Success Story: How Ines moved to a dream role in her organisationĀ
What do you do if you feel dissatisfied in your role and want something more, but you actually really like the company you work for?
More often than not, it may feel the only way to kickstart your career or move into a role that re-energises and reinvigorates your motivation and enthusiasm is to move company.
It’s simply not true, as this success story featuring one of our very first Power Uppers, Ines, proves. Ines’s journey through Power Up is a great example of what can happen when you really get clear on your purpose and your goals.
The back story
When Ines came to Power Up, she was feeling demotivated. Ines had been working with the same company for 15 years and in the same role since 2017. Despite the stability, she was no longer motivated and felt that she was not growing in her current position. as Ines explains: “I felt a need for change because I was no longer motivated, I wasn't growing. I told myself I needed a change.
She wanted a change, yet she didn’t want to leave the company she had been a part of for so long, as she continues: I didn't want to leave the company because I really appreciate its values and it's a very big company with a lot of opportunities. I thought, let's try to understand what I can do here. I wanted to change not only my function but also shift to a global position where I could work in a multicultural team.”
Discovering Power Up
To help her navigate this crossroads in her career, Ines felt she needed some support as she wasn’t sure about the steps she needed to take to achieve her goal – and Power Up came along just at the right time. Power Up is designed as a career transformation program designed to help ambitious individuals get clear on their direction and gain the confidence and belief to move forward and Ines was the perfect fit.
After applying for a position in the program, Ines spoke with Power Up founder and coach Martin Coburn and she was sold on joining.
“All the descriptions of the program were very clear,” Ines explains. “After I talked with [Martin} and understood all the problems and objectives of the program, I knew I had to do it because it was exactly what I needed.”
Breakthrough
The Power Up program focused on each of the 7 Natural Powers across 15 weeks of coaching. While there are a number of workshops and exercises to complete during the program, many participants find that one or two powers resonate more strongly with them.
Once on the program, Ines found that it was the work within the Vision Power section in particular that shifted her thinking.
“There are two questions that made me think and helped me a lot,” says Ines. “‘ What is my purpose?’ The first time that I read this question I thought, “Oh my God, I don't know!” The other one is “What is your goal?” The goal I had in mind but the purpose was “Whoa, I need to think about it!”
One of the most talked-about benefits of the Power Up Live! program is the community and the opportunity to be a part of a group of like-minded individuals with different backgrounds and roles. For Ines, the chance to ‘buddy up’ with another participant helped her formulate her purpose, which needed more thought.
Explains Ines: “Inside the group, you had a buddy and mine was Rachel who was an amazing person. She helped me find my goal my goal and my purpose. It was an amazing moment that I’ll never forget.
“It was amazing to have everybody with different backgrounds at different stages of their lives in the program and I have learned a lot. Even though the program has ended we’re still in touch and I’m sure if I need some help, they will help me.”
Achieving her goal
As a result of being on the Power Up program, we’re delighted to report that Ines did achieve her goal of moving to a dream role in a global position in a different area of the company.
“You need to know your purpose and your goals,” Ines says. “That is crucial if you want to change. You need to know where you want to go and it really helped me to understand what I really want for myself and to gain the belief to go and get it.
In addition to this, Ines felt she gained a better understanding of her own skills and capabilities and how to fulfil her full potential.
“During this program, I also learned and understood what my skills and my potential really were because sometimes you’re not conscious of your skills or your capabilities,” Ines said. “You use them but you don't know what potential you have. The program helped me understand what my skills were and what skills I need to develop.”
The Power Up journey
So would Ines recommend the Power Up program to other individuals going through a similar transition? Not only does she recommend the program in this case but also feels the program benefits you no matter where you are in your career.
As she says, “You can always improve always and this program will help you improve everywhere, not only in the professional but in your personal life, too.”
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