Episode 99 Tough Job Market? How to Make Your Current Leadership Job Work for You

The job market feels tough right now. So what if leaving your job doesn't feel like the right option, but staying as you are doesn't feel sustainable either?

If you're unhappy, bored, under-challenged or simply no longer enjoying your leadership role, it can be tempting to mentally check out while you wait for the "right" time to move. But staying doesn't have to mean standing still.

In this episode, Sarah explores how you can make your current leadership job more fulfilling, meaningful and enjoyable while also using it to build the skills, experience, visibility and confidence you'll need for your next move.

Why staying in your current job can be a strategic career decisionHow mentally checking out can damage your confidence and future prospectsHow to redesign your role around what gives you energyThe Keep, Change, Create approach to making your job work better for youHow job crafting can help you create more meaning, challenge and purposeHow to use your current role to build career capital for your next moveWhy visibility, reputation and relationships matter when you're preparing for your next career stepHow to tell whether you're choosing to stay or allowing fear to make the decision for youWhy testing the job market can give you information without committing to leavingA simple 90-day Enjoy, Develop, Explore strategy to keep your career moving

Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome to Unstuck & Unstoppable

01:30 – Why the job market feels tough right now

03:00 – When staying feels safer than leaving

04:00 – Shift 1: Stop treating your current job as a waiting room

06:30 – Shift 2: Redesign your job around what makes you come alive

07:00 – Keep, Change, Create

09:00 – Job crafting: shaping your role around your strengths