There's a career moment most people know well: you've just had a conversation with someone who should be able to tell you what's going on, and they did tell you, clearly and at length, and you left that conversation with nothing you didn't already have. The words were positive. The tone was warm. And you walked away with nothing you could stand on.
So you go back to what you can observe. The project timelines, the meeting invites, the way certain conversations have started to feel slightly different. And somewhere in that process, without quite deciding to, you've already reached a verdict about what the signals mean, what's coming, and what you should do. That verdict is running your decisions. And you haven't tested it yet.
This episode of Career Espresso is about how to make good career decisions when the information you're getting is unreliable.
What you'll discover:
Perfect for: Women navigating periods of workplace change, restructure, or uncertainty, where the official messages aren't giving them what they need to make confident decisions.
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