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Navigating Career Changes Smoothly: Planning a Graceful Exit
A quick guide for people in career transition.
I wrote this guide for people who are now finding themselves in meditation about their next career move.
You understand that it’s important to navigate career changes smoothly, and I know you want to exit your current company on good terms keeping good relationships that you’ve spent so much time building.
I know my set of prescriptions might be North America-specific, but I believe it can be applicable as a general guidance for everyone who finds themselves in a career transition.
No one wants to burn bridges. The spaces and ecosystems we are operating in are fragile, and extremely interconnected. I am just using Tech space in Canada as an example.
Everyone knows everyone, so it’s important to keep your relationships intact because you never know who you will bump into in your career again.
So here are some ideas for you to meditate on:
1. Self-reflection and clarity.
As a transformation coach, I cannot understate the value of coaching in career transitions.
Coaching will allow you to deep dive into understanding your inner drivers and motivators. You can avoid the risk of being stuck inside your own thinking and get training on how to exercise multi-layered system thinking.
When I say multi-layered, I really mean to make sure that your decision is well thought out from multiple angles and is not impulsive. Think about how your transition will impact your personal growth, your work environment, your career progression opportunities, your network, your reputation etc.
We all know SWOT analysis, as a business tool, but I have rarely met people who have the experience applying this tool to their personal situation. I’m attaching a SWOT analysis exercise so that you can run it for your next career move.
🔗 Here is the link to the SWOT exercise.
I encourage you to check the whole toolbox.
