Dr. Christina Venzin - Coming Back From a Career Break, Progressing Your Career When Other People Tell You Not to & Why it's Okay to Change Your Priorities
Do you ever worry about changing priorities during your career?Our guest today is Dr. Christina Venzin, a Senior Doctor, Coach and Gender Equality Change Maker.Christina makes no secret of the fact that when she first had children she thought her career would have to totally change. What she in fact discovered was that it's absolutely okay to evolve your priorities over time and come back to what you love.The discussion includes:Why it's absolutely okay to change priorities during your career The process of outing yourself as loving your career and your childrenThings learned from raising children that actually help in leadership Why you should mention the things you’ve learned as a parent in a job interviewUsing anger at the system and charged emotions to make a change How to progress your career even if other people tell you not toThe 3 things Christina would advise her own daughter Find out more about Christina and her work here: www.college-m.ch Find out more about the work of Leaders Plus, including details of our award-winning Fellowship Programme and our latest events by signing up to receive our emails at leadersplus.org.uk/newsletter.If you’d like to submit a question to the Big Careers, Small Children podcast please record it here https://www.speakpipe.com/BigCareersSmallChildrenAre you progressing a big career whilst raising small children? Each month we send out a helpful round-up email featuring useful info and brave new ideas for ambitious mums and dads. Sign up now.Applications are now open for our NHS FellowshipOur FMLM accredited NHS Fellowship is a career development programme for working parents in the NHS who want to lead positive change. Apply by 11/07. Find out more.