Career Crossroads

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4.6 • 782 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Are you weighing the trade-offs of a big career decision? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at the executive search firm Egon Zehnder. They talk through what to do when you want to transition from individual contributor to management, you’re mulling over a more senior role at a smaller organization, or you’re having doubts about staying on a high-pressure career track.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dear HBR from Harvard Business Review.
0:03.9	I'm Dan McGinn.
0:04.9	And I'm Alison Beard.
0:12.3	Work can be frustrating, but it doesn't have to be.
0:15.3	We don't need to let the conflicts get us down.
0:17.8	That's where Dear HBR comes in.
0:19.9	We take your questions, look at the research,
0:22.5	talk to the experts, and help you move forward.
0:32.4	Today we're talking about being at a crossroads in your career with Claudia Fernandez-Arauss.
0:37.0	He's a senior advisor at the global search firm Egon Zender and the author of It's Not the How or the What,
0:42.5	but the Who.
0:43.6	Claudio, thanks for coming in the show.
0:45.5	Thanks very much for inviting me.
0:46.8	True pleasure.
0:47.6	So how often are you counseling executives who feel that they're at a crossroads in their
0:53.1	career?
0:53.9	Well, basically, all the time, Alison.
0:56.1	Usually money is not the driver.
0:58.7	It's either a bad boss or they feel that they are no longer engaged in their job.
1:04.3	They are no longer learning.
1:05.7	They see no prospects for growth.
1:08.0	And that's when they come.
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