The Nature of Leadership and Career

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The Nature of Leadership and Career, is a weekly newsletter where I provide 1 illustration and ~3 ideas to help you connect to your career, leadership, or work journey in a more natural way.

Today at a glance

• Illustration of the week

  - The ultimate career shortcut

• The Nature of Career

  - Past and Future - the one question that will really get you thinking (and feeling)!

  - Top 12 Issues of the Nature of Leadership + Career in 2023

Illustration of the Week

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The one question that will have you stumped over the next few days

If you’ve been a regular reader of the Nature of Leadership + Career, firstly thank you!

Secondly, you know that we’re all about discussing the key transitions we go through in the front loop and back loop of our careers.

In the final few days and hours of 2023, I leave you with this one “transitions” question that I haven’t stopped thinking (and feeling) about:

Most of our career and leadership transitions can feel quite jagged or have a sense of “sharp edges”.

We are often running so fast toward something (e.g. promotion or leadership role) or away from something (toxic leader or work environment).

This question is soulful in its exploration of how past and present meet to springboard us into our next phase.

If you feel ready to set yourself up for an intentional and successful 2024, download this free 🎁  beautifully illustrated 2023-24 reflection and planning booklet.

In the meantime here are the 12 most popular issues of the Nature of Leadership + Career for 2023.

12 Why should anyone be led by you?

11 🤔 Can a little self-doubt be useful?

10 Leader As Gardener.🌳 2 Steps To Help Employees Find Their Roots And Thrive

9 🔑 Why redefining and “buffering” your self-identity is key to comfortable career transitions

8 Are you getting sucked into the false fight 🥊 between leadership and management?

7 🎬 Part 2 - Amplify or Unravel?

6 Leadership + Career lessons from nature's secret to efficiency, diversity, and resilience

5 "It's not me, it's you". 🕯️ Gaslighting - the corrosive organizational disease

4 3 times the streetlight effect is misdirecting your career

3 I don't want to make the wrong career decision

2 How to design generalist - specialist career journey

1 How your scarcity mindset impacts your decision making and empathy + 3 ways to override it

Thanks so much again for your support and feedback. One of my goals is to grow the number of people I support in their leadership and career journeys.

🎯 This newsletter is a key part of that so, if you are enjoying reading, please share this link with your colleagues, family, and friends.

Here’s wishing you and your loved ones an amazing 2024!

Whenever you’re ready here are 3 ways I can help

#1 Gain clarity and confidence in your career transition

#2 Join the free weekly Career Soul Sessions for women in tech and sustainability. A safe space to share your thoughts, and feelings on all things career.

#3 Follow me on LinkedIn and Instagram for more Career + Leadership tips to help you thrive.