If you've ever taken a new job or a new title and kept feeling like the old you, Shannon Anderson-Finch has a name for it: the gap between a change and a transition. Most people try to skip it.
Shannon spent 15 years at Google and Deloitte, where she was named Coach of the Year, before starting her own practice. She now coaches new VPs at a large retailer and a first-time hospital president through that same gap.
Her model runs in the wrong order: an ending, then a messy middle where you're neither here nor there, and only then a beginning. The middle is where she watches high achievers get impatient, and it's where she does most of her coaching. Jay tells a story in here about the morning his own affirmation changed one word on its own, and it gave Shannon goosebumps.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
-How to tell the difference between a minor change and a major transition
-Why big transitions often require an identity shift
-How to navigate the messy middle without rushing through it
-Why strengths, feedback, and core values can help you grow into a new role
-How experimenting with a new identity can make it start to feel natural
Chapters:
[00:00] When Change Requires a New Identity
[08:38] The End Comes Before the Beginning
[12:00] The Strengths That Move With You
[19:24] Don’t Rush the Messy Middle
[27:09] Becoming Who the New Role Requires
[34:59] The Challenge: Try On Your New Identity
Links & Tools from This Episode:
• The ONE Thing Operating System
• Anderson Finch Coaching
• Free Resources
Produced by NOVA
