you do not change jobs or careers. It is these apparently smaller ones, those that do not strike us as a transition, that can derail careers. For example:
- you take up a new role within the same company – moving to another department
- you get promoted
- you get a new boss/manager
- you become a first-time manager
- you take on a new project that involves cross-functional teams
Navigating Career Transitions
These are only a few instances where success depends on managing the transitions actively. Career Transitions can last a few weeks or stretch into months and are messy, sensitive times that require careful attention. Done well, they can set you up for success. Shrugging it off with a casual “I can handle this”, simply because you have made similar moves earlier, can lead to a hard, bumpy landing. Working with a coach can make it a smooth one.
When you sign up for the Career Transition Odyssey, I work with you through a series of seven sessions:
- Set off on the Transition Odyssey – starting strong (with a sense of adventure)
- Sitting with your fears and uncertainty – reaching acceptance
- Discomfort as a catalyst – use it for momentum rather than stasis
- Re-moulding your sense of self – letting go of rigid identities
- Making a Mindshift – more than a change of mindset
- Lead and supporting actors – managing new sets of stakeholders and finding allies
- Transition toolkit – step-by-step plan for the first 100 days
So, whether you are going through a significant career transition like moving into a new job at a new company or moving in a similar role but to an entirely new sector or you are in the midst of smaller-scale transitions like the ones listed above, don’t leave a successful career transition to “winging it”.
