Career Pivot Accelerator

Around and around we go - the same frustration, the same story, the same wheel. But who is spinning it? This episode is about the most popular piece of advice in the personal development industry - let it go - and why...

You got the promotion. Someone whose opinion genuinely matters told you that you did good work. Within minutes, a quieter voice arrived: what's next? Are you sure you're really that good? Today I want to shine a...

You know the voice. The one that shows up the moment you’re about to do something that matters. The one that moves the goalposts the second you get close. The one that sounds so much like honest self-assessment that...

There is a particular kind of colleague who never raisestheir voice, never sends an obviously aggressive email, never does anything you can point to clearly as the problem. Instead they talk quietly, furrow their brow...

You can see the bait coming. You know exactly what's happening. And you still take it. Sound familiar? Today's episode is about the gap between knowing and doing, between recognising workplace bait and actually leaving...

How much of your energy this week went toward things you can actually change? Most of us, especially in difficult workplaces, spend enormous mental and emotional energy on things that are simply not ours to move. Today...

Happy belated Star Wars Day! This week we're staying in the world of The Devil Wears Prada - but instead of Miranda, we'retalking about Andy. Because Andy's journey is the story of someone who walked into a noisy...

Some of the most toxic moments at work don't come with raised voices or obvious confrontations. They come quietly a loaded comment, a pointed question, a perfectly timed criticism designed to throw you off balance and...

Have you ever had a moment, in the shower, on the drive home, at 2am, where something finally clicks? Where you look back over the last year or two and suddenly see the whole picture clearly for the first time? This...

Ever had one of those mornings where everything goes wrong, wrong email, questioned in a meeting, project misses the mark and suddenly your whole day feels like a write-off? Or maybe it's bigger than one bad day. Maybe...

We named the derailers in Episode 1. We examined the nine organisational conditions that built the stage for them in Episode 2. In the final episode of this series we talk about what you actually do about all of it. Not...

Part 2 of 3 in the series: Beware the Person Who Defines Your Future Skills for You. In Episode 1 we built the Derailer Field Guide and gave you the language for what you have been living. Now it is time to ask the...

Part 1 of 3 in the series: Beware the Person Who Defines Your Future Skills for You. In this episode we explore the hidden derailers killing your projects and your potential.

This episode deep dives into the psychology of work so you don't lose your mind! What you deal with at work sometimes is someone who has built their entire professional identity around owning their domain at work. They...

The career freeze isn't laziness or lack of ambition, it'sa cascade of identifiable psychological phenomena. Crucially, staying put can be a smart strategy, IF you're using the stillness to prepare, practice, and...