<p>Annette's back with three takeaways from last week's Jennifer Moss episode that genuinely changed how we think about hope at work. Plus a listener question from Paul, an Australian who's been working in Dublin for 7-8 years and is now moving the family home to Melbourne while weighing a career change.</p><br><p>In this Q&amp;A:</p><br><p>- The Admiral McRaven "make your bed" reminder</p><p>- FOBO (fear of becoming obsolete) and the five-step Gallup framework for compassionate leadership in the AI era</p><p>- Why scheduling time for learning is the part most leaders skip</p><p>- "Hope is not a method" vs. "hope IS a strategy": Annette's full reframe</p><p>- The four-part hope framework: goals, pathways, personal agency, agency for others</p><p>- Paul's question: how do you survive an international move AND a career pivot at the same time?</p><p>- The both/and move that changes the maths on midlife career transitions</p><br><p>Annette tells the story of the Post-it she kept on her monitor at one of the toughest jobs of her career: "Hope is not a method." Years later, Jennifer Moss reframed it for her. Hope is a strategy when you build goals, pathways, and agency underneath it. Without those, it's just wishful thinking with better PR.</p><br><p>For Paul, and anyone considering a big move plus a big career shift at the same time, the advice is the both/and: contract while you network, build foundations while you research, and don't try to do all the big rocks at once.</p><br><p>Got a career dilemma? Send it in at betteratwork.com</p><br><p>NEXT WEEK: Wendy Smith on Both/And Thinking. You're going to love it.</p><br><p>Making your work life better, one conversation at a time.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>