Reframe & Reset Your Career: Job Search & Career Development Insights Harsha Boralessa

Looking for ideas to help you bounce back from layoff, rebuild your confidence and find career happiness? I discussed this and so much more with Soma Ghosh, award winning career coach of The Career Happiness Mentor and host of The Career Happiness podcast, on Episode 77 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
Ideas for building confidence,
Practical steps to manage and bounce back from lay off,
The importance of self care,
Not being afraid to leave a job but taking time to think through your options and create a plan,
Strategies to help prepare for an interview,
How to manage a difficult boss and a challenging working environment and
Making a career pivot.
Soma is a careers adviser who has previously worked in education and helping young people with career advice and job hunting. She has a PGdip in Careers guidance as well as and degree in Psychology and Criminology. 
Soma runs her own career mentoring business where she helps ambitious women find their dream job and career and understand what their idea of career happiness is. 
Soma has written for Thrive Global and Happiful magazine. As well as hosting her own podcast “The Career Happiness podcast” since 2019. 
Soma has been featured in BBC work life, Yahoo Finance, Stylist magazine, All Bright collective, Asian voice, Metro and has spoken about peer pressure in linking with careers on BBC Asian network.
Soma talks about women who are going through anxiety at work, workplace bullying, confidence, and the importance of wellbeing at work. As well as career change and how to build a portfolio career. 
 
People & Resources Mentioned
Susan Cain – Quiet
Office Space
 
Contact Soma
Website: https://www.somaghosh.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_careerhappinessmentor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sgcareers27 
 
Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info
Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/ 
YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer 
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true
E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com
Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. 
It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 8th May with Amanda Gibson.
 
*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

In this episode, we will learn about potential strategies for navigating the uncertainty, disruption and fear that comes from mergers, acquisitions and other business transformation. I discussed this and so much more with Jennifer J. Fondrevay, the founder of Day1 Ready™ and author of "Now What? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers and Acquisitions", on Episode 76 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
Pivoting from her initial dream to be the US Ambassador to France to a career in advertising and marketing,
Building your personal brand and digital footprint with marketing principles,
Being thoughtful about your appearance and respecting your audience whether at interview or presenting,
Strengthening connections through finding commonalities,
The lessons she learnt that helped her become a better leader,
Her TEDx talk and focusing on the things we can control such as Talent, Effort & Attitude (TEA),
The power of story telling,
Managing the uncertainty and disruption arising from M&A and business transformation,
Understanding the value you bring to any potential employer, and
Don’t be afraid to move jobs if things are not working out but have a strategy to help you navigate the transition.
Jennifer is the Founder of Day1 Ready™, a consultancy that advises forward-thinking business leaders, owners, and C-Suite executives on how to prepare for the human capital challenges of M&A. As a Fortune 500 C-Suite “survivor” of three multibillion-dollar acquisitions, Jennifer has been on all sides of the deal equation. She saw countless growth strategies fail due to a workforce that couldn’t pivot and adapt as quickly as leadership anticipated.When her Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “After a Merger, Don’t Let “Us vs. Them” Thinking Ruin the Company” went viral, Jennifer recognized the power and interest in a human-centric approach to business transformation, where employees are at the heart of the change. She shares her expertise as a contributor to: Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Thrive Global, American Marketing Association, Middle Market Growth; and as a frequent podcast guest and keynote speaker for HR conferences, associations, and Fortune 500 companies.
Jennifer and I talked about how you can turn things round if you encounter difficulties when leading a new team. She told me "What they wanted to know is how was I going to help them in the present moment, right? They hadn't had a leader in a year and … I worked that much harder to see how can I help this team? What value do I bring to this team? It's not about what I've done in the past, but it's what I can do now to help them in the future, moving forward. It made me work so much harder … it was about what I could do to contribute to their future."
 
People & Resources Mentioned
Dorie Clark – The Long Game
Dr Robert Ciadini - Influence
Jennifer’s TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQpOCeKI3oE
Dr Ellen Taafe
Dr Gena Cox - Leading Inclusion
 
Contact Jennifer
Website: https://jenniferjfondrevay.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-fondrevay/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferj.fondrevay2463
 
Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info
Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/ 
YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer 
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true
E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com
Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. 
It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds

Looking for ideas to become happier at work and strategies to help your job search? I discussed this and so much more with Aoife O’Brien, the founder of Happier at Work and the Happier At Work podcast, on Episode 75 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
Aoife taking the initiative to move jobs from Dublin to London,
How working in Australia taught her important lessons about company culture,
Ways to deal with a toxic working environment,
How Leaders set the culture and tone,
Not being afraid to ask for help at work,
Imposter syndrome and ideas to manage it,
Strategies to help your job search and
Understanding your strengths and ensuring that they align with the roles to which you aspire.
Aoife is the founder of Happier at Work, with the mission to solve the problem that 85% of employees are disengaged at work. Using her research-based Happier at Work framework, she partners with leaders to focus on: workplace culture; cultivating balance; and empowering leaders. Her work supports employees to thrive and to reach their full potential, and while supporting organisations increase their bottom line.
Aoife has been featured by several national media platforms and public speaking events talking about imposter syndrome, fit, employee engagement, productivity, and remote working. Her award-winning podcast, Happier at Work®, features a combination of interview-based episodes as well as solo podcasting, and has a global audience of over 100k. She has lived and worked in Dublin, London, Perth, and Sydney and has a MSc in Work and Organisational Behaviour, a Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching and a Certificate in Career Coaching. 
 
People & Resources Mentioned
Amy Edmondson
Carol Dweck
Vanessa Patrick (Episode 64)
Matt Abrahams (Episode 62)
 
Contact Aoife
Website: https://happieratwork.ie
Website: https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
LinkedIn (Personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/happieratworkHQ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@happieratworkhq
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happieratwork
 
Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info
Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/ 
YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer 
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true
E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com
Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. 
It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 10th April with Jennifer Fondrevay,  the Founder of Day1 Ready™.
 
*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*

How can insights from a successful career in science and engineering boost your creativity, innovation and career? I discussed this and so much more with Dr Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M, on Episode 74 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
Not worrying about where your career starts and focusing on the journey,
Developing creativity and incorporating innovation into your work,
How learning from failure and being resilient can help your career
The importance of good communication with your stakeholders and managing their expectations,
The mosaic building framework,
Becoming comfortable with change and uncertainty,
Insights to stand out in a job interview,
Strategies to develop your leadership skills and
Not underestimating the impact of luck (good and bad) in your career.
Jayshree is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 80 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York.  Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields to drive innovation.  She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy and has featured in local, national and international media.
Jayshree and I talked about learning from failure and she told me: "People are not that comfortable with not knowing and if it doesn't work the way they wished for it to work, it's a failure. Emulating this scientific approach, can benefit career development because you can just adopt a mindset of continuous experimentation and learning … See, we can only learn if we act. And if we act, we can fail. Of course, if you don't act, you can fail too, because you just failed to innovate … embracing failure is part of the learning journey. You build resilience, adaptability, willingness to take risk."
 
People & Resources Mentioned
Jayshree's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00OXFWU28tA
Jayshree’s song: https://www.playitforward.com/projects/344
Range - David Epstein
Good To Great – Jim Collins
 
Contact Jayshree
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshree-seth-6287b45/
 
Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info
Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/ 
YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer 
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true
E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com
Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. 
It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 27th March with Aoife O'Brien, the founder of Happier At Work and the Happier At Work podcast.
 
*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*
 

Looking for strategies and insights to help you work with anyone? Amy Gallo and I discussed this, her best-selling book Getting Along and so much more on Episode 73 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
Don't be afraid to reach out to people you don't know, people are more helpful than you realise and fortunately, Amy said yes, when I asked her for this episode,
How Amy played to her strengths and shaped her career to align with them,
The potential benefits of facing up to and managing conflict at work,
Why good relationships at work matter,
Dealing with passive aggressive behaviour at work,
Managing a difficult boss, especially an insecure one,
Dealing with a political operator at work and how to get fair credit for your efforts on a project,
The benefits of diverse teams, and
Other principles for getting along with your colleagues.
Amy is a workplace expert who writes and speaks about gender, interpersonal dynamics, difficult conversations, feedback, and effective communication. She is the author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, as well as hundreds of articles for Harvard Business Review. For the past three years, Amy has co-hosted HBR’s popular Women at Work podcast, which examines the struggles and successes of women in the workplace.
She is frequently sought out by media outlets for her perspective on workplace dynamics, conflict, and difficult conversations. Her advice has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Marketplace, and The Austin American-Statesman, as well as on WNYC, the BBC, and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
Amy and I talked about managing conflict and she told me: "It is the nature of human relationships that we are going to have conflict, we're going to have disagreements. It's not always going to be perfect, and that's okay … we are just told that conflict has to be heated and mean, and we conflate it with war and with fracturing of relationships, and I would encourage your listeners, choose the three people in your life who you feel closest to, who you trust. My guess is you have conflict with them, right? This is part of being in relationship with other people, and so we have to learn how to embrace it as something that gives us some positive benefits rather than something that should be avoided at all costs."
 
People & Resources Mentioned
Amy Gallo TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnaLS7OE2pk
Women At Work podcast: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-women-at-work
Heidi Grant
Ruchika Tulshyan
Modupe Akinola
 
Contact Amy
Website: https://www.amyegallo.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyegallo/  
 
Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info
Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/ 
YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer 
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true
E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com
Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. 
It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 13th March with Dr Jayshree Seth, Corporate Scientist and Chief Science Advocate at 3M.
 
*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*
 

Interested in learning strategies to help unleash the leadership and career potential within ourselves. Sandy Seeber-Quayle and I discussed this and much more on Episode 72 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
How being consistent and taking small steps can compound over time,
Growing up in Eastern Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and how this helped Sandy build resilience,
Working her way up from an apprentice in an insurance company to a leadership position,
The insights and lessons from travelling the world for over 2 years,
The importance of understanding your career journey and the things that make you unique,
Strategies to help you build a powerful network in an authentic way,
Sandy’s KUBA Pilot Strategy and how it helps to develop middle managers,
Ideas to help your job search and
How more distant connections can be more effective than you realise in finding work.
Sandy brings over two decades of leadership experience from managing and developing insurance businesses, navigating complex technical landscapes, and fostering collaborative partnerships. With a proven track record at Apple, Aegon, and CNP Santander Insurance, she excels in steering stakeholders, mentoring teams, and achieving company goals.
Throughout her career, Sandy has trained and coached professionals in key skills from product knowledge, sales methodologies, effective communication and guiding individuals into management roles. She holds a degree in Insurance, a Diploma in Organisational Behaviour from the Irish Management Institute, and certifications in Train the Trainer and Executive Coaching. Specializing in organisational behaviour, Sandy actively promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors and creative writing.
 
People & Resources Mentioned
The Book Of Sand - Jorge Luis Borges
Robert Cialdini
Dorie Clark
Croissants vs. Bagels - Robbie Samuels
 
Contact Sandy
Website (company): https://kubapilot.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyseeberquayle/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandyseeber/
Newsletter: https://kubapilot.substack.com/
 
Reframe & Reset Your Career Resources & Contact Info
Website: https://www.harshaboralessa.com/ 
YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ReframeResetYourCareer 
LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reframe-reset-your-career/?viewAsMember=true
E-mail - reframeandresetyourcareer@harshaboralessa.com
Thank you for your continued support of Reframe & Reset Your Career, I do appreciate it. I now have a new website, see link above, please do check it out, I hope you find it helpful. 
It would be great to hear from you, the listeners, and your thoughts about the podcast, YouTube channel or anything else, it's always a pleasure to hear your views. I have had some great reviews but not had any way of responding. The next episode will be available on Weds 28th February.
 
*Reframe & Reset Your Career, including any comments made by the host and guests, is for informational purposes only and does not constitute advice of any description, including but not restricted to financial, legal, investing or medical advice.*