The Career Change Maker Podcast I Career Change, Career Advancement & Leadership Development

In today’s episode I am talking about how to move industry and earn more, without the traditional industry experience.A lot of people I talk to at the moment are discussing moving industries, so I am really excited to share my insights and tips on this topic with you.It may seem intimidating entering a new industry and I know a lot of people have reservations, but there are things you can do to avoid having to start at the bottom or take a pay cut.Why do so many of us question whether an industry change will be possible for us? We see and hear of success stories from people who switched industry all the time, in fact many of my past guests have done just that.Firstly we need to pay attention to where we get our information from, a recruiter may be less encouraging of you moving industry because it makes their job a little trickier – that doesn’t make it impossible.We are also seeing a big industry shift in the way experience is viewed – the priority is now on whether a candidate has the ability to excel in a role, not necessarily experience. This is where you need to focus if wanting to switch industry.Initially you need to identify your transferable skills, and then take it that one step further and focus on the results. By focusing on the results you achieved through that skill set, and demonstrating how these results are similar to the results the hiring company are looking for, it makes it clear as to how you would add value in that role.Something I also see clients overlook is the value of their perspective – by coming from a different industry you are bringing a whole new perspective and outlook that can be incredibly useful in problem solving.So what next?1.     Research – immerse yourself in the industry, identify gaps of knowledge and work to fill them2.     Connect the dots – identify the skills, results and perspective you have, and clearly show that they are invaluable in the roleAs always, if you want any support with how to position yourself for a new role, just get in touch.I will also be jumping on LinkedIn live each Wednesday at 12 noon (UK time) for regular “Career Conversations”, so tune in for future streams!Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 206: How To Validate Your Career Change Ideas & Avoid Making The Wrong MoveEpisode 192: How To Get A Six Figure Salary Increase During Your Career Change With Scott BarlowTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACCELERATORIf you are looking for support with finding career clarity so you can relaunch your career with confidence, join this program >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccaEnjoying the show? Become part of the CCM Podcast Insiders community for exclusive bonus content.Support the showSend us a text

In today’s episode I am talking to Detola Amure about time management and the tools and strategies we can use to stay on top of our workload.Detola started her career in Management Consulting, and then moved on to become a Business Analyst, working with many industry giants. Then in 2013, Detola launched her own coaching practise “Super Working Mums”, providing leadership and productivity coaching to overwhelmed working mothers to allow them to find purpose and harness their time to manifest their big career goals. Earlier last year, Detola started The Productivity Company, utilising her experience working with individuals to drive productivity, retention and workforce happiness in a corporate space.On top of this Detola is a mother, activator, podcast host, author and philanthropist – making her the perfect guest to talk about productivity!We first discuss how Detola approaches managing all these roles to achieve work life harmony, and recognising that things can’t always be perfectly balanced, at times some areas will be less productive than others. Recognising the season that you are going through allows you to prioritise areas accordingly, which means you can stay more focused and enjoy the time you have.We then talk about how Detola navigated becoming involved in multiple roles, and the importance of knowing and embracing your purpose, and from there accepting and pursuing opportunities that align with this purpose.“Start with that one thing, do it well, and then as opportunities begin to come to you, don’t say no.”Detola also shares her experience of trauma, how it affected her productivity and ability to work and how she overcame that to refocus on her true purpose and take back control of her time. What you will Learn:1.     We as women go through multiple “seasons” in our life – recognising and embracing them can allow us to prioritise our time effectively and enjoy them more.2.     A great starting point to navigating a multifaceted career is to identify your purpose, and pursue and accept opportunities that align with this.3.     How to step away from the vicious cycle of “hustle mode” and put aside time to take rest and let the ideas come to you.Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 198 - Why You Should Frequently Audit Your Own PerformanceEpisode 196 – Finding your passion through change with Elena AgaragimovaTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACCELERATORIf you are looking for support with finding career clarity so you can relaunch your career with confidence, join this program >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccaEnjoying the show? Become part of the CCM Podcast Insiders community for exclusive bonus content.Support the show Send us a text🔥 Visibility Summer Intensive This summer, I’m offering a limited number of half-day Visibility Intensives for professionals and leaders who are ready to elevate their presence and attract aligned opportunities.If you are ready to confidently raise your profile – this is for you.👉 Spots are limited – Book Your Intensive 

In today's episode of the 'Career Change Maker' podcast I talk about how to validate your career change ideas and avoid making the wrong move. I wanted to cover this as I see a lot of people holding themselves back from making a career transition because they are fearful of making a mistake. Today you'll learn practical strategies that you can implement so you can validate the ideas you're considering.  What you will learn:How to look at your experiences differently - As Nelson Mandela said: "I never lose. I either win or I learn". We learn our biggest lessons when times are challenging. How to shift your perspective around making a wrong move - You can always change your mind and you can always course correct. You have to 'do' in order for you to move forward though. Taking action is what gets you to the right place. How to validate your ideas - Gathering the right data is key. If you can form a clear idea backed with evidence and data that proves that it's a good step to take, you'll feel much more confident about making a transition. Episode Highlights:02.30: A fear of making the wrong move often comes because we don't want to waste time and we worry that the decision has to be final.04.59: Making a decision is never final. You can always move, shift, pivot and course correct. There are always opportunities to change. 06.55: Validating your ideas is an important piece in getting unstuck. Without this, changing career can feel risky because what you're doing right now is what you know and feel comfortable with. 8.43: The top two methods for validating your career change ideas taken from my Career Clarity Accelerator: Golden nugget conversations and test driving your ideas.16:58: Gathering data and making a data driven decision allows you to be strategic in your career move. 17:53: Lack of clarity is often what holds us back.  Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 198: Why You Should Frequently Audit Your Own PerformanceEpisode 193: 3 Reasons You Are Convincing Yourself You Need To Stay In A Role You No Longer EnjoyTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACCELERATORIf you are looking for support with finding career clarity so you can relaunch your career with confidence, join this program >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccaEnjoying the show? Become part of the CCM Podcast Insiders community for exclusive bonus content.Support the showSend us a text

In today's episode of the 'Career Change Maker' podcast I talk about three career mistakes that most women make in their mid 30s. I talk about the common patterns that come up in making career-related decisions and what strategies can be made to overcome those. The reason why I want to focus on this is to help women make better career change strategies and showcase their achievements and results in a better way.  Episode Highlights:02.03: The first mistake that I see is that many of us don't have or fail to update our career development strategy.  06.07: You can either take the passive approach or you can take the proactive approach. And those that take the proactive approach are typically those who are going to get ahead and that is going to excel. 07.14: The second mistake that I see is that people are not tracking their metrics. Not aware of your metrics. Not aware of the data that links to the results that you get. So you may be showing up and doing work, but you're not tracking the output. 15.02: When it comes to your career development, you get to do so much more to move things forward in a way that's a lot easier than it was then for many people before so embrace that and recognise that we have lots of tools at our disposal that can support us with our career development.  What you will learn:When you are in your 20s, it's all about you establishing yourself for many people. Because you are in a stage of figuring things out in your 20s, you are very much looking externally for violence. When you get into your 30s and you start doing the work and you Start learning and you start developing, you start growing and you start increasing your level of awareness about what goes on in the world. You need to update your career development strategy. If you haven't really thought about what it is, you want to be doing with your career in this next phase and you are still on the same journey that you have been on since your 20s. Then there is an opportunity here for you to really think about where I am going and what do I want to be doing.If you haven't been tracking what you have been doing over the year and over the time, whether it's quarterly or whether it's a year you haven't been tracking. When you sit down in the meeting and you need to be able to say what it is you have been doing, it's really hard to recall that.  Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 199: The Power Of Metrics In Your CareerEpisode 204: How To Finally Stop Allowing Imposter Syndrome To Stunt Your Career Growth With Jaz MarfoTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACCELERATORIf you are looking for support with finding career clarity so you can relaunch your career with confidence, join this program >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccaEnjoying the show? Become part of the CCM Podcast Insiders community for exclusive bonus content.Send us a text

In today's episode of the 'Career Change Maker' podcast we have Jaz M, coach for ambitious careers and communities and we are going to be having discussion about imposter syndrome.The reason why I want to focus on this is to make people aware that Impostor syndrome is not inherently bad. The shame that comes with it is that's bad and that's the actual debilitating part underneath it.Episode Highlights:·       1.31: Jaz has been coaching for five years and she is passionate about working with high achievers to lift the limits of our careers to avoid burnout, overwhelmed and underwhelmed and its thing that we try to avoid in our careers.·       4.36: A report that was done last year by KPMG said that 75% of female executives had experienced imposter syndrome in their career, and that number is higher for women of colour.·       9.43: If you get the feedback from leadership relationship, then you can improve and if you can improve, it's going to be good for everybody and you are entitled to take feedback because you are in the role.·       25.27: When syndrome is in the personal life, there are no hobbies, there are no relationships, there are no passions.·       31.18: Having little sentence endings that are ultimately invitations to action from the people that let them know that I am not sharing for the sake of sharing, and I am part of the active discussion can be grateful.·       34.20: For a lot of us, certain phrases or certain experiences can really, really tighten our experience of imposter syndrome and when we start to decode that, then that's the beginning of coming along but leaving the shame behind.What you will learn:Imposter syndrome is the experience of not believing you are as competent as others perceive you to be, which essentially means that you are worrying about what you think other people think. It is multi-sensory experience.One of the things that we tend to overlook when we talk about imposter syndrome is understanding how much our environment plays into it because many of us, especially an executive level, we are operating in an environment that wasn't necessarily made for us.One of the biggest flags that you could be experiencing imposter syndrome is secret over time. It's something that we do at some stage. It does serve us in some moments and in other ways it does.Growth mindset is essentially a belief that you can improve by efforts and fix mindset is no matter what my efforts are, it is what it is.Connect with Jaz Marfo on  JustJaz.co or Linkedin Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 203: How Building A Personal Brand Landed Me Game Changing OpportunitiesEpisode 202 : 3 Top Trends That Will Affect Your Career Development in 2023THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAMIf you are looking foSend us a text🔥 Visibility Summer Intensive This summer, I’m offering a limited number of half-day Visibility Intensives for professionals and leaders who are ready to elevate their presence and attract aligned opportunities.If you are ready to confidently raise your profile – this is for you.👉 Spots are limited – Book Your Intensive 

In today's episode of the 'Career Change Maker' podcast, I talk about personal branding. What it looks like to be building a personal brand and then why it can be impactful? The reason why I want to focus on this is to show you that building of the brand is essentially your way of showing up and sharing with the world what you want to share. Because you show up, because you share, then opportunities can come your way. Episode Highlights:·       02.05: I start by explaining personal brand, what does that mean? ·       03.02: I talk a little bit about the defined phase and why it's so important to slow down when you are thinking about the fact that you need to show up more and the fact that you need to build a personal brand, you need to really define what it is. ·       04.12: I am going to talk to you through my journey so I can illustrate how I have gone about building out my personal brands. ·       06.42: I wanted to help other people with their career transitions to figure out what they want to do, to support them with making the transition and so that is what I wanted to be known for. ·       9.15: If you want to be more intentional about your brand, you don't have to have it all figured out straight away. It's about you doing stuff, testing it, seeing what works for you, what you like and then overtime you can refine what it is you are actually doing and what you are putting out there.·       11.17: I want to share my perspective about careers to actually building a profitable coaching business and becoming a corporate trainer and being invited to speak on stages.·       14.50: If you decide to build a personal brand about something that you're passionate about. You get to make an impact without waiting for it to come through your employer ·       18.13: In 2019 I did a TEDx talk, and I shared about the key ingredient for your breakthrough. How do you go about getting your career breakthrough?What you will learn: There are a lot of different platforms that people talk about when it comes to building a personal brand, but it's important to take stock and not get overwhelmed.One of the biggest pieces around building your personal brand is sharing your perspective.Networking is just building relationships. So, once you know what you want to be known for and you start talking about that in whatever format that is for you then you are in a position to start finding other like-minded people who are interested in the same thing.When building your own personal brand, you get to show up and you get to do what you want to do in terms of building your brand consistently and then there are people out there that will be impacted and touched by your brand, and you don't even realize it.  Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 196: Finding Your Passion Through Change With Elena AgaragimovaEpisode 197: Moving Past Negative Work ExperiencesSend us a text🔥 Visibility Summer Intensive This summer, I’m offering a limited number of half-day Visibility Intensives for professionals and leaders who are ready to elevate their presence and attract aligned opportunities.If you are ready to confidently raise your profile – this is for you.👉 Spots are limited – Book Your Intensive 

Happy New Year!!We are at the beginning of another year. I know we always say things like time is flying by or can't believe its the new year already...but boy is it TRUE. Today, I want to talk about anticipated workplace trends in 2023.  When you are contemplating making moves in your career, it is important to not do it in vacuum and instead consider the landscape and context in which you are operating. Here are three to trends to consider as you plan for your career development this year:Quiet hiring - Despite the news of large scale layoffs, the market is likely to get more competitive when it comes to engaging top talent. So HR leaders will turn to 'quiet hiring' to support with business needs. They will look to support existing employees with reskilling, or upskilling to meet demands of the business rather than only relying on a new hires to get the job done.Non-traditional candidates - Organisations are diversifying their talent pools. They will get more and more comfortable with assessing candidates on their ability to fulfill the role rather than their credentials or proven prior experrience. Great news if you are looking to pivot or leap into something else. More focus on Wellbeing - There is more recognition that just because we feel like we have more hour to work (having removed commuting time) it doesn't mean working all of the time is productive. We are designed to rest on a daily weekly seasonal and annual cycles. Our bodies are not supposed to be operating non-stop like machines. As more employers recognise this and encourage employees to embrace rest periods, the better for everyone. Check out the  Gartner article referenced in the episode. Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 164: Do You Want More Than A Role That Looks Good On PaperEpisode 173: Wanting More For Your Career Isn't A Bad ThingJOIN THE CAREER CLARITY ACCELERATOR If you are looking for clarity on your next best career move, the Career Clarity Accelerator is for you - Career Clarity Accelerator BECOME A CCM PODCAST INSIDER Join our exclusive community for podcast listeners who want access to exclusive bonus content, career discussion and month career development workshops - CCM InsidersThis episode is sponsored by BlinkistPerfect for curious people who love to learn, busy people who don’t have time to read, and even people who aren’t into reading. Click here to discover Send us a text

It's the end of the year and a time when many people start thinking about and planning for the new year.Planning and new year's resolutions are great... but are often not enough to actually lead to change. Too often people try and make huge dramatic shifts without setting themselves up for success. What You Will Learn:AuditGoal or Intention SettingSetting Yourself Up For SuccessAudit - We move through life so quickly, I literally feel like the year has gone by in a flash. When you are focused on doing and achieving, it is so easy to lose track of all that has happened.Now is the perfect time to be doing an audit around your life and your career. What went well this year? What didn't go well this year and why? When you have identified those, you can move onto step number 2.Don't skip this step, when I did my audit, I realised that we had lots of wins on the scoreboard that I hadn't remembered. Clients served, contracts won, a live event, podcast growth etc.Goal or Intention Setting - What do you want to achieve or create in the next year? You can set those high-level goals but be mindful to make them realistic. Taking a holistic approach is a good idea, so that it is not all about work but other wellness goals too. Health, fitness, sleep... because if you are not taking care of those things, it's harder to achieve in the other areas. Setting Yourself Up For Success - Clarify the commitment, resources and support required to make the goals you set in number 2 a reality. If one of your goals is to work out a few times a week, what are you going to put in place to make that happen? Will you hire a personal trainer or get a gym buddy?If your goal is to get promoted by the end of Q1, will you be hiring a coach or finding a mentor to support you on your growth trajectory? The reason many people set new year's resolutions that fail before the end of February is that they don't focus enough on the day-to-day tasks that need to be done for the bigger goal to actually be met.If you want help with this process - book a Career UpLevel Intensive. We will work together to map out your career advancement plan for 2023. You tell me what you want to achieve and I will help you come up with a bespoke strategy that is aligned to you and your preferences.Beyond the yearly plan start thinking about your quarterly goals. What do you want to achieve in Q1 of the year?Become a CCM Podcast Insider  Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode: 132 The Six Letter Word That Is Stopping You From Making Your Next Career MoveEpisode 140: Why You Deserve A Better Role So That You Can Stop Feeling Unhappy In Your Work CareerTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAMIf you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccmprogramThis episode is sponsored by BlinkistPerfect for curious people who love to learn, busy people who don’t have time to read, and even people who aren’t into reading. Click here to discover Send us a text

In today's episode, I'm talking about the 5 career advancing lessons that I've learned from running this podcast and producing 200 episodes.Here are 5 lessons learned that are relevant to you as it relates to your career development:Momentum comes from taking consistent actionWhat you communicate is not always the same as what is received by your audienceYou never know who is watchingYour perspective mattersThere are so many other people who are in your shoesMomentum comes from taking consistent action - When I first started the podcast, I would get maybe 10 or 20 downloads a week, and then maybe 50 or 100 downloads a week... and now we are going into having thousands of downloads in a week, and I didn't think that was possible when we were only getting a few downloads. The momentum came with just keeping going and just showing up time and time again. When it comes to your career, I want you to remember that, sometimes you can be taking action and may not be seeing the results, recognition, growth or development. But  keep showing up.What you communicate is not always the same as what is received - This is the 3rd iteration of the podcast. When we first started, I was too focused on what I wanted to call the show rather than a name that people would be able to find. It wasn't until we rebranded to the podcast to the "Career Change Maker Podcast", based on feedback that I was getting from clients, that people started to find the show easily. When you are positioning yourself for opportunities make sure you communicate in a way that helps the hiring manager see you as an ideal candidate, rather than focus on what you want to focus on. You never know who is watching - I'm sitting here behind a microphone and I can see how many people are listening but I don't know WHO is listening. What is beautiful for me and what I absolutely love is when I receive messages from people on LinkedInYou might not recognise that the work you're doing IS being recognised, so continue to show up because you never know who's listening, who's watching and where opportunities might come in the future.Your perspective matters - Even if there are lots of people applying for the job that you want to go for, recognise that there's only one YOU and your perspective and your approach to things absolutely matters. Recognise you have a unique perspective, and a unique blend of experience, to bring to the table. Own that.There are so many other people who are in your shoes - We have people from different parts of the world, from different industries, from different backgrounds and yet similar challenges come up time and time again for them. You are not the only one.Become a CCM Podcast Insider  Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 198: Why You Should Frequently Audit Your Own PerformanceEpisode199: The Power Of Metrics In Your CareerTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAMIf you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccmprogramThis episode is sponsored by BlinkistPerfect for curious people who love to learn, busy people who don’t have time to read, and even people who aren’t Send us a text

In today's episode I am talking about why metrics matter in your career.I have noticed amongst people who seem to excel in terms of their development and advancement vs those that just do okay is that those that excel pay attention to metrics.Metrics are something that's really simple but not necessary something that you pay attention to when life gets busy and work gets hectic.When you pay attention to your progress it's easier for you to recognise your growth. Think about what you should be measuring.The other side of metrics is where you will find results. Result matter to you, results matter to your organisation. So often when I work with people around optimising their CV or positioning themselves for new opportunities internally and externally, the results piece is missing. Understanding the results in terms of what you individually did, translates into the larger results for the organisation.What you will learn:Tracking your progress: If you're not tracking what it is you're doing, it is really difficult to say whether or not you're doing it well. Keeping track of your progress also allows you see whether you have stayed on the right track or whether you have deviated. Receiving feedback: Asking for feedback when you feel that you are ready, so you get a clear understanding of your process and what is expected from you. Don't necessary have to wait for the annual review, ask for more regular check-in points. Mental and physical health: Making sure your mental health and physical health is protected, so that you can keep driving your goals forward. Be sure to get enough sleep, exercise and eat well. Other episodes you may enjoy:Episode 164: Do You Want More Than A Role That Looks Good On PaperEpisode 173: Wanting More For Your Career Isn't A Bad ThingTHIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAMIf you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> https://www.careerchangemakers.com/ccmprogramThis episode is sponsored by BlinkistPerfect for curious people who love to learn, busy people who don’t have time to read, and even people who aren’t into reading. Click here to discover Send us a text