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Are You in a Career Quarter?
A 5-minute self-assessment to identify whether you’re facing a pivot, a push-through, or a plateau—and what conversation you need to have.
Career quarters are developmental transitions, moments when "something no longer fits" in your career.
At senior levels, these transitions are expensive when ignored
- Disengagement and quiet exit
- Missed opportunities and narrowing options
- Identity misalignment and prestige loss
- Sponsor relationships strained or lost
But most leaders don’t have a framework to recognize career quarters early or navigate them well.
This diagnostic helps you
- Identify whether you're in a career transition (or approaching one)
- Distinguish temporary dissatisfaction from structural misalignment
- Clarify what type of conversation you need—and with whom
- Understand why you've been avoiding it
What's inside
20-question self-assessment
covering internal signals (identity, energy, meaning) and external signals (feedback, plateaus, organizational constraints)
Scoring guide
to interpret your results and identify your career moment
Conversation readiness checklist
to surface what’s blocking you
Introduction to the CARE–ALIGN–ASK framework
a practical tool for designing senior-level career conversations
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Sarah M
"I'd been wrestling with a pivot for 18 months, couldn't name what was stopping me. The diagnostic helped me see it was identity grief, not indecision. Now I know the conversation I need to have."
Thabo K
"The vague 'not ready yet' feedback was driving me crazy. The framework gave me language to make the opaque visible. Best career investment I've made."
About the Masterclass
The Career Quarter Diagnostic is drawn from "Pivot or Push Through: Leading Career Conversations at Senior Levels", an executive master class for leaders navigating career transitions. In the master class, you'll:
- Learn the CARE–ALIGN–ASK framework in depth
- Apply it to flagship scenarios (pivot, push-through, plateau)
- Prepare your own conversation using facilitated worksheets
- Leave with clarity, language, and a 30-day action plan
This is not HR training. This is psychologically literate leadership.