6: Guest Suzanne Silver: from HR to social work, to UK foreign office, to business owner

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Shifted: Career.Mind.Life. Get inspired to navigate change and create YOUR ideal career and life

Yvonne Davidis, Career Transitions Coach at Space to Shift Your Career

10 episodes

6 days ago

This is a podcast about the shifts and turns in people's careers and lives. Stories of real people, who have actually SHIFTED, so gone through some sort of career/life transition: changed jobs, roles, organisations, cities or countries. It's a mix of: 🎙️ Conversations with guests: real people you can actually relate to, sharing their stories, insights and lessons learned based on their lived experience 🎙️ Solo episodes, where Yvonne shares a resource, framework or tool that she picked up during her training and professional life, and that she has seen working for her clients

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6: Guest Suzanne Silver: from HR to social work, to UK foreign office, to business owner

Shifted: Career.Mind.Life. Get inspired to navigate change and create YOUR ideal career and life

43 minutes 42 seconds

7 months ago

6: Guest Suzanne Silver: from HR to social work, to UK foreign office, to business owner

Summary

In this episode, host Yvonne Davidis speaks with executive and leadership coach Suzanne Silver.

Have a listen and learn more about Suzanne's experience:

- Why she left school at 16 and what she means by "nonsense jobs"

- How she navigated her career changes

- What advice she has for anyone who's considering to make a change

Suzanne's journey involves various career transitions including in different cultural contexts.

- from leaving school when she was 16 to start working in HR in local government (or 'staffing' as it was called back then);

- to social work and Safeguarding Children

- to teaching English as a foreign language in Hong Kong;

- to landing a role in leadership development in the finance sector;

- to working for the UK Foreign Office, covering leadership development in the Asia Pacific region where working remotely was the norm;

- and then going on her own as coach and facilitator.

Suzanne talks about the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the significance of mindset and self-awareness when making career decisions.

She highlights the abundance of opportunities in the world and encourages us to embrace change and challenge our own boundaries.

Chapters

00:03 Introduction and background

00:06 Love for learning about self and humans

15:15 Adventure in Hong Kong

17:32 "Nonsense jobs"

19:10 Navigating Career Changes and New Opportunities

23:18 Leadership Development in Diverse Environments

27:30 Relocation and Remote Work Dynamics

30:53 Embracing Change and New Beginnings

34:03 Mindset and Financial Freedom

36:37 Understanding Personal Values and Choices

37:40 The Journey of Self-Discovery

41:07 Advice for Navigating Career Transitions

42:16 My take aways

Key words

career transitions, entrepreneurship, personal growth, coaching, success, mindset, cultural shifts, values alignment, financial freedom, life lessons

Takeaways

- The world is abundant; there's enough for everyone.

- You have to believe in yourself to succeed.

- Financial security is a personal value that varies for everyone.

- Embracing change can lead to unexpected opportunities.

- It's important to know your own boundaries and challenge them.

- Trying something new often leads to growth and learning.

Connect with Suzanne Silvers

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannesilver/

Find out more about Suzanne's work

https://suzanne-silver.com

Connect with your host, Yvonne Davidis

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-davidis/

Website www.YDcoaching.net