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Hello I’m Jessica and my guest coachee today is Jo, a Learning & Development Professional, who’s returning from maternity and redundancy to a new organisation in a brand new sector. She’s had a 13 year career in L&D and is taking up the role of Head of Performance and Capability three days a week – something she negotiated after applying for what was advertised as a full time role. She’s not new to making sector moves having worked in Healthcare, Education, Pharmaceuticals and now recruitment. She lives in Hertfordshire in the UK with her husband and son Albie.

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KEY TAKE AWAYS 

1. Take the time to be inducted, to get to know the business and what stakeholders need from you – and take time to reflect on what’s going well, what’s energising you and where you might need some more support.
   
   
2. Put to one side any self-inflicted pressure to deliver in your first 100 days – this time is for laying the foundations.
   
   
3. Sector moves are entirely possible, so don’t let anyone pigeon-hole you. Jo has worked in healthcare, education, pharmaceuticals and is now moving into recruitment.
   
   
4. Your identity is a composite of the roles we play and what we value. When you start a new role you’re excited about and want to excel in, lower your expectations to be the best friend, wife, parent etc because this is the time you’re putting the professional part of you front and centre.

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