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Regretting a Career Move? Here's What to Do | Better at Work Q&A

She left her job for a direct competitor. Six months in, she wants out. This week, Cathal and Annette tackle Amy's career dilemma — and share Annette's key takeaways from last week's conversation with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez. IN THIS EPISODE: Amy moved from one big organisation to a direct competitor. The culture's different, the processes aren't there, and her motivation is tanking. She's already talking to recruiters. Cathal and Annette share practical, honest advice — drawing from their own career transitions and applying the Me-We-Ways framework. Plus, Annette breaks down her three biggest takeaways from Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez's episode on project-driven organisations, including his balanced portfolio approach to strategic prioritisation. KEY INSIGHTS: → "We think we like change more than we actually do" — Cathal on the shock of switching organisations → Why finding one friend at work changes everything → The manager conversation most people never have → How to protect your personal brand while job hunting unhappy → Annette's New Zealand sea view analogy — knowing what you need → Antonio's efficiency, sustaining, and transformative project framework → "What's in the can is not what was on the label" — the truth about job moves GUEST BIO: This is a Q&A episode featuring Cathal Quinlan and Annette Sloan. Last week's guest was Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, the world's leading expert on project management and author of "Powered by Projects: Leading Your Organization in the Transformation Age." MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: → Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez episode: [link to previous episode] → "Powered by Projects" by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez → Colin Fisher — "The Collective Edge" (next week's guest) → Send your career dilemma: betteratwork.net TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Coffee names and Irish identity struggles 02:55 — Annette's takeaways from Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez 04:06 — Takeaway 1: Bureaucracy → Agile → Project-Driven Organisations 06:30 — Takeaway 2: Leadership skills + organisational readiness are the secret 07:35 — Takeaway 3: Antonio's 7 pillars, 8 steps, and 9 accelerators 09:34 — "Check the pockets before it goes to Goodwill" — stopping projects carefully 10:11 — Cathal: The balanced portfolio approach (efficiency, sustaining, transformative) 14:55 — Amy's listener question: regretting a career move 16:33 — "Don't underestimate the shock of the change" 17:31 — Finding one friend at work 18:01 — The manager conversation that changed everything for Cathal 19:55 — Protecting your personal brand while job hunting 21:00 — Annette: It's like moving to a new country 22:20 — The power of a Plan B 23:04 — "You don't know what you've got till it's gone" 24:30 — Reverse-engineering what you actually need 25:28 — Why processes and frameworks matter more than people think 26:52 — "Crisis opportunity" — reframing Amy's situation 31:09 — Better at Work on YouTube — subscribe and watch 31:39 — Next week: Colin Fisher — The Collective Edge CONNECT WITH US: → Website: betteratwork.net → Instagram: @betteratwork → LinkedIn: Better at Work