Did you know that over 26% of those who left their jobs this year REGRET their decision?

Source: Statista   

How do smart, talented people sometimes end up in bad-fit roles or companies? 

You’ve seen this happen, right? Or maybe it’s already happened for you.

At first, the opportunity seems to be a dream job. It’s a name company or in an industry in which you’ve always wanted to work. 

Or the role appears to give you the chance to make a difference or have an impact in the way you’ve always wanted.

But then after the first heady month…

Some dark clouds start to appear. 

Somehow, you’re finding it hard to align with the culture or with a particular key stakeholder. 

Or people are acting strangely reluctant about the changes you were asked to lead.

Or you realize that you’re lacking the team or resources required to deliver the results that are expected of you.

It’s a bad-fit role.

And the adverse consequences to you begin to mount.                          

Stress well beyond your expectations.

A sense that for the first time in your career you’re unable to convince others of your value.

Struggle to achieve and deliver what has always come easily for you before.

How did you miss the signs?
Or were there in fact signs there at all?

After all, you asked all the right questions. You did your due diligence. Well, at least as much as you could.

And the search firm was helping to facilitate the match.

And it’s unlikely your new company was trying to deceive you.

And what do you do now?

Each day that you stay is a reminder that things didn’t go to plan. It’s another day where your energy and drive continue to decline…where you’re not you.

But leaving now is also a concern. How will you get your career trajectory back on track? How will you explain the detour you took in a way that doesn’t reflect on your judgment?

I’m not only a C-suite leadership coach with clients in well-known companies. I’ve also been a consultant in the leadership advisory practice of one of the best-known executive search firms.

Each of those experiences gave me a ring-side seat to the pain that talented leaders experience when they inadvertently end up in a bad-fit role.

And if you know me, then you know I’m relentless in tracking down and solving the things that lead to unnecessary pain and dysfunction in the workplace.

Some experts put the blame on the job candidate. 

They argue that a bad-fit roles don’t happen when you do your due diligence during the interviewing process.

But that doesn’t make sense to me, and I bet it doesn’t make sense to you either

Instead, it’s more likely that the typical interview process is not designed to make it easy for ANYONE to see these issues clearly…whether they’re the job candidate, the hiring company, or the search firm. 

After all, how easy is it to figure out an issue as complicated as good-fit/bad-fit at the end of a lengthy search process when things are accelerating and you’re facing a deadline?

So I asked myself a question…

 ↳What if the process was flipped?

What if the entire process was re-designed to make good-fit more likely from the very beginning?

You wouldn’t be wasting time. You could count on the process to attract more good-fit than bad-fit roles.

You would have focus and clarity. You could easily articulate your value and where it’s a good-fit. 

You would have greater ease and confidence. You would be in a better position to steer the search and interview process, and to identify and avoid bad-fit roles

Introducing...

The

LAND A ROLE TO THRIVE IN

Program

A program that teaches you how to navigate job opportunities with ease and confidence, knowing how to identify good fits and avoid bad fits. 

Enrollment closes October 5, 2022. 

Program starts October 11, 2022

✅ 3 one-hour step-by-step training & strategy sessions 

✅ 5 as-needed group coaching/Q & A/feedback sessions 

✅ Downloadable templates, examples, and other resources

✅ 3 monthly coaching/Q & A/feedback sessions post-program

✅ Free early-bird one-on-one coaching bonus option

↳What’s included…

✅ How to identify what makes you unique

Through a step-by-step process we help you to identify what makes you unique and special. In particular, you’ll get clear on what value you contribute in your roles and how you deliver that value. Past clients say that reaching this level of understanding of their worth creates a sense of clarity and energy for them.

✅ How to identify what is a good-fit environment for you

Again through a step-by-step process we help you to identify the types of environments where you flourish and do your best work. We also guide you away from the common mistakes that people make when they’re considering the criteria for a good-fit environment.

✅ How to create a compelling story as to who you are

You’ll use a one-page template designed to highlight your unique value and to tell your story in a persuasive and professional way. You’ll also have sample one-pagers from real leaders to inspire you as well as a menu of sample words and phrases so that you can avoid the old, tired resume cliches. And you have the opportunity for coaching and feedback on your story so that you end up with a story that’s polished and represents you well.

✅ How to use your story to attract good-fit opportunities 

You’ll learn numerous strategies for using your story in your other written resumes and profiles, and with search firms, hiring companies, and interviews. How you use your story can help you: better attract good-fit opportunities; have more influence during the search and interview process over the narrative of who you are; provide you with an edge over other candidates; and enable you to better discern what are good fit and bad fit opportunities.

What Others Say About The Program And Kathy

The

LAND A ROLE TO THRIVE IN

Program

Because when YOU thrive, so does your career trajectory.

An online program that teaches you how to navigate job opportunities with ease and confidence, knowing how to identify good fits and avoid bad fits. 

Be sure to grab your place soon.

Enrollment closes October 5, 2022.

Program starts October 11, 2022.

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Frequently asked questions by participants

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM?

Anyone who is at the level of manager or above (director, vice-president and even higher) will benefit from the program, so long as they have been in the workforce sufficiently long enough to have a demonstrable track record of performance.  The program is a particularly

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PROGRAM AND A RESUME WRITER?

A good resume writer will take the job experience that you provide, ask you questions to get a sense of your personality and nuances, and then format that into a professionally looking resume. Some resume writers will also take that same information and format it as well for LinkedIn profiles and professional bios. Fees for resume writers range from around $500 to $3,000 and more depending on such factors as the quality of the resume writer,  your title and level of experience, and any additional services offered.

This program (1) guides you in exploring what makes you unique and valuable; (2) guides you as well in assessing what type of workplace you do best work in; (3) helps you shape that into a compelling story; and (4) guides you on how to adapt that story for other formats like resumes and LinkedIn.  It also provides you with various strategies for using your story to gain an edge during various points of the search and interview process. Finally, the program gives you a formula that you can re-use in many different contexts over the course of your career to articulate your value in a compelling way. Fee for this program is $1,297.

WHAT IF I GET BUSY DURING THE PROGRAM AND HAVE TO MISS TRAINING SESSIONS?

All training sessions and group coaching sessions will be recorded and available to you for later viewing on the course platform. You will also have access to the 3 monthly group coaching calls after the program concludes. That way if you’ve been delayed in taking the training sessions, you still have the opportunity to ask questions and get coaching in a live environment. 

You will have access to the recording and other materials on the platform until the next program is launched. At that time, you’ll be able to attend the new program free of charge. We often include updates when launching the program, so this is a great way of remaining current with our best thinking and materials.