Ideas for clearer career decisions

Practical notes for experienced professionals navigating career decisions, uncertainty, difficult conversations and the gap between knowing what matters and acting on it.

Should You Take the Counteroffer? A Former Recruiter’s Guide

Should You Take the Counteroffer? A Former Recruiter’s Guide

Your employer has made a counteroffer. More money may solve the immediate problem—but not necessarily the reason you wanted to leave. A former recruiter’s guide to deciding whether to stay or go

Career Decision Fog: Why Capable Professionals Stay in “Good Enough” Jobs

Career Decision Fog: Why Capable Professionals Stay in “Good Enough” Jobs

Why do capable professionals stay in jobs that are good enough on paper but no longer fit? Explore the practical, relational and internal barriers that can keep a career decision stuck.

Should I Quit a Well-Paid Job at 40?

Should I Quit a Well-Paid Job at 40?

A practical way to think through whether a well-paid job still fits without forcing yourself into a premature stay-or-leave decision.