Where Are You in your Career Cycle of Change?

 
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Seasons Change. So Does Your Career Trajectory.

Every season comes with a mood at work–the vigor of Fall, the New Year reset, Spring beginnings, Summer Friday Causal. 

We sense the shifts in nature but when it comes to your career as a whole, do you know what season you're in?

Is it time to take your next career step?

Is it too soon to be all in for a change?

Is this the best time to move up the ladder or break out of the system?

Start by knowing where you are in the Cycle of Change and discover your next career step from there. 

Here's a quick assessment tool I use with clients to see where they are in their trajectory and what could come next.

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The stage that resonates indicates what you need to do next.

Cycle Of Change

Creation

You realize it's time to create the next phase of your career. Do you know:

  • How to define it in specific so others can help you get there?

  • Who to approach to get it?

  • How to position yourself to sell it?

Growth

You're developing as a leader; in a phase that demands you to have a vision for yourself and your organization.

  • Can you see it clearly and describe it to others to elicit followership?

  • Do you have a compelling elevator pitch version for the A players you want to invest in you?

Steady State

You've got execution on lock, but sense you're moving toward an operational or policy leadership role. This is a great time to plan ahead.

How do you:

  • Define for yourself and other stakeholders which role you want to create for yourself?

  • Make meaning of all the experiences, passions & causes that drive you?

  • Clearly tell that story, and what action steps come next?

Turbulence & Chaos

Boredom or inertia is setting in, and it's making you restless for the next challenge.

Do you know:

  • How to show yourself to be a leader while building a public profile?

  • How do you move from someone who executes well to someone with a vision worth following?

Dropping off

Enough. It's time to call it and look for opportunities for your own design.

Are you clear on:

  • The next rung?

  • How does it connect to your past experiences and your purpose?

Meditation

The end of an era. A new line in your resume.

Do you know how to weave your professional narrative to make the most of the experience you just had?

No matter where you are in the Universal Cycle of Change, it has a purpose. Discovering what it is and how to frame it to your advantage so you get support for the next phase of impact you want to create is within your power.  Seize it.


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