The job market feels tough right now. So what if leaving your job doesn't feel like the right option, but staying as you are doesn't feel sustainable either?
If you're unhappy, bored, under-challenged or simply no longer enjoying your leadership role, it can be tempting to mentally check out while you wait for the "right" time to move. But staying doesn't have to mean standing still.
In this episode, Sarah explores how you can make your current leadership job more fulfilling, meaningful and enjoyable while also using it to build the skills, experience, visibility and confidence you'll need for your next move.
- Why staying in your current job can be a strategic career decision
- How mentally checking out can damage your confidence and future prospects
- How to redesign your role around what gives you energy
- The Keep, Change, Create approach to making your job work better for you
- How job crafting can help you create more meaning, challenge and purpose
- How to use your current role to build career capital for your next move
- Why visibility, reputation and relationships matter when you're preparing for your next career step
- How to tell whether you're choosing to stay or allowing fear to make the decision for you
- Why testing the job market can give you information without committing to leaving
- A simple 90-day Enjoy, Develop, Explore strategy to keep your career moving
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Unstuck & Unstoppable
01:30 – Why the job market feels tough right now
03:00 – When staying feels safer than leaving
04:00 – Shift 1: Stop treating your current job as a waiting room
06:30 – Shift 2: Redesign your job around what makes you come alive
07:00 – Keep, Change, Create
09:00 – Job crafting: shaping your role around your strengths
10:30 – A client example: making an overwhelming leadership role work better
13:30 – Shift 3: Use your current job to build the career you want
14:00 – Building your career capital
15:00 – Visibility, reputation and relationships
16:30 – Is fear making the decision for you?
18:00 – Confidence, uncertainty and the evidence your brain needs
19:00 – Your 90-day strategy: Enjoy, Develop, Explore
20:00 – Using the Seven Day Career Reset to plan your next move
A question for you
If you knew you were going to stay in your current job for another 12 months, what would need to change for it to feel fulfilling?
You don't have to leave your job to start changing your career. You can improve your experience now while deliberately building your options for later.
Useful Links
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Episode 30 How To Identify Your Strengths For A New Leadership Role
Episode 55 How To Increase Your Visibility As A Leader Using LinkedIn
Episode 61 How To Create A Personal Board For Your Leadership Career
Episode 6 How To Boost Your Leadership Confidence
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