How to be Authentically Connected to Yourself to Guide Your Career with Lindsay Gordon

In this episode, Roxanne invites career coach Lindsay Gordon to explore the significance of career coaching. They discuss the impact of external factors, personal alignment, and the idea of "career capital". Lindsay shares her transition from engineering to coaching, while emphasizing the need for clarity and authenticity in career decisions.

How many times in your life have you said the phrase “I hate my job” or “I need a career change”? I think for many people it happens quite frequently. I also think that since the beginning of the pandemic, many people are recognizing what is most important to them and it’s created an environment that allows or even encourages career change. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome Career Strategist, Lindsay Gordon to share her expertise on how to decide when it’s time to leave or what you can do to improve your situation and learn to love your job again.

Lindsay is a career coach for analytically minded people who want to stop doing what they think is "right" in their career and start doing what's right for them. She helps people get clarity about what's right for them in a job and why, is confident about their skills and abilities, and is able to communicate that to interviewers, managers, and colleagues.

Authentic Touch Points:

Is it time to make a change? 1:30 The progression of career coaching. 6:00 Shifting priorities in uncertain times. 11:30 The process. 16:30 The evolution of your career. 21:00 Make an intentional choice. 24:00 Finding your ideal situation. 28:00
Lindsay started her career working as a recycled water engineer in Melbourne, Australia before landing at Google doing technical support for the Google Apps team. After 5 years of technical support, she transitioned into career development at Google before starting her own business. She loves applying her engineering brain to helping people find careers that fit, baking complicated pastries, and barbershop singing.

As we move toward reopening workspaces and gathering again, I encourage leaders to reach out for guidance about presenting their authentic self to develop an improved workplace for everyone with less conflict. I offer executive coaching and leadership training that will help you create more resilient teams and retain your best people.

Stay Authentic,

Roxanne

Links:

Roxanne’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne’s email: [email protected] Chat with Roxanne: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Roxanne’s previous podcasts: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/

(0:00) Introduction to Authentic Living with guest Lindsey Gordon (2:35) The Role and Importance of Career Coaching (6:15) Impact of External Opinions and Pandemic on Career Choices (11:20) Aligning Work with Personal Life for Value (13:18) Coaching Process for Leaders Seeking Growth (17:30) Lindsay's Personal Journey from Engineering to Career Coaching (19:33) Career Evolution and the Concept of "Career Capital" (22:23) Identifying When to Quit a Job and Make Intentional Career Choices (26:42) Importance of Clarity and Authenticity in Career Decisions (30:48) Proposal for Podcast Series on Clarity, Confidence, and Communication (31:51) Wrap-up and How to Connect with Lindsey and Roxanne (32:48) End of Episode and Closing Remarks