Job Search, Promotion, and Career Clarity: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
Get Clarity. Get Promoted. Get Hired. Are you feeling stuck, undervalued, or underutilized in your current role? Wondering how to position yourself for a promotion, raise, or leadership opportunity? Are you trying to figure out what’s next for your career, but not sure where to start? You're not alone, and you're in the right place. Hosted by executive and career transition coach John Neral, The Mid-Career GPS Podcast is your go-to resource to help you confidently navigate your job search, career advancement, and workplace challenges. Whether you want to find a new job, get promoted, or simply feel more fulfilled at work, this show will help you build the clarity and strategy you need to take your next step. Each episode features actionable advice, insightful interviews, and real-world strategies to help mid-career professionals, typically managers to senior directors, design a career they love or love the career they have. You’ve built a solid career. Now it’s time to build Your Mid-Career GPS to figure out what's next and how to get there. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe today and let's start figuring out whatever is next for you and your career, together.
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Send us a text In this episode, John is joined by industrial-organizational psychologist Kat Ortiz to break down how evidence-based practices can transform workplace culture, leadership effectiveness, and employee experience in ways that genuinely support performance and growth. Kat’s unconventional career journey sets
Send us a text If you are a mid-career professional feeling drained, discouraged, or stuck because of a difficult boss, this episode gives you a clear path forward. Many professionals stay silent or shut down when leadership becomes unpredictable, controlling, or inconsistent. In today’s job market, that silence can st
Send us a text Are you ready to trade holiday noise for real momentum? I’m opening the doors to a focused, private space for mid-career professionals who want clear guidance, practical tools, and steady support to lead better, land the right roles, and build a career that compounds in value. Budgets have tightened and
Send us a text Stuck between what you’ve done and the role you know you can lead? I dive straight into a focused Black Friday bundle built to help mid-career professionals stop waiting and start signaling readiness for the next level. If you’ve been overlooked for internal promotions or you’re wrestling with vague feed
Send us a text Are you feeling stuck between staying in your role or making a leap? I"ve pulled together a focused, affordable way to get moving: a Black Friday Mid‑Career Jumpstart Bundle designed to turn confusion into a clear plan and give you the confidence to interview well under pressure. I talk through the exact
Send us a text Workplace bullying is more common than many mid-career professionals realize, and its impact on confidence, performance, and career clarity can be long-lasting. In this episode, we unpack a high-profile moment that reopened old workplace wounds for many. When power is misused to silence or diminish someo