Career Pivots: Build Lift
You have a sense of where you want to go — but something keeps getting in the way: maybe risk aversion, a story you've been telling yourself, or ambition that feels complicated to own. This package is for professionals ready to move from knowing what they want into doing something about it. We'll work on the internal barriers that make change harder than it needs to be — and build the momentum to carry you through a real career transition, pivot, or leap into something new.
What's included
My approach is grounded in adult development research - specifically Bob Kegan's Constructive Developmental Theory. You set the goal for each session. I ask questions to get to your "developmental edge" - this is the wellspring for clarity in and commitment to change.
- Make a major move towards a career pivot
- Ability to make a major career decision without waiting for certainty
- Author new relationships with risk and ambition
- Know which questions you've been avoiding — and why
Meet your expert
Kathryn G.
Find Clarity & Take Smart Risks | Bold Career Pivots | Harvard
Guided by asking questions, unfolding constraints, and treating people with dignity. With expertise in human development, executive functioning, behavioral science, and leadership development, I bring over ten years of experience as a mentor, advisor, and coach for people seeking change. I specialize in Career and Leadership Development coaching as well as Executive Functioning coaching. My approach incorporates established frameworks of leadership and human development, including Adaptive Leadership (Dr. Ronald Heifetz, Harvard Kennedy School), Adult Development Theory (Dr. Bob Kegan, Harvard University), and Immunity to Change (Drs. Bob Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey, Harvard University). My Executive Functioning curriculum leans on research-backed strategies to address both the behavioral changes (e.g., implementing study skills) and the mindset shift (e.g., experimental, proactive) needed to advance learners’ outcomes and orientations towards transitions, work, and learning. I am pursuing my PCC-level coaching certification with the International Coaching Federation as part of Cultivating Leadership's "Coaching Leaders for a Complex World" program. Previously, I worked as a project manager and lead analyst in economic consulting, conducting analyses and managed projects for antitrust lawsuits. My graduate research and nonprofit consulting engagements have explored how personal development can unlock economic development, how digital equity initiatives can be climate resilient, and how teams can thoughtfully and inclusively adapt to new processes or systems. I enjoy work that combines data and analysis with creativity, eccentricity, and joy -- things that are systematic and procedural with things that are nebulous and human. I like working at the edge of what is measurable. I grew up navigating extremes and bridging differences, traveling between New York City, rural Illinois, and Austin TX, and between private and public school environments. I grew up being the 'music kid' in my school and family spaces, and the 'serious school kid' in my classical music spaces -- never quite feeling like I fit in either place. Differences teach me how to listen deeply and attune to the music beneath the words of what people are saying. My recent battles involve finding my voice and courage and "lifting the roof" to dream bigger.
