Career Transitions with Laura Hammond

After last week’s podcast asking you to consider if you belong where you are working, we knew this week would be a great time to have our team member, Laura Hammond, a career and transition coach for us here at ALIGN, chat with us about career transitions. It’s not all about writing the perfect resume. In this podcast, Laura shares the need to first pause and determine what brings you joy and how you might be able to bring those experiences into your new role (or perhaps simply reconsider your current role and making changes to it). Fear and a lack of confidence are often roadblocks to taking those first steps after you’ve paused and determined that a change needs to happen. Having a career transition coach like Laura helps you through what feels like an overwhelming process so that you can find that next step in your career.   At the Grounding and Growing Leadership podcast, we believe that everyone is a leader and that leadership starts with you. Join Tara Gronhovd, Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and e2Grow High Performing Team Coach, and Pamela Nelson, Certified Leadership Coach, Counselor and Spiritual Director, as we navigate conversations to grow you and your teams on your leadership journeys. CliftonStrengths (aka Strengthsfinder) is an assessment that is based on positive psychology and measures core motivations. It’s an extremely powerful tool for personal and professional development as well as improving team dynamics. You will hear us reference Strengths frequently in our podcasts. If you are interested in learning more and taking the CliftonStrengths assessment for you or your team, please reach out to [email protected]. Comments or questions about this episode? Ideas for future podcast topics and guests? We’d love to hear from you! Resources:  Designing Your Life   Corresponding workbook  Designing Your Work Life John Krumboltz “The Happenstance Learning Theory”  Sound bites: 3:01 Career transitions are a big deal. There are financial investments at stake. There are identities are stake.  12:20 Isn’t it a powerful moment to pause? To say “I get to ask for what I need;  I get to have a career that fulfills and brings me joy.” 12:43 Picture yourself at retirement. How will you know you had an engaging and meaningful career?