How can servant leaders change careers without losing their sense of purpose?

As a servant leader, adapting to career changes without losing your sense of purpose is achievable by staying anchored to your core mission of service. Reflect on your driving vision, values, and how you express service. Document these reflections to keep your purpose at the forefront during transitions. Based on my extensive experience across diverse roles in the US Army, National Institutes of Health, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Veterans Affairs, the key to successful career shifts has been a steadfast commitment to service. This mindset allows you to consistently align your role with your identity as a servant leader, ensuring that each career move is both meaningful and impactful.

In the journey of changing careers, servant leaders can pivot gracefully by aligning their innate purpose with newfound opportunities. Embracing adaptability and continuous learning, they weave their servant mindset into diverse roles, infusing purpose into every endeavor. The essence of servant leadership transcends professions, ensuring that each career shift becomes a meaningful chapter in their impactful story. In my view, in short, Servant leaders who are navigating career shifts with purpose, portray 3 traits: 1) Embrace adaptability. 2) Infuse servant leadership values. 3) Transform each role into a meaningful chapter

The role of a leader is to make others grow, to not be afraid of their development or professional dreams. Beyond merely giving orders, a true leader inspires and empowers others, leading by example.

As a servant leader my goal is to help others acheive their objectives as they search for new opportunities in the Marketplace across all spectrums. If I can help someone make a connection to assist them find a new career that will help them accomplish their goals than that is my mission and what motivates me is to work together to expand the workforce by Networking with other hiring authorities tso everyone walks away a better person.

Identify your core purpose is key but, also being able to adapt to ever changing environment with a positive and innovative mindset.

Taking the Next step in a career is sometimes a challenge so last year I took a class called Grace over Grind which helped me align myself with my inner goals to be a Servant Leader. The class was for entrepreneurs across America from all industries it was uplifting and motivating to hear what everyone is doing. We even had a class on AIChallenge yourself to take your career to the next level study new and interesting things to keep yourself interested in whatever you do. That is what really has been a huge part of my success throughout my career. Go the extra mile and seek wisdom and leadership skills from others who have already been there.

Researching the various industries that align with the core purpose is critical. First a breadthwise research of the various industries and roles would help to compare and see which would be the best fit. Then those of interest could then be delved in a depthwise manner to narrow down on the options. The top 3 pros and cons of the narrowed down choices could be listed down and any threats could also be researched. This process could be repeated in various dimensions considering their impact in professional, personal and social circles.

I believe servant leadership can be used everywhere so and you look to make a change find something that geeks you out. What venture, org, or tech, do you find yourself thinking about when you head hits the pillow? Aligning that next venter to your passion will then give you the breathing room to bring your heart and soul into that org through your leadership.

1. Identifying context is super important for a servant leader 2.knowing what’s been done and what’s pending and what sort of mentality and situation we have and awareness we have is critical 3. To widen the horizon ,one has to expand mindset to serve as servant leader and explore the option to suit places

Seeking Feedback and Having Support is always important while switching careers. But many times it is not available to many. So You shouldn’t feel left out if things don’t workout when you opt for such switches. So Identify a group and try to get consistent feedback on your actions and approaches if you aren’t confident. Also you should have to keep some backup as a support to switch back. Switching Back is not bad but not taking chances on what you aspire will always be. I have been in such situation and moving out becomes difficult if you aren’t comfortable and don’t have options of switching back.

💁 Feedback is important. Reflection is important too. Conversations about incidents or events with a mentor can improve our understanding and enlighten us on refining our approaches to different contexts when it comes to a career change.

1. Feedback is catalyst to grow 2. Genuine feedback takes us to places 3. Have discussion with other servant leaders on their core value and purpose 4.serve others - grow yourself

Lean on those in your circle. Lean on those who offer you critical feedback and you feel safe hearing. Be open about your concerns - your worries, and lean into the uncomfortable. Uncomfortable for a moment to be part of a movement.

Crie uma rede de apoio que possa te ajudar a sempre lembrar do seu propósito e da sua conexão com os seus valores pessoais. Entenda que decisões difíceis e disruptivas precisarão ser tomadas e, só quem te conhece de verdade é que irá te apoiar sem julgamentos Profissionais com diferentes habilidades é que poderão trazer as percepções necessárias.

This is so important - The map is not the territory when you step into a new environment. Make sure to adopt a beginners mindset, listen more than your speak and focus on earning trust.

📸 Practice is important, and what comes before practice is observation. Just being still with a smile while we observe how things are being done in a different industry offers us the time and window to think, and compare with our past experiences with a former industry. ☝️ Most importantly, keep an open mind as we journey into adaptation and innovation because we is firmly believed in a past setting can be different from the present environment.

Adapting and innovating in the new career requires one to be self-aware of the strengths, areas of growth and identifying where the opportunities of innovation lie in a field. Rome was not built in a day. Adapting to new career takes time and a lot of courage to stay in the course. Mind should be able to noise cancel the noises of the naysayers & persevere by listening to the inner voice which led to this career. Taking risks and learning from the steep learning curve offered by the risks and other people challenges is the key. Learn, Unlearn and Re-learn would require multiple iterations in this process. When posed with a challenge, stick to first principles and ensure that both Plan A and Plan B are thought through beforehand.

1. Once feedback is received , inspect and adapt immediately 2.introspection is pretty important to see where we are 3. Follow values and principles which makes things easy

Conhecer o negócio da empresa que almeja ou em que está, faz a diferença porque o olhar sistêmico irá te ajudar a trazer soluções distintas, complexas e com base nas experiências anteriores. Com isso, estará sempre um passo a frente dos demais.

1. Not all days are ours - once you get a celebration day - spend it yourself and community 2.positive things attract likeminded ones 3. Sharing knowledge is divine Celebrating makes it special

No leaders excel without the help, assistance, and mentoring from others; peers, reports, or followers. Praise or others motivates everyone. Celebrate team and individual accomplishments. Mentoring teams motivated all team members.

Vitality and Capacity are critical success factors for all leaders.Servant leaders can sometimes forget to serve themselves. Make sure your cup is full before transitioning into a new role.

A servant leader's purpose transcends any specific job or role. While changing jobs may involve adjustments, a servant leader's purpose remains steadfast: to serve others, foster growth, and uphold ethical leadership principles. Whether in a new organization or a different capacity, they carry their commitment to servant leadership, adapting it to the needs of their new environment while staying true to their core values and mission. Thus, while the context may change, the essence of servant leadership endures, ensuring that they can navigate transitions without losing their sense of purpose.

I have been a practioner of Servant Leadership principles for the past 40 years of my Navy and teaching careers with many intrinsic rewards of watching leaders and others succeed. The concept is practiced in a majority of Fortune 500 companies.

Com a modernização e evolução do mercado, o líder precisa se adaptar às mudanças e evolução do mercado. Em destaque o líder precisa ser educador, adaptável às diversidades de culturas e personalidades de seus liderados. O grande sucesso das equipes se dá através de uma gestão participativa, estratégica e comunicativa. O líder do presente/futuro precisa saber resolver conflitos, espirador e ser persuasivo. Na grande maioria, as equipes não atuam apenas pela empresa e sim pela inspiração que o líder transmite. Líder é aquele e faz novos líderes em sua equipe e enxerga as pessoas além dos números. Liderança é despertar nas pessoas a vontade de FAZER. Com toda certeza colocando isso em prática o resultado será positivo.

Trust the journey. See each moment as an opportunity to grow- to learn- to flourish. Believe in success and make the next best decision. Break down big tasks into small more manageable tasks. Bring others with you. Build those up around you.