Space To Shift Your Career

Yvonne Davidis, Career Change Coach for Leaders in the Public Sector wondering what next
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Welcome to Space to Shift Your Career! This show, hosted by Yvonne Davidis, invites leaders in the public sector to explore new paths that reflect who they are now and how they want their career to evolve in future.  Episodes cover how to overcome the feeling of being trapped, get motivated to take action and tap into your creativity to design exciting possibilities for yourself.  The podcast also offers strategies and tools to help you navigate the shifts and turns on the way to living out your ideal career and life. 

  1. 18: The ‘What If’ Spiral Keeping Public Sector Leaders Stuck

    2D AGO

    18: The ‘What If’ Spiral Keeping Public Sector Leaders Stuck

    Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/18  Have you ever noticed how old scripts stick around long after they’re useful? Like a template that’s been copied and pasted for years.  No one remembers any more who actually wrote it originally. But everyone keeps using it - because they’ve always used it. It once served a purpose. It reduced risk. Avoided embarrassment. Helped things run smoothly and efficiently. But over time, that familiar old template can turn into a handbrake. In this episode of Space to Shift Your Career, we’ll explore what happens when old templates shape your career decisions.  I’ll talk about the ‘What If’ script and how stories about failure - that many of us are still living by - can hold us back from going after what we actually want in our career and life. *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    7 min
  2. 17: Why the Big New Career Idea Won't Just Arrive and What to Do Instead

    JAN 27

    17: Why the Big New Career Idea Won't Just Arrive and What to Do Instead

    Find the full transcript at http://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/17 As a public sector leader, you are used to working on wicked problems that don’t have easy answers. Think back to the last time you led through a complex piece of work in uncertain conditions.  You didn’t have the perfect brief. You and your team just got on with it.  You gathered information. You tested assumptions. And you adjusted as you went. And yet, when it comes to their own career, many public sector leaders do the opposite. They wait for clarity before acting. For certainty before experimenting. For the lightning-bolt that makes everything obvious. Are you waiting for that moment too? In this episode of the Space To Shift Your Career podcast, I talk about why that moment rarely comes – and what to do instead. *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    7 min
  3. 16: When Global Forces Shake Up Your Public Sector Career

    JAN 20

    16: When Global Forces Shake Up Your Public Sector Career

    Find the full transcript at https://spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/16  In the public sector, we’re trained to scan the horizon: New policy challenges. Political cycles. Economic trends. Resourcing needs. We’re used to a working environment where advisors give advice, decision makers decide, implementers implement. That’s just how it works, right?  But lately, it feels like the old certainties are gone.  Geopolitical and economic forces are challenging what we long took for granted.  Things that used to happen out there in the world are starting to feel closer to home. And for many public sector leaders, something unsettling is happening beneath the surface. A realisation that their career - the one they thought was stable, values-aligned, and relatively secure - may be more exposed than they ever imagined. Not because they did anything wrong. But because geopolitics, economics, and political priorities shifted. So today I want to ask you a simple but powerful question: If forces outside your control changed your role tomorrow, how prepared would you be?  In this episode, we’ll talk about how to take back agency over your career before you’re forced to react.  *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    7 min
  4. 15: Why It's Time For Public Sector Leaders To Re-Define Success

    JAN 13

    15: Why It's Time For Public Sector Leaders To Re-Define Success

    Get your FREE copy of the 'Re-Define Success' Workbook at https://SpaceToShiftYourCareer.com/15  Many of us entered work in the public sector with a strong sense of purpose and duty. We measured success by impact: how well we served the public, supported our teams, or upheld fairness and accountability. Over time, those external measures became deeply internalised: performance reviews, recognition, pay bands. They started to define us. And yet, the longer we stay, the more we notice a dissonance: that our own definition of success hasn’t been updated in years. If you’ve been in your public sector career for a while, this might be the moment for a “success definition review”.   A chance to ask: Are the measures you set for yourself still the right ones for who you’ve become today?  In this episode, I’ll share 6 powerful questions designed to help you re-define success in a way that honours your public sector background AND opens up new possibilities. *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    8 min
  5. 14: What Will Your Future Contribution Be - Outside the Public Sector?

    JAN 6

    14: What Will Your Future Contribution Be - Outside the Public Sector?

    Find the full transcript at SpaceToShiftYourCareer.com/14 As public sector leader, you witness how the world is shifting quickly. Long-term strategies like five-year career plans don’t hold up anymore.  But letting go of certainty doesn’t mean letting go of your desire to have impact. The reason you entered this work was clear: you wanted to solve big problems, make a difference, and contribute to something larger than yourself.  But here’s the challenge: once you’ve framed your impact in that way, it can feel like there are NO alternatives.  You ask yourself: where else could I possibly have this kind of influence? That belief - that your contribution is only valid at that scale, only meaningful when it’s national or global - can trap you.  It can hold you back from exploring alternative futures. It can keep you disconnected from things closer to home: where you live, and the people around you.  Imagine for a moment that impact has many levels. And you get to choose what matters most to you now. In this episode, we’ll uncover 3 layers to help you uncover how you want to contribute in future.  *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    8 min
  6. 13: THIS Is An Appointment With Yourself, Public Sector Leader

    12/30/2025

    13: THIS Is An Appointment With Yourself, Public Sector Leader

    Find the full transcript at spacetoshiftyourcareer.com/13 Today, on the last day of 2025, I want to share with you my personal end-of-year reflection framework.  Yes, it’s THAT time of the year again! Why do people do this? I do it… To be more CONSCIOUS and in tune with my values. To HOLD me from rushing straight into strategizing and planning the next year. To take time to look back BEFORE looking forward.To notice and acknowledge what has been. Things that went as I had hoped for and the surprises along the way. And to check in on my intentions for the year.  Rather than rushing it, I like to take time to do this. That way I can come back to it a couple of times as new thoughts emerge. Not only when I sit down and think about it. But also when I’m out and about or pottering around at home.  Then I make an appointment with myself. I sit down and write down my reflections. I follow a framework of questions that I’d like to share with you today. I use this with my clients and everyone tells me how eye-opening it is!  *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    7 min
  7. 12: Public Sector Leader, Are You Getting The Break You Need?

    12/23/2025

    12: Public Sector Leader, Are You Getting The Break You Need?

    Find the full transcript at https://SpaceToShiftYourCareer.com/12 You know how every year, as government agencies approach the end of the financial cycle, we rush to close off reports, tidy loose ends, and get the numbers lined up before the cut-off? We prepare briefing notes, ministerial updates, budget forecasts, end-of-year performance papers.  But we rarely prepare ourselves to transition into downtime. It’s almost like we assume rest will somehow squeeze itself into the calendar between end-of-year events, office lunches, staff farewells - and last minute emergencies. But rest does NOT automatically appear!  For many public sector leaders, the holiday period is actually the busiest time of emotional labour:  Family commitments, social expectations, and carrying the responsibility of keeping things steady - “just in case something happens”.  So here’s my question for you today: What would it look like to apply the same intentional planning you give to your work… to the break your mind and body actually need?  In this episode, I share 3 questions to help you take stock.  Be honest with yourself. And courageous.  Your future self will thank you for it!  *** 90min Jumpstart Session  *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    6 min
  8. 11: Has The Public Sector Warped Your Personal Approach To Risk?

    12/16/2025

    11: Has The Public Sector Warped Your Personal Approach To Risk?

    Find the full transcript at https://SpaceToShiftYourCareer.com/11 *** If you’ve ever worked on a Cabinet paper, a briefing, or programme update, you’ll know the drill. Before anything sees the light of day, you run it past the front-page test:  “How would this look if it landed on the front page of the newspaper tomorrow morning?” It’s automatic – like muscle memory. I was speaking recently with a group of public sector leaders about their career journeys. One of them shared that in their team, the risk register was so central that it practically had its own seat at the table. Then they added: “We even have an opportunities tab!” They paused… and then said: “It’s empty.” We both laughed, nodding our heads.  But then sat with the truth of that. When you’ve spent years, maybe decades, in a system that is built on risk mitigation, what does that do to your mindset? The question that’s been echoing for me ever since is this: If everything you do at work starts with a risk register… does your career change process start with one too? In this episode I share 3 ways you can test how your risk mindset affects your career shift.  *** Yvonne Davidis helps Leaders in the Public Sector explore and develop exciting career options that align with who they are now and how they want to evolve in future. Sign up to 'Email me new episodes' to get them straight into your inbox. Get your copy of How To Break Through 4 Limiting Beliefs About Shifting Your Public Sector Career. Book a 90-minute Jumpstart Session to clarify your deal-breakers and must-haves. For step-by-step support apply here for Yvonne's 5-months Find Your Career Space programme and she'll be in touch to invite you to a Get-To-Know-Each-Other Call.

    8 min
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Welcome to Space to Shift Your Career! This show, hosted by Yvonne Davidis, invites leaders in the public sector to explore new paths that reflect who they are now and how they want their career to evolve in future.  Episodes cover how to overcome the feeling of being trapped, get motivated to take action and tap into your creativity to design exciting possibilities for yourself.  The podcast also offers strategies and tools to help you navigate the shifts and turns on the way to living out your ideal career and life. 

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  • Creator
    Yvonne Davidis, Career Change Coach for Leaders in the Public Sector wondering what next
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
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