A monthly publication by Tara Kermiet
Why we pivot.
A monthly look at the psychology behind career change. Each issue takes one question about why people stay, leave, or finally move, and follows it through the research and the coaching room.
What it covers
The part of a career change nobody plans for.
Most career advice starts with the next job. This series starts earlier, with what makes a person stop tolerating the one they have, and what keeps them there anyway. A few of the questions each issue can take on:
- Why people stay in work they’ve outgrown
The reasons they give, and the ones underneath.
- What leaving a team costs
Belonging, identity, and why a better offer doesn’t settle it.
- What finally gets someone to move
The moment people point to, and what was building before it.
- Why pivots stall halfway
The gap between knowing what’s wrong and doing anything about it.
How an issue works
One question, followed all the way through.
- The question
One thing about career change that people experience and rarely explain.
- The research
What psychology and workplace studies say, with the sources linked.
- The coaching room
What shows up with the people I work with, with details changed to protect them.
- What to do
One practical step you can take on your own.
The issues
Every issue, in one place.
Who’s writing
Written by Tara Kermiet.
I’m a burnout and career pivot coach and the host of The Balanced Badass Podcast®. I’ve coached 100+ clients since 2025, and I spent years in leadership development before that. Why We Pivot is where I take the questions I keep hearing and look at them more closely.
For events and teams
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The ideas in these issues are the same ones I bring to keynotes and team sessions on burnout, retention, and career growth.