<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Can you build a successful career without sacrificing your&amp;nbsp;well-being?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week, Verena Hefti&amp;nbsp;MBE speaks with&amp;nbsp;Tom Shaw, author of Counterbalance: How to Build Your Career Without Ruining Your Life and&amp;nbsp;a Senior Leader Mentor at Leaders Plus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tom talks about counterbalance and why&amp;nbsp;it's&amp;nbsp;important&amp;nbsp;to be&amp;nbsp;intentional about what matters most.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Together, Tom and Verena explore making difficult decisions, reducing burnout, and thriving in your career without compromising your life. Tom also shares the key attributes for combining career, family and our personal lives, so we can create a truly fulfilling life whilst also protecting our&amp;nbsp;wellbeing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We hope you enjoy the conversation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tom's book Counterbalance is now available in bookshops and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Counterbalance-build-career-without-ruining/dp/1399994743" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;via Amazon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Tom on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom--shaw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are looking to progress your career after having&amp;nbsp;children&amp;nbsp;then&amp;nbsp;the award-winning Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship is specifically designed for working parents with management&amp;nbsp;responsibilities,&amp;nbsp;who want to&amp;nbsp;progress&amp;nbsp;their careers and reach their full potential professionally.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.leadersplus.org/crosssectorfellowship/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Find out more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Big Careers, Small Children

Leaders Plus

Tom Shaw - How to Create Counterbalance in Your Life & Career

OCT 24, 202454 MIN
Big Careers, Small Children

Tom Shaw - How to Create Counterbalance in Your Life & Career

OCT 24, 202454 MIN

Description

Can you build a successful career without sacrificing your well-being? 

This week, Verena Hefti MBE speaks with Tom Shaw, author of Counterbalance: How to Build Your Career Without Ruining Your Life and a Senior Leader Mentor at Leaders Plus.

Tom talks about counterbalance and why it's important to be intentional about what matters most.

Together, Tom and Verena explore making difficult decisions, reducing burnout, and thriving in your career without compromising your life. Tom also shares the key attributes for combining career, family and our personal lives, so we can create a truly fulfilling life whilst also protecting our wellbeing.

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

Show Notes:

  • Tom's book Counterbalance is now available in bookshops and via Amazon.
  • Connect with Tom on LinkedIn.

If you are looking to progress your career after having children then the award-winning Leaders Plus Cross-Sector Fellowship is specifically designed for working parents with management responsibilities, who want to progress their careers and reach their full potential professionally. Find out more.