2. Self-Directed Career Development with Elizabeth Cook

In this episode of Office Hours, we explore what it looks like to take a more self-directed approach to career development.I’m joined by Elizabeth Cook, a career strategy coach who helps professionals navigate burnout and career transitions with greater clarity. We discuss navigating uncertainty, building self-awareness, and creating more agency in your career. We also talk about the importance of creating the bandwidth for this work, and how practices like job crafting can help align your day-to-day with longer-term goals.Together, we break down what it takes to actively shape your career from the inside out.TranscriptUnfortunately Spotify does not currently support transcripts for this podcast and the transcript length is too long for the description field. A transcript of the episode can be found via link here: Episode 2 TranscriptEpisode Mentions, Notes, and LinksJob crafting refers to a proactive process by which workers may redesign their process, relationship, or perception of work (i.e., their own jobs). While the concept of individual-driven work design is older, Amy Wrzesniewski and Jane E. Dutton introduced the term and model of job crafting – which includes three forms (task, relational, and cognitive) – in 2001, which have continued to inspire much thought and research since. World Economic Forum 2025 Future of Jobs Report: https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/Connect with Elizabeth:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-cook-Web: https://www.elizabethcookconsulting.comMusic: "Feel Good (Instrumental Version)" by PØW⁠ via Epidemic Sound