Charting Your Next Move: Evolve, Elevate or Exit?

Being intentional about your life, about your work, means that at every point of your journey, you ask - what's working for me now? What's not working?

Here at Elevate(Her) we call it the three E's question: is it time to evolve, elevate or exit? Note that these are not three distinct options - each actually holds space for the other.

You don't need to reinvent yourself, and you definitely don't need to start from scratch. Even if you decide on a completely new direction, the collection of your experiences, skills and learned lessons will follow you there.

Evolve

You're not changing because there's necessarily something wrong, but because it's time for you to grow into something more aligned with your values. That's evolving. You're sharpening your skills, likes and dislikes, and you're able to articulate what matters to you most. With that new language and new definitions, you can chart the path for your next stage of evolution. You did this in the past - maybe not in the same intentional manner, but you're constantly building on top of your previous foundations. You're wiser and more experienced thanks to that.

This evolution can mean a new company, a lateral move to a different role, an elevation in your role or a new mindset toward your day-to-day tasks. Small shifts can make a big difference.

Elevate

Sometimes, you're simply ready to take your next step into leadership. Elevate into a role that has more oversight, more responsibility or more scope. It can include people-management responsibilities or it can include delivering high-impact projects for your company. Stepping into this bigger role requires a new set of skills - it's never 'work harder, better, faster'. Actually, you'll have to learn to let go of some of your responsibilities and tasks. You'll definitely have to learn to prioritize better - and to distinguish high-value activities from low-value activities. Approaching this with intentionality will allow you to elevate while evolving.

Exit

Or maybe you're done with tech. Or you're done with the specific sub-industry or category you're in. Regardless of your seniority and your experience, there are amazing paths that are worth exploring. This path requires more thought and resources; we actually developed a framework for it, one that balances dreams with reality. Yes, we all have this dream of opening a small coffee place that is also a book shop. Bringing pen to paper and actually exploring the fit of your dream to your personal skills, character and potential will reveal a world of options that might be slightly less romantic, but definitely very exciting and real.

This Exit path involves elements of Evolve and Elevate - you will build on your foundations and you will practice new skills as you do that.

Your Path

We can help you; Cassie and I have walked these paths ourselves and we've supported and guided others who went through similar challenges. We bring two very different perspectives that give you a well-rounded picture of how you fit into the various roles, levels and markets. Together with you, we'll be able to articulate the goals, direction and the steps to get there.

Book your introduction call and leave with a concrete and pragmatic plan.