Summer of Success Series: Navigating the Cost of Playing Small and Making Career Moves: w/ Elan Bailey

Welcome to another incredible Pivot to Joy Podcast's Summer of Success Series episode. In this episode, Coach Kooley is joined by Elan Bailey, a transformational leadership coach and organizational development consultant. Coach Kooley and Elan reflect on personal journeys' messy and non-linear nature, highlighting the importance of self-discovery and integration. 

Elan shares her story, from her early passion for business to her realization of the value of humanity in organizational settings. They explore the concept of self-leadership and the power of owning one's story and values, highlighting the importance of alignment. 

Elan discusses the value-based decision-making process and the need to reassess and adapt values as one grows and evolves. The conversation also touches on the organizational side, emphasizing the benefits of investing in employee development and the costs of not doing so. 

Tune in to gain valuable insights and embark on your journey of self-discovery and intentional career pivots.

Timestamps

[01:22] Elan's Background

[07:06] The disengagements that led to Elan's decisions

[12:23] Embracing the authentic self

[21:42] The importance of self-leadership

[26:47] Intentionality as a key to success

[29:03] What value-based perspective mean to Elan

[34:40] How to set up yourself to recognize the limits to your values

[34:46] Helping people see the polarities in their values

[36:20] What 2.0 and 3.0 version of yourself holds

[37:00] Separating self-preservation from physical needs

[43:20] Two-part approach to finding a job

[44:28] Permitting yourself to stop waiting for leadership roles

[46:42] The organizational costs of employee development

[49:41] Organizational costs of not developing employees

[54:58] The cost of playing small in your career path

[59:22] How to connect with Elan

Notable Quotes

• I can look back and see that my compass was a value, a compass, and values. You know, it takes work to live by your values.
• Your career roadmap to success, or your career wayfinding as you call it, is easy to fix. You've probably already fixed it.
• For me, self-leadership now is, you know, helping people to own their story, coming from a place of commitment rather than reacting my way forward.
• Values-based alignment is having those things line up. And it does take risks. It is a creative risk, sometimes, to show up for your values, to stand for values that are not being represented in the room to speak for the underrepresented voices.

Resources

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Connect with Elan on:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elanbailey

Website: https://my.timetouplevel.com/