Career Inflection Diagnostic (1) 1Chapter Four2External Signals3Career Moment Indicator4Conversation Readiness Check5Sponsorship Reality Check6Final Context7Final Question The organisation has changed in a way that no longer values what I specifically offer, not just made my path harder, but closed it.(Required) Not true Somewhat true Very true Specific event confirmation I can name the specific event behind this — the restructure, merger, leadership change, or strategic shift, not a general feeling. Which of these is actually true about your advancement conversation?(Required) I haven’t raised this directly I’ve mentioned interest, without naming a specific outcome or date I’ve named a specific outcome and a specific date Specific event confirmation I can quote roughly what I actually said, not what I meant to say. Do you have an active sponsor — someone with power who explicitly advocates for you, not a mentor who encourages you?(Required) No Uncertain Yes Specific event confirmation I can point to two specific cycles, by name or date, not a general impression. Looking honestly at the last two advancement cycles, the pattern is consistent, not a single unlucky event: vague feedback, the same outcome repeating, or a specific kind of profile advancing instead of me.(Required) Not true Somewhat true Very true Specific event confirmation I can name this person specifically. Staying is now consuming my professional development rather than serving it — I've stopped learning, or the work is costing more capability than it's building.(Required) Not true Somewhat true Very true Specific event confirmation I can name specifically what I've stopped learning or building, not just a general sense of stagnation. This field is hidden when viewing the formStructural ChangeThis field is hidden when viewing the formTrack-Record PatternThis field is hidden when viewing the formPush-Through GapThis field is hidden when viewing the formUrgencyThis field is hidden when viewing the formConfidence CountThis field is hidden when viewing the formTotal ScoreThis field is hidden when viewing the formPivot Composite Power literacy & professional capitalThree forms of capital shape advancement: expertise, relationship, and reputational. Self-ratings are reconciled below against the power-literacy test — an unverified "High" gets flagged, not just recorded. Your sponsorship answer: — I've received feedback (formal or informal) suggesting I've outgrown my current scope or that I'm "ready for something different.(Required) Pivot Push Through Leaning toward exit Stable and aligned Not sure This field is hidden when viewing the formSelf Report Power literacy & professional capitalThree forms of capital shape advancement: expertise, relationship, and reputational. Self-ratings are reconciled below against the power-literacy test — an unverified "High" gets flagged, not just recorded.Have you explicitly asked someone to sponsor you? Yes — I’ve made a direct request No — I assumed it should happen based on performance No — I didn’t know I could or should ask Rate your professional capitalExpertiseLowMediumHighRelationshipLowMediumHighReputationalLowMediumHighThe power-literacy test I can name who was in the room the last time a decision about my advancement was made — and who wasn’t. I can name someone with first-hand experience of my judgment, not just a secondhand summary of my output. I can name the last specific, substantive contribution I made to someone with influence over my advancement. This field is hidden when viewing the formPower Literacy Count Organisational encoding & exit-risk flagsThese now feed the decision engine directly: two or more flags alongside a Push-Through result trigger an explicit caution rather than sitting in a disconnected checklist.Which of the following are true for you? (Select all that apply)(Required) Advancement has been signalled as possible or imminent more than once, but hasn’t arrived. My title and pay haven’t changed, but my scope, authority, and visibility have quietly contracted. A merger, leadership change, or strategic pivot has changed what’s actually rewarded here. This field is hidden when viewing the formEncoding Hits Count Conversation readiness — a loop, not a checklistThe book is explicit that CARE–ALIGN–ASK is iterative, not sequential. Treating it as a one-time checklist was a modelling error in v1 — this version records a first pass and a next review date.CARE — Clarify · Acknowledge · Regulate · Enter I can name my primary fear about this conversation precisely — not general anxiety, the exact thing I’m afraid of hearing. I’ve allowed myself to acknowledge how much this genuinely matters, rather than performing detachment. I have a regulation technique I actually use before high-stakes conversations. I’ve decided, in advance, the specific outcome and tone I want to enter with. This field is hidden when viewing the formCARE CountALIGN — reading the organization I know what my organisation is optimising for right now, and how that shapes this decision. I can map who holds formal authority, who holds informal influence, and whose non-opposition matters. This field is hidden when viewing the formALIGN CountASK — a specific outcome and timeline I could state my ask, right now, in one sentence that names an outcome and a date. I’ve prepared, in writing, how I’ll respond to "not this cycle" or "I’m not sure you’re ready." This field is hidden when viewing the formASK CountThis loop, dated.First pass completed on MM slash DD slash YYYY Next review date MM slash DD slash YYYY This field is hidden when viewing the formSponsorship Gap Urgency & your Decision ClockYour reassessment focus is generated automatically from whichever question had the least evidence behind it — not left blank for you to guess at.How urgent does this moment feel? Critical Important Moderate Low Set your Decision Clock dateThe date you'll reassess (push-through) or complete LOCATE (pivot) MM slash DD slash YYYY One sentence — the ask or conversation you've been avoiding(Required) First, tell us a bit about yourself(Required) First Name Last Name Email(Required) Job Title/Role:(Required)OrganizationYears in Current RoleLess than 1 year1-2 years3-4 years5-7 years8-10 years10+ yearsIndustry (optional):Financial ServicesTechnologyHealthcareManufacturingProfessional ServicesConsumer Goods/RetailEnergy/ResourcesGovernment/Public Sector• Otherconsent Yes, I'd like to receive the full diagnostic results and updates about the "Pivot or Push Through" Master Class