Space To Shift Your Career
Welcome to Space to Shift Your Career! This show, hosted by Yvonne Davidis, invites leaders in the public sector to explore new paths that reflect who they are now and how they want their career to evolve in future. Episodes cover how to overcome the feeling of being trapped, get motivated to take action and tap into your creativity to design exciting possibilities for yourself. The podcast also offers strategies and tools to help you navigate the shifts and turns on the way to living out your ideal career and life.
Episodes
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Have you ever tried to grab a bar of soap in the shower?
It just keeps slipping out of your hands. The tighter you grip, the faster it escapes. And the more frustrated you get, the more force you use – which only makes it worse.
Changing your public sector career can be a bit like that.
The harder you try to pin down THE answer – the perfect new...
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I notice something interesting when I talk to public sector leaders about investing in themselves.
They’ll spend thousands on a degree and professional qualifications without blinking. They’ll invest their time in training courses their employer sends them on.
But when it comes to investing in something that helps them figure out ...
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I want to tell you about Chris. Chris was 46 years old. He’d built an impressive career as a government lawyer.
Worked his way up to being one of the respected voices in his ministry. Smart, competent, well-paid. By most measures, he’d made it.
But when we talked, he told me something in a whisper, like it was shameful: He’d love ...
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Imagine you’re shopping for a car.
You could buy:
- a reliable Toyota: It works. It gets you from A to B. It’s affordable.
- a sports car: Fast, exciting, cutting-edge technology. But maybe more than you need.
- a truck: Practical if that’s your life. Wasteful if it’s not.
None of them is objectively “the best car.”...
One of my clients was excited about exploring a new career direction.
He’d done the thinking. He had his questions ready. He knew who he wanted to talk to.
But when it came time to actually send that first email to someone outside his network, someone he didn’t know, he froze.
He stared at a blank screen for hours.
Then drafted something he didn’t like. He was overthinking it. Trying to fin...
Find the full transcript at spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/38A public sector leader I spoke to recently told me they’d worked hard to earn their place. They'd been "climbing the ladder" for years.
But instead of feeling proud and satisfied, they wondered:
“Is this even the ladder I want to be climbing?”
From the outside, the next step is obvious: another promotion, more responsibili...
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As a public sector leader, you know how to get things done.
You know the processes, you know the people. You value systems and evidence-based decision-making. There may not always be time for it, but that’s the ideal.
That’s why changing your career can feel a bit overwhelming. You don’t know any clear process for how t...
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A few years ago, I joined a gym. I was convinced that having access to ALL the equipment, all the classes, and all the expertise I could possibly need would transform my fitness. But I still had to show up. The gym wouldn't do the workout for me.
These days, I use an online training course. For this stage of my life - with a child, wor...
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Can you change your public sector career without risking everything?
YES. It’s not a quick-fix. But you can do it.
And it can lead you to a career that’s more aligned with who you are now – and how you want to contribute to the world in future.
It’s far more effective when you make space to think about what you re...
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Imagine you’re a trapeze artist learning a new routine. You wouldn’t practise without a net below you, would you?
The net doesn’t make the act less brave. It makes it possible.
In the public sector, you’ve likely been performing with a net you didn’t have to build all by yourself. Your employer provided it: steady sala...
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I was talking to a client recently about his family situation.
He told that, over time, he and his partner had slowly started living on parallel tracks. Not because of one dramatic event. Or because anyone stopped caring.
Just… little decisions, repeated over the years. More travel for work. More pressure. More compromises that were meant to...
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When public sector leaders think about career change, they often picture a leap. A big, bold, all-or-nothing move.
They imagine it’s about leaving everything behind… and hoping the next thing works out. And that image can feel risky and scary.
Because…
What if it doesn&...
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There’s a sentence I hear often in career change conversations with public sector leaders. It usually comes a little hesitantly.
“I’m just… not very good at selling myself.”
And when that thought is there, a lot of things don’t happen: You don’t speak about what you want. You don’t share what you&rsqu...
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“I don’t fit into my role anymore.”
A public sector leader said this to me recently.
“On paper, everything looks fine. The salary is not great, but the benefits are ok and the stability is much better than in other sectors. But I feel like I’m pretending.
I push myself to show up the way I used to – positively, ent...
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You’ve been in your public sector career for quite some time now, and are wondering what’s next.
You could do your job in your sleep. You are tired of going through the motions. Or yet another restructure or change programme.
You know something needs to change for you to feel alive again.
You...
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There’s a phrase out there that always makes me cringe a little.
“Secret sauce.”
You’ve probably seen or heard it before. The one thing that will change everything - IF you pay for it.
I’ve never really liked that idea.
Because when you’re sitting there, wondering what on earth to do next with...
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There is this moment public sector leaders don’t talk about a lot.
It’s not burnout in the way we usually think about it.
You're not exhausted from working too many hours. Not overwhelmed because you can’t cope.
You’re experienced. Trusted. Respected. You know what you're doing.
But something has shifted for you.
Ma...
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Imagine you’ve spent years building a specialised toolkit.
You’ve used it in high-pressure situations. You know which tool to reach for when things get messy. You’ve solved problems others couldn’t.
Now imagine you walk into a completely different environment…
And suddenly... none of your tools are labelled anymore. Th...
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Imagine you’re standing on a lookout, scanning the horizon with a pair of binoculars.
At first, everything looks a bit blurry. So you adjust the focus.
Suddenly, certain things become sharp and clear… while others fade into the background.
Now here’s the interesting part: What you see isn’t just about what’s out there....
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At some point in my work with public sector leaders exploring their next career move, someone always asks me, sometimes half-joking, sometimes half panicking:
“What am I going to do with my life?”
That is such a BIG question. And big questions feel HEAVY.
Your career influences where you live, how much you earn, how you...
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