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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, work, volunteering and everything else that comes with that - it’s a much better fit.

The point is: The training course isn’t inherently better than the gym. It’s only better because it suits me at this point in my life.

I think the same thing is happening right now with AI. Not to mention online courses, workshops, books, and all the other tools available to support career change.

Everyone seems to be asking: “What’s the best tool?”

But is that the right question?

Let's talk about that.  

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Yvonne Davidis helps public sector leaders develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. 

With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

For step-by-step support on your career change journey apply here for Yvonne's 5-month Find Your Career Space programme, and she'll be in touch to invite you to a free discovery call. 

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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 really want next, both in your career AND in your life.

I used to think the only way to build a successful career was to move up within the same organisation. That’s what I saw the people around me doing. But over time my perspective shifted.

Doing work that makes a difference to how people lead their careers and live their lives. Working with leaders from all around the world, supporting and empowering them through times of change and transition. 

Valuing my time highly, and working more flexibly and creatively. More importantly, I can be myself and do work that’s the best fit for me without stress or anxiety. 

In my 5 month programme, I help my clients gain clarity about what success means to them now. 

For now, let’s talk about the most critical mindset shifts for changing careers. 

Make sure to grab my FREE downloadable ‘How to Overcome 4 Limiting Beliefs about Shifting Your Career’. 

A public sector leader emailed me about it, saying: 

“Thank you, Yvonne, for producing such a thought provoking guide.
The clarity and honesty you bring are incredibly valuable
for people like me, who are navigating career change and
finding themselves in the slums of a negative mindset.” 

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With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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 salary, predictable benefits, pension contributions.

It’s worked well. Until now. When you’re considering a new move, whether that’s because you’re forced to or by choice. 

It requires you to build your own safety net. And that can feel daunting, especially when you’ve never had to do it before.

Building your own financial safety net is about having enough clarity and preparation that you can explore your next act – without panic.

And: It’s about taking back agency.

In this episode, I’ll share 4 practical steps to help you build that net, so you can move forward prepared and more confidently. 

Disclaimer: Please note, I am not giving you specific financial advice. Once you’ve done a first stock take, I encourage you to seek out a professional financial advisor to help you make decisions suitable for your specific situation. 

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Yvonne Davidis helps public sector leaders develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. 

With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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 be temporary.

And slowly, their tracks drifted further apart. Different cities. Different routines. Different realities.

At one point, they were barely home together during the week. Sometimes not even on weekends. And when they were both home, everyone felt a bit like guests in each other’s lives.

What struck me most was this question one of their children asked him: “What are your priorities, Dad?” 

Quite a question.

Because most people don’t intentionally choose distance from the people they love. They just stop checking whether the life they are living still matches what matters most to them.

And I think many public sector leaders DRFIT into exactly this kind of misalignment – not only in family life, but in their relationship with themselves.

So today, I want to talk about priorities. And about whether your job is serving your life… or consuming it.

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Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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’t work?
What if you lose what you’ve built?
What if you make the wrong decision?

So instead of moving… you stay where you are. Because it feels safer. 

But career change doesn’t have to be a blind leap. 

In fact, when you build a smart career transition strategy, it is a series of small, manageable and deliberate steps. 

In this episode of the Space To Shift Your Career podcast, I share 3 ways to manage the risks that come with changing careers.  

Have a listen and find out how to avoid leaping blindly.

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With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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’re capable of.

You don’t lack experience or value. But you hesitate to shout about it because you don’t want to come across as bragging, pushy or - God forbid - salesy. 

The interesting part is this: most public sector leaders are unusually good at communicating. 

You do it when…

• managing different internal and external stakeholders
• building relationships across sectors, maybe even languages and cultures, and 
• navigating complex and often difficult conversations 

So the issue isn’t your ability. It’s how you perceive the idea of “selling yourself”. 

Let’s talk about that.

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With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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, enthusiastically, can-do attitude. But it doesn’t come naturally to me anymore. 

I can’t imagine doing this for the next 5, let alone 10 years. I feel like I've plateaued.” 

And then they said something that really stayed with me:

“I want to feel inspired again. I want work where I can bring my full self to the table. Where I can use my strengths, do good work and see the impact I’m having. Is that too much to ask?”

If you’re listening to this and something in you is saying, “That’s me…”

Then this episode is for you. 

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With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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 have some ideas, questions, maybe even a sense of what you want next in your career and life. 

And… you also know: “I should probably talk to some people.”

It’s not like you don’t have a network. You do. In fact, an extended one. Both professionally and personally. 

But something holds you back.  

You might think:

“I don’t want to bother them.” 
“But I’m not asking them for a job, so what’s the point?”
“What if word gets out?” 

So you don’t reach out. 

And without realising it, another year goes by...

In this episode, I talk about a mindset shift to help you overcome your concerns. 

And I share 6 questions (out of the 14 questions I use with my clients) you can ask in your conversations to get valuable data for your career shift. 

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Yvonne Davidis helps public sector leaders develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. 

With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

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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 your career, the last thing you need is another magic solution being dangled in front of you.

You need something practical. Not the answer, but something you can actually use.

So today, I’m going to share with you one of the most powerful coaching questions I use with my clients.

Because I’ve seen what happens when people actually sit with it. It shifts something. 

And if you let it, it might just shift something FOR YOU too.

Other episodes related to this topic:

Episode 15: Why It's Time for Public Sector Leaders to Redefine Success (including a Re-Define Success Workbook)

Episode 17: Why The Big New Career Idea Won't Just Arrive - And What To Do Instead 

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Yvonne Davidis helps public sector leaders develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. 

With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

For step-by-step support on your career change journey apply here for Yvonne's 5-month Find Your Career Space programme, and she'll be in touch to invite you to a free discovery call. 

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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.

Maybe you find yourself sitting in meetings, listening to conversations you’ve heard a hundred times before… 

Working on initiatives that once felt important… 

And then this questions pops up in your mind: “What’s the point of this?” 

That thought is uncomfortable. 

Because this is the role you once wanted. Maybe even worked really hard to get into. 

So why does it suddenly feel… empty?

Let’s explore what’s going on here. 

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Yvonne Davidis helps public sector leaders develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. 

With 20+ years of moving countries, working for the UK and Denmark across three continents, plus professional coaching certifications, Yvonne is a unique specialist for leaders in the public sector considering their next chapter.

Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves for a more satisfying work experience.  

For step-by-step support on your career change journey apply here for Yvonne's 5-month Find Your Career Space programme, and she'll be in touch to invite you to a free discovery call.