Stay or Go? 12 Steps To An Easy Decision

You have been in your current role for a while now, and you’ve made significant impacts. Maybe you've navigated restructuring, or you’re starting to see changes on the horizon. Perhaps you’re feeling a lack of expansion opportunity, or the challenges of the role just don’t excite you anymore.?

So, you start browsing LinkedIn more frequently, reading through job descriptions, and you notice the job change announcements of others in your network.?

Maybe you've even had a conversation or two about a new opportunity.

But, considering an exit is a big decision with many variables, and the analysis of this critical choice can be paralyzing.?

Is it really time to make a move??

There's an easy way to work through this critical decision.

There are 12 key factors that determine a dream job. By working through them step by step, you can determine whether to stay in your current role, or make a move.?

BONUS: If you've got a job offer in hand, and you're especially torn, we encourage you to consider both the short term, and long term impacts of each component.

Don't worry about grabbing pen & paper download this FREE decision grid to map everything out the easy way!

Growth

When was the last time you learned something new or tackled a novel challenge? Is leadership proactive and responsive when you reach out to do more? Or have you been doing your job on autopilot for a long time?

Autonomy

What kind of autonomy do you have in making decisions in your current job? How hard is it to earn executive buy-in??

Work Environment

How is team transparency? How open is communication at the team level and cross-functionally? How is knowledge shared??

Work/Life Balance

How much time do you have for family, hobbies, and relaxation? What does it feel like to turn off the laptop in the evening? What is the quality of your sleep like???

Compensation

How are you compensated relative to the current market? Does your pay allow you to do your best work or does thinking about the financial part of your role make you uneasy??

Team

Are your teams clear on, and excited about, the mission? Are they eager to help and collaborate with you and each other? Or is everyone stressed and pushed to the max? Have teams become apathetic, doing the bare minimum??

Stress

What's the speed of business at your organization? How do you handle work pressures? What is your energy level like during the work day? Are you motivated and taking each day in stride, or are you exhausted & frazzled by the end of the week??

Values Alignment

How does the mission of the company align with your values? How are company values communicated? Are they exemplified by leadership and your colleagues, or are they mearly marketing propaganda???

Satisfaction

How do you feel at the end of the work day? What kind of impact are you making at your organization? How does it feel to deal with corporate policies and navigate stakeholder relationships??

Leadership

What level of trust do you feel in the leadership at your company? How are leadership decisions affecting long-term success??

Acknowledgment

When was the last time someone thanked you for your work? How often do you receive kudos from leadership??

Location

Lastly, think about where your job is located. How is the commute? How do you feel about your office space? Would you rather work remotely? Would you rather work in an office??

If you've already been turning these factors over and over in your own mind, maybe it's time to seek the support of a #coach.

At Raven Road Partners we help executives evaluate their options and make powerful career decisions.

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