The Book
A book for moments when a career stops making sense.
Pivot or Push Through™ is a framework for understanding career inflection points at senior level and responding with clarity rather than instinct.
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WHAT THE BOOK IS
This is not a book about success. It is a book about clarity.
Most career books are written for people who want more. This one is written for people who already have it, the performance record, the visibility, the credibility, and who have found that none of it is translating the way it once did. That is not a motivation problem. It is a structural one. And this book explains why.
The book introduces a structured way to understand these moments. It gives language to situations that are typically experienced but rarely defined. It distinguishes between conditions that require persistence and those that require change, and it explains why the difference is often misread.
Readers do not leave with motivation. They leave with a way of thinking. The outcome is clarity about what is happening, and a stronger sense of agency in deciding what to do next.
EXCERPT
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There is a point in many senior careers where the external indicators remain positive, but the internal experience shifts. Performance is steady. Feedback is strong. Nothing appears to be wrong. And yet the sense of direction begins to weaken.
This moment is often misinterpreted. It is framed as impatience, or a temporary loss of motivation, or a signal to simply wait. In reality, it is frequently the first indication that the structure of the role and the trajectory of the individual are beginning to diverge.
Chapter One introduces the core diagnostic tension: the difference between a career that is stalling and a career that is misaligned. Most senior executives have experienced both. Few have had language for either. Enter your email address and we will send it immediately, no sequence, no newsletter unless you request it.
The Author - Nyasha P. Mapolisa
Nyasha P. Mapolisa spent years watching talented, credible executives make the wrong career move, not because they lacked capability, but because they lacked a structured way to understand what was actually happening.
Her doctoral research at Warwick Business School, combined with her practice at Bateleur Coaching & Consulting, brought her into contact with a recurring pattern: high performers who had outgrown their roles, organisations that had lost them quietly, and succession pipelines stalled by conversations nobody knew how to have.