Leading Up: The Work Shift

James Whitemore, Chief Marketing Officer at Indeed, shares insights from billions of job searches on how to navigate career transitions in today's challenging market. He discusses the power of reframing your skills, why focus beats quantity in job applications, and how to discover non-obvious career paths that match your experience. James also reveals the mindset shifts that matter most after a layoff, why sales roles can be strategic career moves, and how to build a profile that shows adaptability and lifelong learning: the qualities employers value most. Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  ⁠Subscribe to our Substack ⁠. If you’re trying to skill up to land a new job, head to Udemy.com Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast Production by Pod People

How do you make a quick decision when the stakes are high? Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, shares hard-won lessons from his journey from professional driver to marketing entrepreneur to Formula One executive. Zak reveals why asking questions matters more than having all the answers, how he learned to control emotional reactions that could have derailed his racing career, and what Formula One can teach anyone about decision-making under pressure. He discusses the parallels between driving at 200mph and leading 1,400 people, why sleep and attention to detail are underrated skills, and how embracing failure accelerates learning.  Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  If you’re trying to skill up, head to Udemy.com  Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast Subscribe to our Substack: workshifthappens.substack.com  Learn more about Zak’s new book: Seven Tenths of a Second: Life, Leadership and Formula 1 Production by Pod People

From being laid off to spinning your wheels in a position with no momentum, getting to the next step in your career can take a lot of energy. And resources, too, if you decide to hire a career coach. This week’s guest has been focused on building a learning culture wherever she goes, and as the Senior Director of Leadership Development at Udemy, Rebecca Stern has applicable ideas on how to use AI as a thought partner to assist you in achieving your goals.This episode covers how human coaching can be inaccessible and how AI models can serve the same purpose, from identifying and contextualizing your career strengths and areas for improvement to facilitating learning through small experiments or tests of a new skill. Turning the page to the next chapter in your career will take a bit of planning. This episode will leave you with small, actionable steps to regain your confidence and find the motivation within. Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  ⁠Subscribe to our Substack ⁠. If you’re trying to skill up, head to Udemy.com  Use code SHIFT25 for 20 percent off your first month on Udemy and turn today's inspiration into actual progress.  Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast  Production by Pod People

We live in an age of endless information – books, courses, and even podcasts like this one offer inspiration, success stories, and countless ideas to pursue. But this presents a paradox: the more information we learn, the less we accomplish.  In this week’s episode, Pat Flynn teaches us how to break free from the trap of endless planning without action. Pat Flynn is the founder of Smart Passive Income and best selling author of Lean Learning: Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Learning Less.  Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  Subscribe to our Substack . Use code SHIFT25 for 20 percent off your first month on Udemy and turn today's inspiration into actual progress.  If you’re trying to skill up after a layoff, head to Udemy.com Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast  Production by Pod People

40 percent of Americans are laid off or fired at least once in their career. Half of working Americans are anxious about layoffs. This week's guest has faced eleven layoffs and come out stronger each time. Host Elizabeth Weingarten explores what it really takes to survive repeated layoffs, reinvent yourself again and again, and find purpose in the middle of constant professional uncertainty.  Krista Chism, Udemy's SEO Director, shares her hard-won wisdom on separating your identity from your job, building community during unemployment, creating structure in chaos, and even finding unexpected gifts in career setbacks. Whether you're facing a layoff now or want to prepare for the future, this conversation offers practical strategies and emotional resilience tools for navigating one of work's most challenging transitions. Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen. New episodes drop Tuesdays.  ⁠Subscribe to our Substack ⁠. Use code SHIFT25 for 20 percent off your first month on Udemy and turn today's inspiration into actual progress.  If you’re trying to skill up after a layoff, head to Udemy.com Find out more about Leading Up: The Work Shift at business.udemy.com/leading-up-podcast Production by Pod People