A talented Vice President reached out to Leah because he had been feeling stuck in his current role for several years, but had dissonance about the prospect of leaving the company. Despite having a varied general management background as well as deep expertise in finance, he didn’t see an opportunity for an energizing career path where he could leverage his leadership skills and business acumen at his current company. Working with Leah, he progressed through indecision about whether to stay or look for new opportunities outside the company. Then, he overcame his fear of the unknown by broad networking and gradually narrowing it down to a couple of promising opportunities.

With two new offers in hand, he leveraged Leah as an ongoing sounding board to help him compare, contrast, and consider the downstream life impacts of either decision. Finally, he made the bold move to a dramatically different industry in a smaller company where he could directly impact day-to-day operations from a C-level role. One year after his move, he reported being even happier than he had imagined, all while experiencing reduced stress and the satisfaction of having directly influenced double-digit growth in his new company.