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How I Got Unstuck In My Career After Hitting Rock Bottom

Getting unstuck
Elena Lipson

Elena Lipson

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It was a beautiful summer weekend in mid-July about 5 years ago when I could no longer ignore it.

I was completely miserable at work.

I left the office around 8pm on Friday evening.

Everyone else I knew was enjoying time with their families, happy hours with friends or on their way to the beach.

I was just hoping to get some rest before

I had to be back in the office at 8am on Saturday.

On Saturday morning, I dragged myself out of bed and reported to the office.

I sat through several hours of white-boarding sessions with a team of people who didn’t want to be there either.

The only bright spot (besides the free food) was that this was a nice respite from my usual client work, where I worked on a dysfunctional team with a verbally abusive client supporting a high-profile project that everyone knew was doomed to fail.

How was this my life?

How had I spent my whole career working long hours, playing office politics and networking with the right people to end up in this situation?

A situation where I had no control over my own time.

A situation where I worked with unpredictable, mean clients.

A situation where I had to constantly watch my back from manipulative colleagues.

A situation where the work bored me and didn’t make a difference.

I was ready for a change.

Shortly thereafter, I switched roles in the firm before leaving the organization entirely a year later.

I spent the next two years working for another organization and took my career in a different direction.

This prepared me to ultimately go off on my own and start my firm, Mosaic Growth Partners, a few years ago.

This transition from misery to freedom was not easy or quick.

But it taught me a lot.

You may be feeling stuck, under-appreciated or overwhelmed in your career trying to balance career and family.

And I want to help.

If you’re a woman who wants to earn equal pay and get the promotion, raise and respect you desire, then we should talk. Please book a free 30-minute consultation with me.

And, if you’re a man and you know a woman who may benefit from this discussion, please share this with her.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Originally published at www.mosaicgrowth.com

Author(s)

  • Elena Lipson

    Principal and Founder, Mosaic Growth Partners

    My 20 years of consulting and coaching experience has afforded me an inside look at how different organizations operate and what it takes to succeed. I spent the majority of my career as a healthcare strategy and change management consultant, serving federal, commercial and non-profit clients and mentoring emerging companies. I've had the privilege of working with hundreds of companies in the digital health and life sciences industry, supporting projects on consumer and patient engagement; telehealth; health and wellness; caregiving and independent living; and innovations in gene therapy, medical devices, rare disease drug development and AI-driven digital therapeutics and diagnostics. In 2015, I founded Mosaic Growth Partners, a consulting and coaching firm based in Washington, D.C., to help my clients develop new solutions for growth. I support clients in the digital health and life sciences industry with strategic and operational planning, commercializing new products and services, and workshop facilitation. I also coach professional women to take control of their careers and build professional lives that are congruent with their personal aspirations and natural talents. For professional women, I offer digital, group and 1:1 executive coaching programs. Prior to founding Mosaic Growth Partners, I led AARP Services' business development efforts in health and caregiving. At AARP, I was responsible for securing strategic partnerships, developing new business models and serving as an innovation champion. In this role, I built deep market knowledge and a strong industry network by working with hundreds of emerging and established companies. I also spent nearly 10 years as a management consultant, primarily with Deloitte Consulting, where I led strategy, human capital and technology engagements for federal health clients and the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. I also led sales and capture strategy, teaming, strategic business development and client excellence for the Department of Defense Military Health System account. I'm a Project Management Professional and a certified Agile Scrum Master. I graduated with a Master of Public Policy from American University and a B.A. in Political Science with High Honors from the University of Michigan.