How to Make Successful Career Transitions

In today’s workplace, people are making transitions more frequently than ever before.

Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers were – willingly or not – embracing more “squiggly” careers: shifting between roles, industries,  locations or ways of working, rather than climbing a straightforward career ladder. These transitions may occur externally – as you move to a different company or start freelancing, for example – or internally, as you move to a new team or tackle a new role within your current organization. The global pandemic has brought new challenges to the world of work – and transitions. Working from home has changed the way many people do their jobs. Others have faced unexpected job losses. These sorts of transitions, unlike those you choose, are out of your control.

Whether you choose to transition or are forced to do so, the fact remains, transitions are difficult mentally, emotionally and from an organizational perspective. When Tupper became a working parent, she had to not only adapt practically to this change, she had to embrace new ways of thinking about...