Space To Shift Your Career

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/40 Imagine you’re shopping for a car. You could buy: - a reliable Toyota: It works. It gets you from A to B. It’s affordable. - a sports car: Fast, exciting, cutting-edge technology. But maybe more than you need.  - a truck: Practical if that’s your life. Wasteful if it’s not. None of them is objectively “the best car.” They’r...

Send us Fan Mail One of my clients was excited about exploring a new career direction.  He’d done the thinking. He had his questions ready. He knew who he wanted to talk to. But when it came time to actually send that first email to someone outside his network, someone he didn’t know, he froze. He stared at a blank screen for hours.  Then drafted something he didn’t like. He was overthinking it. T...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/38 A public sector leader I spoke to recently told me they’d worked hard to earn their place. They'd been "climbing the ladder" for years.  But instead of feeling proud and satisfied, they wondered: “ Is this even the ladder I want to be climbing?” From the outside, the next step is obvious: another promotion, m...

Send us Fan Mail Find the example of an 'Ideas Bank' at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/37   As a public sector leader, you know how to get things done.  You know the processes, you know the people. You value systems and evidence-based decision-making. There may not always be time for it, but that’s the ideal. That’s why changing your career can feel a bit overwhelming. You don’t know...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript and other resources at SpaceToShiftYourCareer.com A few years ago, I joined a gym. I was convinced that having access to ALL the equipment, all the classes, and all the expertise I could possibly need would transform my fitness. But I still had to show up. The gym wouldn't do the workout for me. These days, I use an online training course. For this st...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/35 Can you change your public sector career without risking everything?  YES. It’s not a quick-fix. But you can do it.  And it can lead you to a career that’s more aligned with who you are now – and how you want to contribute to the world in future.  It’s far more effective when you make space to think about what you r...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/34 Imagine you’re a trapeze artist learning a new routine. You wouldn’t practise without a net below you, would you?  The net doesn’t make the act less brave. It makes it possible. In the public sector, you’ve likely been performing with a net you didn’t have to build all by yourself. Your employer provided it: steady...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/33   I was talking to a client recently about his family situation.  He told that, over time, he and his partner had slowly started living on parallel tracks. Not because of one dramatic event. Or because anyone stopped caring. Just… little decisions, repeated over the years. More travel for work. More pressure. More c...

Send us Fan Mail Sign up here to get new episodes straight into your inbox.  Full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/32   When public sector leaders think about career change, they often picture a leap. A big, bold, all-or-nothing move.  They imagine it’s about leaving everything behind… and hoping the next thing works out. And that image can feel risky and scary. Because… What if it...

Send us Fan Mail Sign up here to get new episodes straight into your inbox.  There’s a sentence I hear often in career change conversations with public sector leaders. It usually comes a little hesitantly.  “I’m just… not very good at selling myself.” And when that thought is there, a lot of things don’t happen: You don’t speak about what you want. You don’t share what you’re capable of. You don’t...

Send us Fan Mail Sign up here to get new episodes straight into your inbox.  “I don’t fit into my role anymore.”  A public sector leader said this to me recently. “On paper, everything looks fine. The salary is not great, but the benefits are ok and the stability is much better than in other sectors. But I feel like I’m pretending. I push myself to show up the way I used to – positively, enthusias...

Send us Fan Mail Don't want to miss any new episodes? Sign up here to get them straight into your inbox. You’ve been in your public sector career for quite some time now, and are wondering what’s next.  You could do your job in your sleep. You are tired of going through the motions. Or yet another restructure or change programme.  You know something needs to change for you to feel alive again...

Send us Fan Mail Don't want to miss any new episodes? Sign up here to get them straight into your inbox. There’s a phrase out there that always makes me cringe a little.  “Secret sauce.” You’ve probably seen or heard it before. The one thing that will change everything - IF you pay for it. I’ve never really liked that idea. Because when you’re sitting there, wondering what on earth to do next...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/27 There is this moment public sector leaders don’t talk about a lot.  It’s not burnout in the way we usually think about it.  You're not exhausted from working too many hours. Not overwhelmed because you can’t cope.  You’re experienced. Trusted. Respected. You know what you're doing. But something has shifte...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/26 Imagine you’ve spent years building a specialised toolkit. You’ve used it in high-pressure situations. You know which tool to reach for when things get messy. You’ve solved problems others couldn’t. Now imagine you walk into a completely different environment…  And suddenly... none of your tools are labelled anymore...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/25 Imagine you’re standing on a lookout, scanning the horizon with a pair of binoculars. At first, everything looks a bit blurry. So you adjust the focus.  Suddenly, certain things become sharp and clear… while others fade into the background. Now here’s the interesting part: What you see isn’t just about what’s out th...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript - and other resources - at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/24 At some point in my work with public sector leaders exploring their next career move, someone always asks me, sometimes half-joking, sometimes half panicking: “What am I going to do with my life?” That is such a BIG question. And big questions feel HEAVY. Your career influences where you live...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript - and other resources - at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/23 Imagine you’re standing on one side of a river.  On the other side is work that energises you. That aligns with who you are now and how you want to contribute in future. The problem?  The water feels fast and unpredictable. Leaping straight across feels risky. Staying where you are feels safe...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/22 Changing careers can feel a bit like a divorce. But not just from a job. It can feel like breaking up with a part of yourself.  The part that introduced you at conferences.  The part that signed emails with a certain title.  The part that felt proud when people asked: “So what do you do?” When public sector leaders...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/21 Many public sector leaders feel guilty for wanting something different, even when their work no longer lights them up. They stay in roles not because they still love them. But because they feel loyal.  Loyal to the mission. Loyal to their team.  Loyal to the public sector. What if loyalty isn’t just something you ow...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/20 Do you feel like you’re performing a role you’ve outgrown?  There’s a significant difference between resigning yourself to a career on auto-pilot and living out your ideal career and life. Your ideal career: Aligns with who you are now and how you want to evolve in future  Taps into your strengths, interests and pas...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/19 As a public sector leader, you don’t make big decisions just based on vibes. You work with evidence.  You don’t just throw ideas around casually. You use frameworks, analysis, robust processes. So when I say: “ Just tap into your creativity about your future… ” you’ll probably think it sounds a bit ... fluffy.  But...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/18  Have you ever noticed how old scripts stick around long after they’re useful? Like a template that’s been copied and pasted for years.  No one remembers any more who actually wrote it originally. But everyone keeps using it - because they’ve always used it. It once served a purpose. It reduced risk. Avoided embarra...

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at http://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/17 As a public sector leader, you are used to working on wicked problems that don’t have easy answers. Think back to the last time you led through a complex piece of work in uncertain conditions.  You didn’t have the perfect brief. You and your team just got on with it.  You gathered information. You tested assumptions....

Send us Fan Mail Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/16   In the public sector, we’re trained to scan the horizon: New policy challenges. Political cycles. Economic trends. Resourcing needs. We’re used to a working environment where advisors give advice, decision makers decide, implementers implement. That’s just how it works, right?  But lately, it feels like the old ce...