“You’ll spend a third of your waking life at work. Happy?”
“So, what do you do?” We’ve all been asked this when we meet someone for the first time. Our work – our career - is an incredibly important part of most adult’s lives. To many it’s central to their identity. Apart from paying the bills, people can derive an enormous sense of fulfillment from their work. Yet, many people are not completely satisfied with their career and want to change, but feel stuck. I work with people who are facing a range of career issues.
I think work-life integration is a better way of looking at it. Given that many of us are tethered to the office through technology, sometimes it’s hard to switch off from work and it impinges on our home life. Discussing options can be helpful to come up with other strategies and redress the balance.
As a Career Strategist, I work with people thinking about some of their most important career decisions. This could be about talking through how you might make changes in your current role to move to the next level, or It could be about mid-life career change and starting to explore a change in direction. feeling like you want something more from Having worked in the careers field for over work; wanting to do something different or 20 years as a headhunter, outplacement do something with more meaning, but aren’t consultant and career coach I offer expert sure what it is and how to go about exploring guidance and pragmatic solutions to get more options. from your career. If you’re interested in having I also work with clients who want to discuss issues that span both work and personal life domains. It could be that you’re juggling with work-life balance, a concept that many employers promote. But the concept of balance suggests that there is equal weighting to each part. Trying to manage your career, alongside your partner’s and bringing up children. These are significant challenges and it can sometimes feel that there is no balance. 01273 494002
a no-obligation introductory discussion then please get in touch. www.StrategicCareerDecisions.com Paul Drew LL.B, MBA, MSc 07788 426080 / 01273 491176 paul.drew@ StrategicCareerDecisions.com
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