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From Indecision to Promotion Success Story
“Should I leave my job?”
Prolonged indecision has hidden costs—stagnation, missed opportunities, and lingering anxiety.
“bored” and living in “fear, anxiety, and staleness”
A client’s promotion had been hanging in the balance for longer than their liking. The enormous task of a job search in this market was too daunting to undertake.
Unable to find a path to Director, their “career satisfaction” and “sense of fulfillment” were at stake.
In our first session, we explored the big question: stay or leave? Should they pause skill-building to search for a new job? Forgo a potential promotion? Reset relationships? They chose to stay and re-engage.
Through coaching, they learned self-advocacy and psychological safety which enabled them to confidently share their ideas and have them be heard. They got promoted!
Further coaching on relationship-building helped them connect with Directors, giving them visibility into higher roles and setting them up for long-term success.
“more mental space, now that I’m not looking for a job”
“behaving better, more patient with people”
“speaking and thinking more maturely”
The focus they gained from coaching led to an incredible promotion: they’re now leading a key function within one of the company’s major pillars after a reorg! With a clear path to the next career level, the future is shining.
Indecision comes with heavy costs: we lose precious time by not making progress, miss out on money from potential promotions or new job opportunities, and sacrifice our health due to worry and unhappiness.
What is holding you back from making a key decision in your life? What progress would the decision unlock?
Coaching helps you make better decisions faster. Fill out the Interest Form start exploring new possibilities!
Transforming Career and Home Life Story
The greatest compliment I’ve received as a coach? A client referred their spouse to work with me halfway through our engagement.
A tech professional reached out to me last year, feeling stuck in their career. They hadn’t been promoted in 2.5 years, and their job search wasn’t yielding results. I shared how I’d work with them, but they chose to go it alone, relying on the support of their spouse and other mentors.
Six months later, after I officially launched my coaching practice, they reconnected and became one of my first clients. They were ready for a more structured approach and realized leveraging my expertise would accelerate their journey.
Midway through our sessions, their spouse set up a discovery call with me. I was blown away when they shared how they’d noticed positive changes not just in their partner’s career but in their home life as well.
This kind of impact is priceless. While my goal has always been to help clients thrive professionally, seeing that growth extend into their personal lives is incredibly fulfilling.
If you’re ready to elevate your career, it might be time to consider dedicated support. Having the support of family and mentors is great, but sometimes we need a coach to help us get to the next level.
Interested? Fill out the Interest Form to start your journey!
Team Self-Reliance Success Story
Are you a senior engineer whose team relies too heavily on you for day-to-day tasks? Is this keeping you from focusing on strategic initiatives and stalling your growth?
My new client was eager to make their team self-reliant to free up their time for new challenges that would contribute to larger organizational goals.
We started by identifying why the team wasn’t self-sufficient. It was made up of junior to mid-level engineers eager to make an impact quickly, relying on my tenured client for readily available answers. The remote nature of the team reinforced this dependence.
An empathetic company culture also made it hard for the manager to hold the team to higher standards. Combined with poor capacity planning, this led to constant context switching, on-call incidents, and multitasking, keeping my client bogged down.
Six weeks into our work, the team responded to a critical production incident with a proactive mindset: “We need to improve this!”
Six more weeks later, engineers on the team were consistently making monitoring improvements to stabilize the system without direction from my client.
Coaching on relationship building and leadership skills was key to this transformation:
We worked on helping the remote team members understand my client’s bandwidth and boundaries, not just seeing them as a resource for quick answers. My client also learned mentoring techniques that empowered the team to find their own solutions by asking the right questions.
Building a stronger relationship with the manager was critical. My client guided the manager to challenge the team to a higher performance bar, with support in place. Through delegation and leadership coaching, my client was able to step back and let the team grow.
Cultural challenges are hard for engineers to diagnose and fix on their own. A skilled coach can help you navigate these issues without needing to change your team or company.
Feeling stuck? Fill out the Interest Form to start exploring new possibilities!
Job Search Success Story
“I do feel unprepared regarding behavioral interviews”
A client had been unexpectedly laid off, so we pivoted to interview preparation immediately!
“I had [a] very strong behavioral round performance” that resulted in a job offer!
I shared my behavioral interview question bank and advised them to map their best work stories to those questions offline.
We focused on their answers in one session and conducted a mock interview to gauge preparedness. Further probing revealed they were unclear in choosing the best answers to key questions.
“stressful and exhausting job search”
The client was unsure about the signals hiring managers look for. Luckily, highly personalized coaching enabled us to revise our strategy.
“significantly less stressful”
I added signals and characteristics of ‘good’ answers to some key questions they picked. This closed the gap for my client and they wrote back with excellent answers to those questions!
Combined with their preparation for other rounds, they secured a new job in this competitive market within 3 weeks of being laid off!
They gained “confidence” from knowing their answers had been “vetted, validated, and refined.” Overall, they gained “peace of mind.”
Want to accelerate your job search with clarity of what to focus on? Want to stay confident and have peace of mind while interviewing? Fill out the Interest Form!
Update in Aug ‘24: This client went from Senior in their previous role to Staff in their new role!
Career Advancement Success Story
From “fear, anxiety, and staleness” to “a lot of things have broadened”
This is the transformation my client shared with me after two months of coaching. Just four sessions in, they were seeing transformative change.
“Throwing darts by myself”
Despite being told they’d be up for a promotion, my client felt anxious and unsure about their career trajectory. The enormous task of a job search in this market was daunting. They were unclear about reaching a Director role in the medium term.
Their “career satisfaction” and “sense of fulfillment” were at stake.
“Trusted partner in the journey”
In our first session, we discussed staying vs. leaving their job. Should they postpone skill-building for another job search? Forgo a potential promotion? Reset relationships? They chose to stay and re-engage.
“Somebody… to listen to me, and give me direction”
Through coaching, they learned self-advocacy and psychological safety which enabled them to more confidently share their ideas and have them be heard.
Within weeks, they were involved in H2 planning. They learned from their manager that their skip-level manager “was impressed with their work and communication.” Their promotion is now on track!
Further coaching on relationship-building helped them connect with Directors, giving them visibility into higher roles and setting them up for long-term success.
Are you ready to work towards a promotion? Fill out the Interest Form!
Update in Sept ‘24: This client was promoted within our 6-month coaching engagement!