Career Curious

Career Curious: Design Your Career Beyond SuccessTransform your career from successful to extraordinary. Join Career Design Expert Lisette Leuftink for weekly insights on career transitions, leadership growth, and professional development. Perfect for ambitious professionals ready to design careers that align with their true potential. Whether you're considering a career pivot, seeking advancement, or dreaming of a complete transformation, discover strategies to move from stuck to unstoppable.#CareerGrowth #CareerCoaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #CareerTransition #LeadershipDevelopment

Career Curious is a business podcast hosted by Lisette Leuftink, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Lisette Leuftink hosts Career Curious, a business show with 13 episodes published.

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  13. The Art of Asking for Help (Part 3/3): How to Ask for Help Strategically and Skyrocket Your Career Growth

  Apr 15, 202518 minS1

  <p >The Art of Asking for Help (Part 3/3): How Strategic Requests Can Accelerate Your Career</p> <p >Final Episode of Season 1!</p> <p >Episode Summary:<br> Welcome to the Season 1 finale of Career Curious! 🎉<br> In this powerful closing episode, we dive into how to ask for help.  The smart way. So you can stop feeling stuck and start accelerating your career growth.</p> <p >You’re doing the work. You’re delivering the results. But if you’re still feeling invisible? It's not about working harder. It's about making your value visible.</p> <p >Today, you'll learn:<br> ✨ Why working in s...

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  12. The Cost of NOT asking for Help. (Part 2/3)

  Apr 1, 202522 minS1

  <h2 >Episode Summary</h2> <p >We all do it. Say yes to every meeting, every task, every request, until there’s no room left for ourselves. In the second episode of our 3-part series on asking for help, we’re talking about the real cost of trying to do it all alone.</p> <p >From bottlenecking your team’s potential to silently stalling your company’s growth, this episode dives deep into how high-achievers sabotage themselves by refusing to ask for support. We explore the impact on your time, energy, and leadership and share what real leadership looks like when you choo...

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  11. Help! Why you struggle to ask for help (Part 1/3)

  Mar 18, 202516 minS1

  <h3>Episode 11: Help! Why You Struggle to Ask for Help (Part 1 of 3)</h3> <p>Ever feel like asking for help is a sign of weakness? You’re not alone. In this three-part series, we’re diving into why high achievers struggle to ask for help and how shifting this mindset can unlock major career growth.</p> <p>In today’s episode, we explore:</p> <p>✔️ The psychological barriers that make it hard to ask for help<br> ✔️ How childhood conditioning, perfectionism, and cognitive biases hold you back<br> ✔️ Why not asking for help is stalling your success more than you realize<br> ✔️ A s...

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  10. Living Authentically: Why I Chose a Life Without Kids

  Mar 8, 202516 minS1

  <h2>Episode Summary:</h2> <p>In honor of International Women’s Day, I’m getting personal. Today, I’m sharing a story I’ve never fully discussed before: why I never wanted kids. More importantly, I’m using this story to explore a bigger question: What does it mean to live authentically?</p> <p>As women, we’re often expected to conform to societal norms, whether that’s having kids, choosing a ‘stable’ career, or following a predetermined path. But what happens when you don’t fit the mold?</p> <p>In this episode, I challenge these expectations and share:<br>✔️ The pressures...

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  9. Be Kind, Not Nice – The Leadership Skill That Gets You Promoted

  Feb 25, 202517 minS1

  <p>Episode Summary:<br>Many leaders, whether new or experienced, struggle with tough conversations. We’re taught to be nice, polite, and keep the peace. But avoiding hard conversations doesn’t make you a strong leader. It makes you an ineffective one. In this episode, Lisette shares why being kind is more powerful than being nice, and how this one mindset shift can change the way you lead.</p> <p>If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable giving feedback, struggled to set boundaries, or hesitated to address underperformance, this episode is for you.</p> <p>What You’ll Learn in This Episode...

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