Move, Stay, or Pivot? Uncertain Times Make Career Choices Different For Many
Should you stay or should you pivot?
The current economic climate is complicating the career paths of millions due to the factors of unpredictable layoffs, hiring freezes, pay reductions, and a general fear of culture changes and imposed, sudden and unforeseeable actions.
How that plays out for leaders, managers, and colleagues on different career trajectories, industries, and levels of
progress on a management ladder varies widely.
But it is remarkably different from the Great Resignation sparked by COVID-19. While some fields suffered sudden layoffs, that stretch of time also enveloped many with a positive sense of possibility for entrepreneurship rallies and pivots into daring careers.
The Power To Turn Passion Into Profit While Being A Mom
By Dinah Chapman
From the moment I became a mom, everything shifted. While on maternity leave with my first son, Cash, I started what I thought would be a small side hustle—Little Trouble. It quickly grew from a side project into a business that replaced my corporate salary.
In corporate America, I saw pressure to give everything to a company, often at the expense of personal well-being. Leaving corporate America (and physical
America) was a necessary shift to recalibrate and scale a purpose-driven brand with the flexibility I was looking for while also raising two kids.
Do the deep research and training to make your next move in this volatile world. One sure way to be guided in doing this is to join the 9 Leadership Power Tools course. You’ll get the
mindset and skillset to help prepare you for any situation, plus a plan to get you to your best "next."
Women's History Month: Write to Change the World with Take The Lead & The OpEd Project!
In honor of Women's History Month, and in honor of the importance of women's voices in the media, Take The Lead is proud to partner with The OpEd Project to offer members of the Take The Lead's community a $100 credit code to join The OpEd Project’s globally-recognized "Write to Change the World" workshop (description below). Sign up for any upcoming workshop on The OpEd Project's website (there are 10+ date options through June 2025), using the code TAKETHELEAD2025. The code will be valid for the entire month of March. In addition, for those who would benefit from a full scholarship, Take The Lead is able to nominate three full and/or partial scholarships. Please reach out to Michele Weldon at Michele@theopedproject.org.
Write To Change The World
The OpEd Project’s "Write To Change The World" workshop is a discovery-based interrogation of authority and knowledge. It walks participants through a method for changing hearts and minds, addressing opposition and building consensus, and thinking bigger. It connects them to a network of journalist mentors, and results in them publishing op-eds (if they wish). It also provides valuable tools for anyone seeking to build a case for something new (new book, new research, new job, new business, new policy, etc). It is open to the public, 100% virtual, and typically takes place over two half-days. All those who complete the workshop will receive one month of follow-up support.
And Take The Lead has never been more committed to delivering its proven leadership acceleration programs. But we can only succeed with your support. Whether it’s $11 in recognition of our first 11 years, a recurring
gift of $11 monthly, $100, $1,000, perhaps a $497 scholarship for a woman who lost her job and needs our 9 Leadership Power Tools course to help her prepare for another career, or any amount that feels right for you, pleasedonate here.
Here’s what Madeleine Truax says: "Gloria, I finally understood what you kept saying in the course, that women have always had the power. I honestly didn't get it before but last night I finally did. THANK YOU! I'm going to do everything I can to help Take The Lead because I truly think every woman needs this!"
Take The Lead prepares, develops, inspires, and propels all women of all diversities and intersectionalities to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. Learn more at www.taketheleadwomen.com.
