The mistake that costs experienced professionals the most isn't making the wrong move. It's making the right move at the wrong time, in the wrong sequence, without the right conditions in place.
The Four Dimensions of a Well-Sequenced Pivot A pivot that holds tends to have four things happen right before it.
The patterns that repeat, the mistakes that recur, and the things that seem to distinguish the people who come out the other side of a major career transition with more clarity and more energy than they went in with.
Most experienced professionals who are questioning their current role are asking the wrong first question. They ask: Should I stay or should I go?