Reassessing and Revitalizing Your Career Path
In HRchat episode 362, we talk about how to reach your highest potential at work. My guest is Kathy Caprino, an internationally-recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker, and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in business.
A former corporate VP, she is also a trained therapist, seasoned executive coach, Senior Forbes contributor, top media source on careers, and the author of two books — Breakdown, Breakthrough and her new book The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss.
With her Finding Brave podcast, books, assessments, coaching programs, courses, and other key resources, Kathy’s been named a Top Career Coach in the U.S. and internationally and her core mission is to support a “finding brave” global movement that empowers professionals to close their power gaps and reach their highest, most rewarding potential and impact in their work.
Questions Include:
- In a recent post on LinkedIn, you say: “As a career coach, writer, and researcher, I’ve had the opportunity to observe key trends among thousands of professionals around the world, particularly about how they get stuck and stay stuck in careers they dislike, and how to effectively change directions to a new path that’s more rewarding and successful.” How did the pandemic give pros the time to reflect and change up their career paths?
- Can you point to folks in your network who’ve made a leap into the unknown and are so far thriving as a result?
- Your research over the past 10 years has revealed the 7 most damaging power gaps that hold 98% of professional women (and 90% of the men) from reaching their highest potential at work. Please can you now take us through each?
- Power Gap 1: Not recognizing your special talents, abilities, and accomplishments
- Power Gap 2: Communicating from fear, not strength
- Power Gap 3: Reluctance to ask for what you deserve
- Power Gap 4: Isolating from influential support
- Power Gap 5: Acquiescing instead of saying “Stop!” to mistreatment
- Power Gap 6: Losing sight of your thrilling dream for your life
- Power Gap 7: Allowing past trauma and challenges to define you