Episode 804 • September 15, 2025 • 24 min
How to Make Strategic Career Pivots and Build a Network That Energizes and Challenges Your Growth featuring David Lancefield
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David is the founder of Strategy Shift. He’s worked with more than 50 CEOs and hundreds of other C-suite executives to design bold strategies, supercharge their leadership, and transform their cultures in 20 countries. He’s a contributor to Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and Strategy+Business, and a guest lecturer at London Business School. He is a former senior partner at Strategy&, PwC.
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, you will learn actionable strategies for navigating major career transitions and aligning your work with your values and aspirations.
David and I discuss:
- What prompted David to leave his senior partner role and start something new [01:48]
- The role of personal needs and values in career decisions [04:13]
- How to adopt a strategic approach to career pivots [04:56]
- The importance of building a supportive, challenging network [06:24]
- Why making small decisions can energize bigger changes [07:21]
- The value of not rushing your transition [08:15]
- How to navigate career strategy in times of chaos and complexity [10:38]
- Advice for consultants facing indecision and radio silence from clients [14:21]
- What CEOs and leaders really need from consultants today [16:24]
- How to tap into and nurture a community of thinking partners [20:19]
- Where to find David’s resources and get in touch [22:57]
Learn more about David at:
• Strategy Shift: https://strategyshift.co.uk/
• Profile: https://strategyshift.co.uk/founder/
• Newsletter: https://davidlancefield.com/newsletter/
• Courses: https://strategyshift.co.uk/courses/
• Writing: https://davidlancefield.com/writing/
• Lancefield on the Line Podcast: https://davidlancefield.com/lancefield-on-the-line/
• https://strategyshift.co.uk/media/
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